# Unredactor MCP

> Use this tool when you need to modify redacted PDF documents by removing black redaction boxes and replacing them with custom text, solving the problem of inaccessible information and enabling AI assistants to process and edit previously redacted files. It takes redacted PDFs as input and produces modified PDFs with custom text overlays as output. This tool is ideal for use cases where redacted documents need to be updated or annotated with new information.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/justinandjohnson-unredactor-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/justinandjohnson-unredactor-mcp

## Description

Detects and replaces black redaction boxes in PDF documents, enabling AI assistants to modify redacted PDFs by writing over the boxes with custom text.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.66
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** file-system
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/kqwawmjat5)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Justinandjohnson/unredactor-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": "justinandjohnson-unredactor-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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