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SylphxAI/pdf-reader-mcp

PDF intelligence layer for AI agents providing features such as evidence-first extraction and OCR

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GraphCanon updated Sep 20, 2026 · GitHub synced Sep 20, 2026

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935 stars82 forksLast push Sep 20, 2026 TypeScript MIT

Decision brief

pdf-reader-mcp acts as an intelligence layer for PDFs to support AI agents in document handling, offering features like evidence-first extraction and OCR with a focus on accuracy and provenance via the MCP server.

Good fit when

When working within environments that integrate Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or any other MCP client where precision in extracting visual crops and ensuring provenance through OCR is required.
If your AI workflow necessitates trust reports and benchmark-gated releases to maintain high standards of data integrity and reliability.

Avoid when

For situations where you do not require the specific capabilities like evidence-first extraction or trust reporting that distinguish pdf-reader-mcp from other general OCR tools.
In scenarios where only plain text extraction is needed without advanced features such as document intelligence, visual crops, or PDF to Markdown conversion.

Observed Jul 15, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts

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Adoption

Package downloads where a registry match exists. GitHub stars (935) are secondary evidence.

npm downloads (30d): 1,187·npm downloads API·Sep 20, 2026

Maintenance and security

Full trust report

Maintenance: Very active (0d since push); As of Sep 20, 2026
Provenance: Not a fork · Organization account; As of Sep 20, 2026
Security (OSV): No lockfile; As of Aug 2, 2026

Public GitHub metadata and optional OSV scans. Signals, not a guarantee. Trust methodology.

Install

npm install pdf-reader-mcp

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Evidence and technical details

Sourced facts, taxonomy, compatibility claims, README excerpt, and machine-readable endpoints.

Overview

SylphxAI/pdf-reader-mcp is an Agent Document Twin designed for AI Agents to handle document intelligence tasks with accuracy and provenance, featuring OCR, evidence-first extraction, and more. It supports Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and any MCP client via the MCP server.

Capability facts

CLI: CLI entrypoint
Source: package.json:bin|scripts · Sep 20, 2026
MCP server: Ships MCP server
Source: package.json:@modelcontextprotocol/* · Sep 20, 2026
Languages: typescript, javascript
Source: github.language+package.json · Sep 20, 2026

README

Install footprint (honest) Compare full clean installs , not “JS wrapper tarball vs native executable”: Metric (measured clean install, linux x64 ) Historical TS Sole Rust lineage : : Main package on disk 403 KB 77 KB Full 82.3 MiB 24.4 MiB ( 3.4× smaller) Installed files 4,101 2...

For agents

This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.

/tools/sylphxai-pdf-reader-mcp.md GET /api/graphcanon/tools/sylphxai-pdf-reader-mcp GET /api/graphcanon/graph?tool=sylphxai-pdf-reader-mcp