# PDF Tools

> Use this tool when you need to manipulate and manage PDF files locally, solving problems such as editing, signing, and organizing documents without relying on web-based applications. It provides a range of functionalities, including filling, signing, merging, splitting, extracting, and analyzing PDFs, with input options for local PDF files and outputting modified or extracted data. Ideal for use cases requiring secure, offline PDF processing and management.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/open-document-alliance-pdf-tools  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/open-document-alliance-pdf-tools

## Description

The local PDF workflow for Claude Desktop and MCP hosts: fill, sign, merge, split, extract, and analyze PDFs without sending files to a web app.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.07
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** file-system
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/rxme5k0rps)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools>

## 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": "open-document-alliance-pdf-tools"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/open-document-alliance-pdf-tools` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/open-document-alliance-pdf-tools/pull`

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