PDF Reader for Gemini CLI

io.github.xvvln/pdf-reader-mcp

MCP server for extracting text, images, tables, links, annotations, and metadata from PDF files.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install PDF Reader in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pdf-reader-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pdf-insight-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs