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PDF Reader MCP Server

io.github.SylphxAI/pdf-reader-mcp
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PDF Reader MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 6 735 installs a week from npm. Last commit 4 Aug 2026.

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Installs per day peak 4 050 · avg 971 · -38% w/w
a month agotoday
6 735
Installs / week
npm · @sylphx/pdf-reader-mcp
881
Stars
0 open issues
4 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add pdf-reader-mcp -- npx -y @sylphx/pdf-reader-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-reader-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sylphx/pdf-reader-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.pdf-reader-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@sylphx/pdf-reader-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-reader-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sylphx/pdf-reader-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-reader-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sylphx/pdf-reader-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

PDF Reader MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for PDF Reader MCP?
PDF Reader MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @sylphx/pdf-reader-mcp was installed 6 735 times last week.
How do I connect PDF Reader MCP?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @sylphx/pdf-reader-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use PDF Reader MCP?
The npm package @sylphx/pdf-reader-mcp was installed 6 735 times in the last week. Week over week that is -38%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is PDF Reader MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 881 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.