MCP PDF Server

A PDF file reading server based on FastMCP.

Supports PDF text extraction, OCR recognition, and image extraction via the MCP protocol, with a built-in web debugger for easy testing.

Features

• read_pdf_text
  Extracts normal text from a PDF (page by page).

• read_by_ocr
  Uses OCR to recognize text from scanned or image-based PDFs.

• read_pdf_images
  Extracts all images from a specified PDF page (Base64 encoded output).

Project Structure

mcp-pdf-server/
├── pdf_resources/        # Directory for uploaded and processed PDF files
├── txt_server.py         # Main server entry point
└── README.md             # Project documentation

Installation

Recommended Python version: 3.9+

pip install pymupdf mcp

Note: To use OCR features, you may need a MuPDF build with OCR support or external OCR libraries.

Start the Server

Run the following command:

python txt_server.py

You should see logs like:

Serving on http://127.0.0.1:6231

Web Debugging Interface

Open your browser and visit:

http://127.0.0.1:6231

• Select a tool from the left panel
• Fill in parameters on the right panel
• Click “Run” to test the tool

No coding required — easily debug and test via the web UI.

API Tool List

Example Usage

Extract text from pages 1 to 5:

mcp run read_pdf_text --args '{"file_path": "pdf_resources/example.pdf", "start_page": 1, "end_page": 5}'

Perform OCR recognition on page 1:

mcp run read_by_ocr --args '{"file_path": "pdf_resources/example.pdf", "start_page": 1, "end_page": 1, "language": "eng"}'

Extract all images from page 3:

mcp run read_pdf_images --args '{"file_path": "pdf_resources/example.pdf", "page_number": 3}'

Notes

• Files must be placed inside the pdf_resources/ directory, or an absolute path must be provided.
• OCR functionality requires appropriate OCR support in the environment.
• When processing large files, adjust memory and timeout settings as needed.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.
For commercial use, please credit the original source.