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Provides a simple PDF reading MCP server that accepts and processes PDF file access requests via the MCP protocol.
Configuration
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"mcpServers": {
"atarkowska-fastmcp-pdftools": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"fastmcp-pdftools"
]
}
}
}You can run a lightweight PDF reading service as an MCP server to access and read PDF files through your MCP client. This server is designed to be simple to configure and deploy, letting you integrate PDF viewing capabilities into your workflow with minimal setup.
To use this PDF reader MCP server, you connect via your MCP client and enable the fastmcp-pdftools server as a local or remote tool. You configure the client to recognize the server, then send read requests for PDF files you provide. The server uses the MCP runtime to listen for tasks and return readable results or file access through the established MCP channel.
Prerequisites: You need access to an MCP runtime environment that can load and start a stdio MCP server. You will configure the client to reference the PDF reader server through the provided runtime entry. No additional language runtime is required from this document.
Step 1: Add the PDF reader MCP server to your client configuration. Use the following snippet to register the server under the name fastmcp-pdftools with the MCP runtime.
{
"mcpServers": {
"fastmcp-pdftools": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"fastmcp-pdftools"
]
}
}
}Configuration details you will need to apply directly in your client setup are shown in the example above. Place the JSON snippet into your claude_desktop_config.json (or equivalent MCP client configuration file) to register fastmcp-pdftools as a local MCP server.
- The server is described as a simple PDF reader service aimed at straightforward PDF access through MCP. It is designed to be lightweight and easy to integrate with your existing MCP workflow.