MCP Enabled PDF Reader

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server exposes a tool called read_pdf to read a single pdf document. This has been tested on Claude Desktop and LibreChat with Ollama. Although there is no maximum size to the pdf file that can be read, the number of tokens passed to the model will be the limiting factor.

Installation

Prerequisites

Windows

1. Install Claude Desktop (or another MCP-enabled AI tool)

   • Download Claude for Desktop
   • Follow the current installation instructions: Installing Claude Desktop

2. Install Python 3.10 or higher:

   • Download the latest Python installer from python.org
   • Run the installer, checking "Add Python to PATH"
   • Open Command Prompt and verify installation with python --version

3. Install uv:

   • Open Command Prompt as Administrator
   • Run pip install --user uv
   • Verify installation with uv --version

macOS

1. Install Claude Desktop (or another MCP-enabled AI tool)

   • Download Claude for Desktop
   • Follow the current installation instructions: Installing Claude Desktop

2. Install Python 3.10 or higher:

   • Using Homebrew: brew install python
   • Verify installation with python3 --version

3. Install uv:

   • Using Homebrew: brew install uv
   • Alternatively: pip3 install --user uv
   • Verify installation with uv --version

Configuration

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-pdf-reader": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/Safe-Swiss-Cloud-AG/mcp_pdf_reader@main",
                "mcp_pdf_reader"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Attribution

This software package implements the ability to read a pdf file into a MCP enabled framework and is developed by Safe Swiss Cloud.

Contributing

We welcome contributions to improve these tools. Please submit issues and pull requests through our repository.

Support

For questions and support:

1. Check our documentation
2. Submit an issue in our repository