# pdf-indexer-mcp

> A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for indexing and semantically searching PDF research papers

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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/pdf-indexer-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/lizTheDeveloper/pdf-indexer-mcp#readme
- repository: https://github.com/lizTheDeveloper/pdf-indexer-mcp#readme
- version: 1.0.0
- license: GPL-3.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, model-context-protocol, pdf, research-papers, semantic-search, rag, embeddings, faiss, mlx
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:pdf-indexer-mcp

### Description (declared)

# PDF Indexer MCP Server

A **Model Context Protocol (MCP) server** that enables AI agents to download, index, and semantically search PDF research papers. This server provides 8 tools that AI agents can discover and use autonomously to build research paper knowledge bases and answer questions.

## What is MCP?

**Model Context Protocol (MCP)** is a standardized protocol that allows AI agents to discover and use tools. Instead of being limited to text generation, agents become **action-capable systems** that can:

1. **Discover Tools**: Agents automatically discover available tools from connected MCP servers
2. **Understand Capabilities**: Agents read tool descriptions and parameters to understand what each tool can do
3. **Execute Tasks**: Agents call tools with appropriate parameters to accomplish goals
4. **Compose Workflows**: Agents can combine multiple tools from different servers to solve complex problems

### How MCP Works

```
AI Agent → MCP Protocol → Tool Server → Execution → Results → Agent
```

When you connect this MCP server to an AI agent (like in Cursor, Claude Desktop, or via OpenAI Agents framework), the agent automatically:

- Discovers all 8 tools available from this server
- Understands what each tool does from their descriptions
- Uses the tools when they're needed to complete tasks
- Can combine tools in complex workflows

## Features

- 📥 **PDF Download**: Download research papers from URLs
- 📄 **Intelligent Chunking**: Two chunking strategies:
  - **Header-based**: Preserves document structure (ideal for academic papers)
  - **S2 chunking**: Spatial-semantic hybrid approach for optimal semantic chunks
- 🗄️ **Database Indexing**: Store papers and chunks in SQLite with navigation indices
- 🔍 **Semantic Search**: Search papers using MLX-optimized embeddings (Qwen3-Embedding-0.6B)
- ⚡ **FAISS Vector Index**: Fast similarity search even for thousands of chunks
- 🧠 **Context-Aware**: Retrieve surrounding chunks for better context

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## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- data.vector-search (1, declared)
- research.academic (1, derived)
- data.database (0.802, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/pdf-indexer-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T09:25:50.879Z)

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