MCP Documents Reader

mcp-documents-reader

An MCP enabled multi-format document reader supporting DOCX, PDF, TXT, and Excel files

23 9 tools GitHub PyPI

No known CVEs

MIT license

Maintained

Last commit 164d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, http

9 tools · ~236 tok

Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx

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MCP Documents Reader is an MCP server that an MCP enabled multi-format document reader supporting DOCX, PDF, TXT, and Excel files. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio and http, requires no API key, and scores 80/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-document-reader": {
      "args": [
        "mcp-documents-reader"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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What Mcp Documents Reader does

Multi-format Support: Supports 4 mainstream document formats: Excel (XLSX/XLS), DOCX, PDF, and TXT - MCP Protocol: Compliant with MCP standards, can be used as a tool for AI assistants like Trae IDE - Easy Integration: Simple configuration for immediate use - Reliable Performance: Successfully tested and running in Trae IDE - File System Support: Reads documents directly from the file system

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80/100across 5 weighted dimensions

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mcp Documents Reader safe to use?: Mcp Documents Reader has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Mcp Documents Reader?: Mcp Documents Reader supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Mcp Documents Reader do?: Mcp Documents Reader provides 9 tools: Features, Architecture, Installation, Configuration, Usage and 4 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Mcp Documents Reader?: Mcp Documents Reader is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is Mcp Documents Reader actively maintained?: Mcp Documents Reader is less actively maintained — last commit was 164 days ago. It has 23 GitHub stars.

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Features

Multi-format Support: Supports 4 mainstream document formats: Excel (XLSX/XLS), DOCX, PDF, and TXT

MCP Protocol: Compliant with MCP standards, can be used as a tool for AI assistants like Trae IDE

Easy Integration: Simple configuration for immediate use

Reliable Performance: Successfully tested and running in Trae IDE

File System Support: Reads documents directly from the file system

Architecture

graph TB A[AI Assistant / User] -->|Call read_document| B[MCP Document Reader] B -->|Detect file type| C{File Type?} C -->|.docx| D[DOCX Reader] C -->|.pdf| E[PDF Reader] C -->|.xlsx/.xls| F[Excel Reader] C -->|.txt| G[Text Reader] D -->|Extract text| H[Return Content] E -->|Extract text| H F -->|Extract text| H G -->|Extract text| H H -->|Text content| A style A fill:#e1f5ff style B fill:#fff4e1 style C fill:#f0f0f0 style D fill:#e8f5e9 style E fill:#e8f5e9 style F fill:#e8f5e9 style G fill:#e8f5e9 style H fill:#fff9c4

Supported Formats

Format

Extensions

MIME Type

Features

Excel

.xlsx, .xls

application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet

Sheet and cell data extraction

DOCX

.docx

application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document

Text and structure extraction

PDF

.pdf

application/pdf

Text extraction

Text

.txt

text/plain

Plain text reading

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mcp Documents Reader safe to use?

Mcp Documents Reader has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Mcp Documents Reader?

Mcp Documents Reader supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Mcp Documents Reader do?

Mcp Documents Reader provides 9 tools: Features, Architecture, Installation, Configuration, Usage and 4 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Mcp Documents Reader?

Mcp Documents Reader is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.

Is Mcp Documents Reader actively maintained?

Mcp Documents Reader is less actively maintained — last commit was 164 days ago. It has 23 GitHub stars.

MCP Document Reader

MCP (Model Context Protocol) Document Reader - A powerful MCP tool for reading documents in multiple formats, enabling AI agents to truly "read" your documents.

🌐 Language: English | 中文

Features

Multi-format Support: Supports 4 mainstream document formats: Excel (XLSX/XLS), DOCX, PDF, and TXT
MCP Protocol: Compliant with MCP standards, can be used as a tool for AI assistants like Trae IDE
Easy Integration: Simple configuration for immediate use
Reliable Performance: Successfully tested and running in Trae IDE
File System Support: Reads documents directly from the file system

📚 Documentation

User Guide · API Reference · Contributing · Changelog · License

Architecture

graph TB
    A[AI Assistant / User] -->|Call read_document| B[MCP Document Reader]
    B -->|Detect file type| C{File Type?}
    C -->|.docx| D[DOCX Reader]
    C -->|.pdf| E[PDF Reader]
    C -->|.xlsx/.xls| F[Excel Reader]
    C -->|.txt| G[Text Reader]
    D -->|Extract text| H[Return Content]
    E -->|Extract text| H
    F -->|Extract text| H
    G -->|Extract text| H
    H -->|Text content| A
    
    style A fill:#e1f5ff
    style B fill:#fff4e1
    style C fill:#f0f0f0
    style D fill:#e8f5e9
    style E fill:#e8f5e9
    style F fill:#e8f5e9
    style G fill:#e8f5e9
    style H fill:#fff9c4

Supported Formats

Format	Extensions	MIME Type	Features
Excel	.xlsx, .xls	application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet	Sheet and cell data extraction
DOCX	.docx	application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document	Text and structure extraction
PDF	.pdf	application/pdf	Text extraction
Text	.txt	text/plain	Plain text reading

Installation

Using pip (Recommended)

pip install mcp-documents-reader

From Source

git clone https://github.com/xt765/mcp_documents_reader.git
cd mcp_documents_reader
pip install -e .

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