pdf-mcp turns technical PDFs into structured text, images, and searchable context
tom_doerr · x · 2026-07-29
pdf-mcp is an MCP server for reading, rendering, and searching PDFs for LLMs.
- Uses PyMuPDF / PyMuPDF4LLM to extract PDF content into JSON, Markdown, or HTML.
- Can render pages as configurable PNG images for diagrams, tables, and other visual content.
- Includes tools such as:
- getpdfinfo for metadata
- gettableofcontents for outlines/bookmarks
- getpagetext for text extraction
- getpageimage for page rendering
- searchtext for full-document search
It is designed for workflows like searching datasheets, manuals, and other technical PDFs.
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