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PDF Research Plugin

Read and analyze PDF documents using a local MCP server. Designed for academic paper review, document analysis, and research workflows.

What It Does

  • Open PDFs from local files, arXiv, bioRxiv, and other academic sources
  • Interactive viewer with search, navigation, and zoom
  • AI-powered analysis -- summarize, extract key points, compare papers

Commands

Command What it does
/pdf-research:read Open a PDF for reading
/pdf-research:summarize Summarize a document

How It Works

This plugin uses a local MCP server (@modelcontextprotocol/server-pdf) that runs on your machine via npx. No API keys or remote services needed -- the PDF server starts automatically when the plugin loads.

This is different from other knowledge-work plugins which use remote HTTP connectors. The local server pattern enables offline PDF access and avoids the need for a remote deployment.

Requirements

  • Node.js >= 18
  • Internet for remote PDFs (arXiv, etc.)

Supported PDF Sources