benspdf for Zed

io.github.benbergner/benspdf

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

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install benspdf in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "benspdf": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "benspdf-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs