pdf-mcp-server

pdf-mcp-server

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The project is an MCP Server designed to manage and read PDF documents stored locally. It allows users to compile and set up the server for efficient document handling, emphasizing ease of access and integration.

MCP Server -- Read Papers in the local Specified Directory

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Compile

go build -o pdf-mcp-server main.go

Installation

Add the path where the pdf-mcp-server binary is located to your environment variable.

Take macOS as an example:

export PATH=$PATH:/your/path/pdf-mcp-server
source ~/.zshrc

Start the MCP Server

pdf-mcp-server -pdfdir=your_paper_directory
For example: pdf-mcp-server -pdfdir=/Users/sirix/lunwen

Cursor Settings

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-mcp-server": {
      "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8080/sse"
    }
  }
}

Set Cursor Rules

Example:

When handling PDF-related requests, call the find_pdf tool of the mcp server named "pdf-mcp-server" to list all papers in the /Users/sirix/lunwen directory, search for the paper with the corresponding file name in this directory, and use the read_pdf tool of the pdf-mcp-server to read it.