pdf-mcp / setup / openai-agents
Setup guide
Set up pdf-mcp in OpenAI Agents SDK
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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
# pdf-mcp via OpenAI Agents SDK
# transport: stdio
# launch: uvx pdf-mcp
OpenAI Agents SDK connects to MCP servers in code. Use its MCP client with the command/URL below; exact API varies by version.
02Steps
- Make sure OpenAI Agents SDK is installed and up to date.
- Wire the server into OpenAI Agents SDK using its MCP client API.
- Provide any required API keys/credentials as environment variables.
- Restart OpenAI Agents SDK and confirm pdf-mcp’s tools appear.
03Other runtimes
04Provenance
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