Set up pdf-mcp in Cline

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MCP server that lets Claude Code and other AI agents work through large PDFs, and whole folders of them, without overflowing context: hybrid semantic + keyword search, selective page reading, tables, images, OCR, chart data, and multi-column/CJK layouts.

01Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pdf-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add this to cline_mcp_settings.json. Generated from the captured install method (uvx); the mcpServers shape is shared across Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code.

02Steps

Make sure Cline is installed and up to date.
Open cline_mcp_settings.json and add the block above (merge into any existing mcpServers).
Provide any required API keys/credentials as environment variables.
Restart Cline and confirm pdf-mcp’s tools appear.

03Other runtimes

Claude Desktop Cursor Windsurf Continue Goose VS Code OpenAI Agents SDK LangGraph CrewAI

04Provenance

config_sourcegenerated from captured install method

last_checked2026-08-02 08:50Z

sourcesGitHub repo search [p4]

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