# iflow-mcp-pdf-reader

> A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for reading and extracting text from PDF files

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/iflow-mcp-pdf-reader/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/iflow-mcp/pdf-reader-mcp-1
- repository: https://github.com/iflow-mcp/pdf-reader-mcp-1
- version: 1.0.0
- license: Apache-2.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:iflow-mcp-pdf-reader

### Description (declared)

# PDF Reader MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for reading and extracting text from PDF files, supporting both local files and URLs.

## Author

Philip Van de Walker  
Email: philip.vandewalker@gmail.com  
GitHub: https://github.com/trafflux

## Features

- Read text content from local PDF files
- Read text content from PDF URLs
- Error handling for corrupt or invalid PDFs
- Volume mounting for accessing local PDFs
- Auto-detection of PDF encoding
- Standardized JSON output format

## Installation

1. Clone the repository:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/trafflux/pdf-reader-mcp.git
cd pdf-reader-mcp
```

2. Build the Docker image:

```bash
docker build -t mcp/pdf-reader .
```

## Usage

### Running the Server

To run the server with access to local PDF files:

```bash
docker run -i --rm -v /path/to/pdfs:/pdfs mcp/pdf-reader
```

Replace `/path/to/pdfs` with the actual path to your PDF files directory.

If not using local PDF files:

```bash
docker run -i --rm mcp/pdf-reader
```

### MCP Configuration

Add to your MCP settings configuration:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-reader": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-v",
        "/path/to/pdfs:/pdfs",
        "mcp/pdf-reader"
      ],
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}
```

Without local file PDF files:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-reader": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/pdf-reader"],
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}
```

### Available Tools

1. `read_local_pdf`

   - Purpose: Read text content from a local PDF file
   - Input:
     ```json
     {
       "path": "/pdfs/document.pdf"
     }
     ```
   - Output:
     ```json
     {
       "success": true,
       "data": {
         "text": "Extracted content..."
       }
     }
     ```

2. `read_pdf_url`
   - Purpose: Read text content from a PDF URL
   - I…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (1, derived)
- dev.filesystem (0.802, derived)
- productivity.email (0.756, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/iflow-mcp-pdf-reader/ (first seen 2026-09-09T20:24:58.969Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/iflow-mcp-pdf-reader/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/iflow-mcp-pdf-reader · ARD identifier urn:air::server:iflow-mcp-pdf-reader