benspdf for VS Code

io.github.benbergner/benspdf

Read PDFs locally: text, pages, metadata, scan detection, layout, permissions, render, OCR.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install benspdf in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "benspdf": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "benspdf-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires agent mode. MCP: Open User Configuration puts the same block in every workspace. VS Code docs