# PDF Reader

> Use this tool when you need to extract and process content from PDF documents, such as reading text, extracting text using OCR, or retrieving images. It solves problems like analyzing, searching, or extracting information from PDFs without requiring direct PDF parsing. The tool takes PDF files as input and outputs extracted text or images in base64 format, making it ideal for AI assistants to access and utilize PDF content efficiently.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/deepseekmine-pdf-reader  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/deepseekmine-pdf-reader

## Description

MCP PDF Reader provides a server for extracting and processing content from PDF documents. Built using FastMCP and PyMuPDF (fitz), it offers three main tools: reading normal text from PDFs page by page, extracting text using OCR with language and resolution options, and retrieving images from specific pages in base64 format. The server maintains a directory for PDF resources and implements caching to improve performance. It's particularly valuable for AI assistants that need to analyze, search, or extract information from PDF documents without handling the complexities of PDF parsing directly.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-04-25

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/deepseekmine-pdf-reader)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/deepseekmine/mcp-pdf-reader>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "deepseekmine-pdf-reader"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/deepseekmine-pdf-reader` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/deepseekmine-pdf-reader/pull`

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