PDF Agent MCP
Enables AI agents to efficiently process large local and online PDFs through selective extraction of text, images, and metadata. It provides tools for content search and document outline navigation to optimize context window usage.
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get_pdf_metadataExtract metadata and basic information from a PDF file, including page count, file size, creation dates, and document properties. Use either absolute_path for any location or relative_path for files in ~/pdf-agent/ directory.
get_pdf_textExtract text from specific pages or page ranges of a PDF file using native text extraction. Supports Python-style slicing: '5' (single page), '5:10' (range), '7:' (from page 7 to end), ':5' (from start to page 5). Use either absolute_path for any location or relative_path for files in ~/pdf-agent/ d…
get_pdf_imagesExtract specific pages or page ranges from a PDF as images for visual analysis. Essential for understanding charts, diagrams, tables, figures, mathematical equations, handwritten content, or any visual elements that text extraction cannot capture. Use when you need to see the actual layout, formatti…
search_pdfSearch for text patterns (including regex) within a PDF file and return matching pages with context snippets. Supports Python-style page ranges and early stopping for performance. Use /pattern/flags format for regex (e.g., '/budget|forecast/gi') or plain text for literal search.
get_pdf_outlineExtract the table of contents (TOC) or outline/bookmarks structure from a PDF file. Returns hierarchical or flattened list of document sections with titles, page references, and navigation structure. Use either absolute_path for any location or relative_path for files in ~/pdf-agent/ directory.
download_pdfDownload a PDF from a URL and save it to the PDF agent home directory. Downloads to a specified subfolder (default: 'downloads') and returns the full path of the downloaded PDF.
search_multiple_pdfsSearch for text patterns across multiple PDF files in parallel. Processes files concurrently based on the parallelism factor for optimal performance. Increase parallelism (max: 50) to search more files simultaneously and reduce total search time. For large batches of files, prefer a single call with…
Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk has cross-client data leak via shared server/transport instance reuse
Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability
Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default
Tool annotations
No tools have read-only/destructive annotations
Add readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations to every tool so hosts can warn users before invoking.
All four hints declared on every tool
14/14 tools missing one or more hints — get_pdf_metadata (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); get_pdf_text (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); get_pdf_images (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +11 more. OpenAI's directory rejects tools where any of the four hints are missing or non-boolean.
For every tool, set all four hints (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint) to explicit true/false values that match the handler’s actual behaviour.
License file
No license file
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Tests exist
No test files found
Add tests that exercise each declared tool.
Shell command execution
2 child_process calls — runs shell commands
Prefer library functions over shell-outs. If you must shell out, ensure all inputs are properly escaped.
Production dependencies are patched
0 critical, 3 high severity in production deps — @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.13.2 (high), @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.13.2 (high)
Run npm audit fix, or upgrade the affected packages to a non-vulnerable version.
Dependency freshness
2/7 production deps stale: pdf-lib@2022-05-12 (4.1y), @types/sharp@2023-04-26 (3.1y)
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