# PDFtotext MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to extract text from PDF documents, solving problems such as data mining, document analysis, and text processing. It takes PDF files as input and outputs extracted text, providing a compatible interface with any Model Context Protocol (MCP) client. Ideal for use cases requiring accurate text extraction from PDFs, such as information retrieval and document indexing.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/jpwebb-pdftotext-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jpwebb-pdftotext-mcp

## Description

A reliable server for extracting text from PDF documents using the poppler-utils' pdftotext utility, compatible with any Model Context Protocol client.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.97
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** file-system
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/aoe34zexc6)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jpwebb/pdftotext-mcp>

## 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": "jpwebb-pdftotext-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jpwebb-pdftotext-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jpwebb-pdftotext-mcp/pull`

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