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PDF To Text
CommunityMCP server by Jim-Panse · updated · 439 downloads a week
Extracts PDF text locally, with macOS PDFKit and Vision OCR fallbacks and optional AI retry. PDF To Text is a community project by Jim-Panse, not verified by a company domain.
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Clear description, published package or server URL, original repository
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What you need
| Setting | Needed | What it is |
|---|---|---|
PDF_Environment variable | Required | Required existing directory that defines the root-relative filesystem namespace for PDF input and derived text output. |
OPENAI_Environment variable, secret | Optional | Optional secret. Enables one AI extraction retry when local extraction is inadequate; omit for local-only operation. |
OPENAI_Environment variable | Optional | Optional OpenAI model used only for AI retry. Defaults to gpt-5.4-mini. |
AI_Environment variable | Optional | Optional cap for all AI-generated output tokens, including non-visible reasoning tokens. Integer minimum 800; defaults to 32000. Default: 32000 |
MAX_Environment variable | Optional | Integer concurrency limit from 1 to 32. Defaults to min(os.availableParallelism(), 4). |
EXTRACTION_Environment variable | Optional | Integer maximum waiting requests from 0 to 100; zero disables waiting. Default: 10 |
EXTRACTION_Environment variable | Optional | Maximum queue wait in milliseconds, integer 1 through 2147483647. Does not limit active work. Default: 60000 |
WRITE_Environment variable | Optional | Optionally save successful extraction text beside the source PDF. Default: false |
From the publisher's entry in the official MCP Registry. Required settings are already in the install config below as placeholders.
Install PDF To Text
Built from the published package, never by AIclaude mcp add pdf-to-text -e PDF_TO_TEXT_MCP_ROOT=YOUR_PDF_TO_TEXT_MCP_ROOT -- npx -y @jim-panse/pdf-to-text-mcpRun in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdf-to-text": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@jim-panse/pdf-to-text-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PDF_TO_TEXT_MCP_ROOT": "YOUR_PDF_TO_TEXT_MCP_ROOT"
}
}
}
}Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.
{
"mcpServers": {
"pdf-to-text": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@jim-panse/pdf-to-text-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PDF_TO_TEXT_MCP_ROOT": "YOUR_PDF_TO_TEXT_MCP_ROOT"
}
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).
{
"servers": {
"pdf-to-text": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@jim-panse/pdf-to-text-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PDF_TO_TEXT_MCP_ROOT": "YOUR_PDF_TO_TEXT_MCP_ROOT"
}
}
}
}Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".
codex mcp add pdf-to-text --env PDF_TO_TEXT_MCP_ROOT=YOUR_PDF_TO_TEXT_MCP_ROOT -- npx -y @jim-panse/pdf-to-text-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"pdf-to-text": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@jim-panse/pdf-to-text-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PDF_TO_TEXT_MCP_ROOT": "YOUR_PDF_TO_TEXT_MCP_ROOT"
}
}
}
}Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).
gemini mcp add pdf-to-text npx -y @jim-panse/pdf-to-text-mcpGemini CLI was replaced by Antigravity CLI in June 2026 and remains only for enterprise licences and paid API keys.
MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the pdf-to-text block.
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PDF To Text: common questions
How do I install PDF To Text?
In Claude Code run claude mcp add pdf-to-text -e PDF_TO_TEXT_MCP_ROOT=YOUR_PDF_TO_TEXT_MCP_ROOT -- npx -y @jim-panse/pdf-to-text-mcp. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.
Is PDF To Text the official server?
PDF To Text is a community project by Jim-Panse, not verified by a company domain.
Is PDF To Text free?
The code is public, but no licence file was found, so check the repository before commercial use.
Is PDF To Text safe to use?
It scores 43 of 100. Grades: licence F, quality C. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.
What are alternatives to PDF To Text?
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Does PDF To Text work with ChatGPT?
Not directly. It runs locally, and ChatGPT only connects to remote servers with a URL. Use it in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or Codex.