pdfmux MCP Server

by nameetpio.github.NameetP/pdfmuxv1.8.7

PDF extraction router that classifies each page and routes it to PyMuPDF, Docling, OCR or an LLM fallback, re-extracting pages with low confidence scores.

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Install pdfmux MCP server

claude mcp add pdfmux -e GEMINI_API_KEY='<gemini-api-key>' -- uvx pdfmux

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdfmux": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pdfmux"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<gemini-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdfmux": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pdfmux"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<gemini-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "pdfmux": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pdfmux"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<gemini-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdfmux": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pdfmux"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<gemini-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
GEMINI_API_KEY	—	yes	Optional Google AI API key. Enables the paid Gemini Flash fallback for pages where all local backends report low confidence. pdfmux runs 100% locally without this.

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Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-08 · 2d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-07-27 · 2mo ago · GitHub · v1.8.7
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
2026-07-27 · 2mo ago · official registry · v1.8.7

FAQ

›How do I install the pdfmux MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add pdfmux -e GEMINI_API_KEY='<gemini-api-key>' -- uvx pdfmux. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does pdfmux require an API key?

Yes. It expects GEMINI_API_KEY, of which 1 is a secret.

›Can I use pdfmux as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is pdfmux in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.NameetP/pdfmux.