pdf-reader

Read and analyze PDF documents directly in Claude Code.

Overview

Capabilities

• Extract text from PDFs
• Read specific pages or page ranges
• Analyze PDF structure and metadata
• Process multiple PDFs in one request

Installation

Select during installation:

./install.sh        # Fresh install
./install.sh --add  # Add to existing

Or configure manually in ~/.claude.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-reader": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@sylphx/pdf-reader-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Usage

Once installed, Claude can read PDFs:

"Read the executive summary from report.pdf"
"Extract pages 5-10 from this PDF"
"What are the key findings in this document?"

Tools Provided

The MCP server provides:

• read_pdf - Read content from PDF files
• Supports local files and URLs
• Page selection and metadata extraction