MCP PDF Extractor Server
by RayenMalouche
A Java-based server leveraging Apache Tika to extract content and metadata from files (PDF, DOCX, TXT, etc.) in a local files-to-extract directory. Supports HTML (with CSS styling) and text extraction, file listing, and metadata retrieval via MCP-compliant tools and REST APIs. Built with Spring Boot, Jetty, and MCP SDK.
4 tools GitHub
No known CVEs
No license
Stale
Last commit 395d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
4 tools · ~285 tok
Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx
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MCP PDF Extractor Server is an MCP server that a Java-based server leveraging Apache Tika to extract content and metadata from files (PDF, DOCX, TXT, etc.) in a local files-to-extract directory. Supports HTML (with CSS styling) and text extraction, file listing, and metadata retrieval via MCP-compliant tools and REST APIs. Built with Spring Boot, Jetty, and MCP SDK. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 59/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
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Config is the same across clients - only the file and path differ.
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Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-pdf-extractor-server": {
"url": "<see-readme-for-url>"
}
}
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What MCP PDF Extractor Server does
The Tika MCP Extractor Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) compliant server that uses Apache Tika to extract content and metadata from files in various formats (e.g., PDF, DOCX, TXT, HTML, images) stored in a files-to-extract directory. It supports conversion to HTML (with optional CSS styling for better readability) or plain text and provides tools to list files and retrieve metadata. Built with Java 23, Spring Boot, Jetty, and the MCP SDK (0.11.0), it integrates with MCP-compliant clients
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is MCP PDF Extractor Server safe to use?
- MCP PDF Extractor Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment.
- How do I install MCP PDF Extractor Server?
- MCP PDF Extractor Server is a hosted remote MCP server - there is no local package to install. Configure your MCP client to connect to its endpoint instead of running it locally.
- What can MCP PDF Extractor Server do?
- MCP PDF Extractor Server provides 4 tools: extract-to-html, extract-text, list-available-files, get-file-metadata. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with MCP PDF Extractor Server?
- MCP PDF Extractor Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is MCP PDF Extractor Server actively maintained?
- MCP PDF Extractor Server is not actively maintained - last commit was 395 days ago.
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