Reads and extracts text from PDF files, either local files or URLs, and returns it in a standard JSON format.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add pdf-reader -- docker run -i --rm -v /path/to/pdfs:/pdfs mcp/pdf-reader~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.pdf-reader]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-v", "/path/to/pdfs:/pdfs", "mcp/pdf-reader"]
# codex mcp add pdf-reader -- docker run -i --rm -v /path/to/pdfs:/pdfs mcp/pdf-reader~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdf-reader": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-v",
"/path/to/pdfs:/pdfs",
"mcp/pdf-reader"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"pdf-reader": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-v",
"/path/to/pdfs:/pdfs",
"mcp/pdf-reader"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdf-reader": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-v",
"/path/to/pdfs:/pdfs",
"mcp/pdf-reader"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdf-reader": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-v",
"/path/to/pdfs:/pdfs",
"mcp/pdf-reader"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdf-reader": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-v",
"/path/to/pdfs:/pdfs",
"mcp/pdf-reader"
]
}
}
}