# PDF Tools MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to manipulate and extract data from PDF files, solving problems such as document merging, content extraction, and metadata retrieval. It takes PDF files or URLs as input and outputs extracted text, metadata, or merged documents, with features like regex searching and caching. Ideal for automating PDF processing tasks, data mining, and document management workflows.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/lockon-n-pdf-tools-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/lockon-n-pdf-tools-mcp

## Description

A comprehensive tool server for reading, merging, and extracting content from PDF files via local paths or direct URLs. It enables metadata retrieval, regex searching, and page-specific text extraction with built-in caching and workspace-restricted security.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** security
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/srsvyjs7qt)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/lockon-n/pdf-tools-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": "lockon-n-pdf-tools-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/lockon-n-pdf-tools-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/lockon-n-pdf-tools-mcp/pull`

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