# mcp-file-contents-reader

> MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for reading and analyzing various file formats including PDF, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

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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/mcp-file-contents-reader/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/choipureum/mcp-file-contents-reader
- repository: https://github.com/choipureum/mcp-file-contents-reader
- version: 1.0.20
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:mcp-file-contents-reader

### Description (declared)

# MCP File Contents Reader

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for reading and analyzing various file formats including PDF, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint documents.

## Features

- **Multi-format Support**: Read PDF, Excel (.xlsx, .xls), Word (.docx, .doc), and PowerPoint (.pptx, .ppt) files
- **Content Analysis**: Extract and analyze file contents with structured information extraction
- **Document Search**: Search for specific content across multiple documents
- **File Upload**: Support for temporary file upload and processing
- **MCP Integration**: Full Model Context Protocol compliance

## Installation

### Using uvx (Recommended)

```bash
uvx mcp-file-contents-reader
```

### Using pip

```bash
pip install mcp-file-contents-reader
```

### From Source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mcp-file-contents-reader.git
cd mcp-file-contents-reader
pip install -e .
```

## Usage

### MCP Configuration

Add the following to your `mcp.json` configuration file:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "file-reader": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-file-contents-reader"]
    }
  }
}
```

Or if installed via pip:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "file-reader": {
      "command": "mcp-file-contents-reader"
    }
  }
}
```

### Available Tools

#### 1. `read_file`

Read Excel, PDF, PPT, Word files and return content as text.

**Parameters:**

- `file_path` (required): Path to the file to read
- `sheet_name` (optional): Sheet name for Excel files
- `page_range` (optional): Page range for PDF files (e.g., '1-5' or '1,3,5')

#### 2. `search_documents`

Search for specific content in Documents directory and analyze files.

**Parameters:**

- `keywords` (required): Keywords to search for in file content
- `search_path` (optional): Directory path to search (default: ~/Documents)
- `file_types` (optional): File types to search (default: ["pdf", "docx", "xlsx", "pptx", "doc", "xls", "ppt"])

#### 3. `analyze_file_content`

Analyze specific file content in de…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.filesystem (1, derived)
- documents.presentations (0.802, derived)
- documents.spreadsheets (0.745, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/mcp-file-contents-reader/ (first seen 2026-09-10T01:20:47.323Z)

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