mcp-pdf-parse

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for parsing text from PDF URLs. This tool extracts text content from PDFs accessible via URLs and returns the extracted content as a string.

Features

• Extracts text from PDF files available at specified URLs.

Installation

Option 1: Install from npm

npm install -g mcp-pdf-parse

You can also run it directly without installation using npx:

npx mcp-pdf-parse

Option 2: Clone the repository

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

2. Build the server:

npm run build

Usage

To use this tool with Claude, you need to add it to your MCP settings configuration file.

For Claude Desktop App Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file (located at %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows or ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

If installed globally via npm:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-pdf-parse": {
            "command": "mcp-pdf-parse"
        }
    }
}

Using npx (without installation):

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-pdf-parse": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": ["-y", "mcp-pdf-parse"]
        }
    }
}

If installed from source:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-pdf-parse": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": ["path/to/mcp-pdf-parse/build/index.js"]
        }
    }
}

License

MIT