{"repo":"Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools","clone":"git clone https://github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools.git","description":"Fill, sign, merge, split, and extract PDFs from Claude Desktop and other MCP hosts. Maintained by the Open Document Alliance.","language":"JavaScript","stars":151,"topics":["claude","pdf-filler","pdf","pdf-tools","claude-desktop","electronic-signature","mcp","mcpb","model-context-protocol","pdf-forms"],"license":"MIT","category":"mcp-servers","readme_excerpt":"PDF Tools for Claude Desktop and Local MCP Hosts The local PDF workflow for Claude Desktop and MCP hosts: fill, sign, merge, split, extract, render, and analyze PDFs with local file operations. Instead of just opening a PDF, PDF Tools lets Claude fetch PDF URLs to your machine, inspect documents visually, fill forms, save reusable profiles, add signature/date zones, merge and split files, reorganize pages visually, extract structured data, and return document content to your chosen MCP host for analysis. This package targets Claude Desktop and other local MCP hosts today. It does not yet include a remote connector for Claude Cowork / web-hosted Claude. Install Claude Desktop 1. Download the latest .mcpb from Releases 2. Double-click the .mcpb file to install it in Claude Desktop The extension is also available in the Claude Extensions directory. Claude Desktop settings include an Allowed PDF Directories field. By default, PDF Tools can access /Documents , /Downloads , and /Desktop . Add any other folder you want Claude to use before asking it to read, fill, sign, merge, or save PDFs there. Saved profiles and signatures live in the extension's private local store and do not need to be added manually. Cursor / Other MCP Hosts Why It's Different Claude already knows how to read PDFs in limited ways. PDF Tools goes much further: - Interactive viewer: page navigation, zoom, search, fullscreen, text selection, and form-field sidebar - Form workflows: fill pdf , read pdf fields , bu","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/Open-Document-Alliance","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}