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mcp/pdf-tools/install

install PDF Tools

pick your MCP client below. snippets, file paths and reload steps included.

source: extracted from upstream README — github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools

paste into

macos: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-tools": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/full/path/to/PDF-Tools/server/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

then: Quit Claude Desktop completely (Cmd/Ctrl+Q) and reopen it.

prefer a direct link? /mcp/pdf-tools/install/claude-desktop →

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