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MCP servers for PDFs and documents
Turn PDFs, Word files and scans into something an agent can read.
Document servers look interchangeable and are not. The split is whether the file is parsed on your machine or uploaded to a hosted service, and since the files people want parsed are usually contracts, invoices and medical letters, that split matters more here than almost anywhere else.
- Graded servers
- 197
- Grade A
- 90
- Run remotely
- 95
- Reviewed by users
- 0
Before you install one
Three things that separate the servers here, none of which shows up in a description.
- Local parse or upload?
- OCR quality is the reason hosted services exist, and they are genuinely better on scans. But a hosted parser means the document goes to a third party. Decide that per document type, not once for the whole server.
- Which directories can it open?
- A read-this-file tool usually accepts any path the process can reach. Prefer one that takes a configured root, and give it a folder rather than a home directory.
- A document can carry instructions.
- Text inside a PDF becomes model input like any other text, and a document prepared by someone else can ask the agent to do things. This is worth remembering for anything that arrives by email.
Every listing below has a scan report saying what the server asks for and what it does with it. The rubric is on how we grade.
The PDF and document servers we would look at first
Reviewed servers rank first, then the ones with real adoption. At most two per publisher, so no account can fill the list. Nothing here is sponsored.
Agentic RAG over one PDF or a whole folder: hybrid search, selective page reads, tables, OCR.
No reviews yetlocal · mixed1361.2k/wkFreeMCP server for creative PDF generation with full emoji, Unicode, and offline support
No reviews yetlocal · npm1668/wkFreeRead PDF internals: text, structure, fonts, signatures and tags, with what was not read declared.
No reviews yetlocal · npm2104/wkFreeLook up ISO 32000 (PDF) clauses, requirements and terms. A reference, not a conformance checker.
No reviews yetlocal · npm270/wkFreeImage & PDF tools for AI agents: compress, convert, resize, PDF, AI vision, pipeline.
No reviews yetgateway-ready7FreePermanently redact PII from PDFs and scans. EU/Swiss-hosted, never used to train AI models.
No reviews yetlocal · npm202/wkFreeA personal library of reusable contract and proposal clauses, assembled into a real Word .docx.
No reviews yetgateway-readyFreeCreate real Word .docx files from your AI chat: proposals, quotes, contracts, statements of work.
No reviews yetgateway-readyFreePublic MIME token for pdf.
No reviews yetgateway-readyFreePDF magic-byte check, file discarded
No reviews yetgateway-readyFreeOCR local Windows : PDF scannes, photos et captures vers texte, plus allegement d'images
No reviews yetlocal · unknownFreeNumbered invoices with VAT lines rendered to a real PDF. Numbers are sequential and never reused.
No reviews yetlocal · mcpbFree
36 more, graded and ranked
- 13PDF Merge Split Stamp Extract TextMerge, split, rotate, stamp and read PDFs from chat. Page ranges and watermarks, all on your machinenot reviewedNewC
- 14PDFMerge, split, compress, unlock, organize, extract, fill forms and check PDFs — 12 local tools.not reviewedNewC
- 15
pdfs.buildDesign, publish and render PDF templates with Typst. Full template lifecycle over MCP.not reviewedNewB - 16PageProofPDF text by page with hashes. 0.005 USDC/Base via x402. No OCR. Check /health for readiness.not reviewedNewC
- 17Chart Generator & PDF Report from Any Dataset, CSV or JSONTurn rows into bar, line, pie and scatter chart images plus an optional PDF or HTML report.not reviewedNewC
- 18PDF Extractor: Bulk PDF to Text, Tables & Markdown from a CSVExtract text, tables and metadata from every PDF linked in a dataset, CSV or Google Sheet.not reviewedNewC
- 19PDF Text, Table and OCR ExtractorPDF URLs to per-page text, tables as rows, Markdown, metadata and OCR for scanned pages.not reviewedNewC
- 20image-ocrImage URL → plain text OCR for bots. Free try then prepaid TEST. https://ocr.kymac.conot reviewedNewC
- 21pdf-textPDF URL → extracted text for bots. Free try then prepaid TEST. https://pdf.kymac.conot reviewedNewC
- 22Ebook File CheckRun EPUBCheck for EPUB specification errors and compare two exports.not reviewedNewC
- 23PDF Agent by Nova (CIVAI)I create PDF documents from markdown, preview, then generate a downloadable filenot reviewedNewC
- 24BrewMyPDFRender PDFs from templates you design once: list templates, check the data shape, preview, render.not reviewedNewC
- 25Invoice & Receipt OCR Extractor to ExcelInvoice and receipt extractor: reads PDF and image invoices/receipts with AI, pulling date…not reviewedNewC
- 26
PDF ToolkitConvert PDFs/images to Word, Excel, and Markdown. Split, merge, and watermark PDF files.not reviewedNewC - 27CitraLocal-first PDF evidence for agents: structure, tables, OCR, and citations. SDK · CLI · MCP.not reviewedEstablishedA
- 28
Ui.Vision MCPMCP server for browser and desktop automation: OCR, image recognition, real mouse and keyboard inputnot reviewedEstablishedC - 29ZoteusZotero MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT: search, citations, safe writes, PDF passages and pages.not reviewedEstablishedA
- 30Open AgreementsFill standard legal agreement templates (NDAs, SAFEs, NVCA docs, employment) as DOCX files.not reviewedEstablishedA
- 31Immich Photo ManagerPhoto management for self-hosted Immich: search, albums, duplicates, faces, PDF reports. 94 tools.not reviewedEstablishedB
- 32Docling MCPConvert PDFs and other documents to structured formats via Docling, for AI applications.not reviewedGrowingA
- 33MaketCompose branded visual documents with live preview, data collections, validation, and PDF export.not reviewedGrowingA
- 34TalkthroughLocal MCP server: recordings or public video URLs into transcript, frames, OCR, wall-clock evidence.not reviewedGrowingA
- 35Nutrient DWS MCP ServerNutrient Processor + Data Extraction MCP: convert, OCR, sign, redact, and extract PDFs/Office docs.not reviewedGrowingA
- 36EndnoteSearch, cite, and read PDFs from your EndNote library in Claude Desktopnot reviewedGrowingA
- 37MinerUMinerU document parsing API — PDFs, images, DOCX, PPTX with OCR and batch processing.not reviewedGrowingA
- 38PlonkMCP server for Plonk: macOS window zones, workspaces, keep-awake, screenshots and on-device OCR.not reviewedGrowingA
- 39KitchenSink4WordWord (.docx) MCP server: 221 operations, live editing, tracked changes, citations, mail merge.not reviewedGrowingA
- 40
Paxa LabsThai and English speech AI: TTS with local playback, transcription, translation to Thai, and OCRnot reviewedGrowingA - 41TemplatedGenerate images, videos and PDFs from templates. Manage templates, folders, uploads and fonts.not reviewedGrowingA
- 42AILANG ParseDeterministic DOCX/PPTX/XLSX/PDF parser: track changes, comments, headers, footers, merged cells.not reviewedGrowingA
- 43EzpzfileLocal file tools for agents: documents, PDFs, images, QR codes. Nothing is uploaded.not reviewedGrowingA
- 44
AgentMDConvert PDF, DOCX, HTML, and URLs to clean, LLM-ready markdown with tables preservednot reviewedGrowingA - 45
upAPIAll public upAPI operations as MCP tools: web scraping, search, screenshots, PDF, OCR and more.not reviewedGrowingA - 46Laddro CareerTailor resumes, generate cover letters, render CVs as PDF, and browse 22+ templates.not reviewedGrowingA
- 47TalonicExtract structured, schema-validated data from PDFs, scans, images, spreadsheets, and forms.not reviewedGrowingA
- 48
MCP ServerMCP server for the PDFGate API. Generate PDFs, manage documents and handle e-signatures.not reviewedGrowingA
Or try them without installing any
Add the gateway once and your agent runs search "pdf", reads the grades, and calls the one it picks. Nothing to install per server, and an F-graded server cannot be reached through it.
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