ofbahar-pdf-converter 0.1.1
An MCP server that converts text to PDF and provides various PDF manipulation tools - developed by ofbahar
Requires Python: >=3.12

# ofbahar PDF Converter

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides various PDF manipulation tools. This project allows you to create, merge, encrypt PDFs and more through a simple interface - developed by ofbahar.

## Features

- **Text to PDF Conversion**
  - Convert text to PDF with formatting options
  - Custom font, size, and color support
  - Rich text formatting capabilities

- **PDF Manipulation**
  - Merge multiple PDFs
  - Encrypt PDFs with password protection
  - Extract text from PDFs
  - Add images to PDFs
  - Compress PDFs
  - Update PDF metadata

## Prerequisites

- Python 3.12 or higher
- uv package manager

## Installation

1. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/ofbahar/pdf_converter.git
cd pdf_converter
```

2. Create a virtual environment and install dependencies:
```bash
uv venv
uv pip install -e .
```

## Configuration

### Claude Desktop Configuration

#### Location
- On MacOS: `~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
- On Windows: `%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`

<details>
  <summary>Development/Unpublished Servers Configuration</summary>

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ofbahar_pdf_converter": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "C:\\Users\\OmerFarukBAHAR(ADEO)\\Desktop\\Proje\\CTICrawler\\MCPDevelopment\\pdf_converter",
        "run",
        "ofbahar_pdf_converter"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```
</details>

<details>
  <summary>Published Servers Configuration</summary>

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ofbahar_pdf_converter": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "ofbahar_pdf_converter"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```
</details>

### Environment Variables
- `PDF_OUTPUT_DIR`: Specify output directory for PDFs (optional)
- Default output directory: `output_pdfs` in current working directory

## Usage Examples

### Example Operations

1. Creating a PDF:
```
Create a PDF with the text "Hello World"
```

2. Formatting Text:
```
Create a PDF with formatted text using Helvetica font, size 14, and red color
```

3. Merging PDFs:
```
Merge file1.pdf and file2.pdf into merged.pdf
```

4. Encrypting PDFs:
```
Encrypt document.pdf with password "secure123"
```

5. Extracting Text:
```
Extract text from document.pdf
```

6. Updating Metadata:
```
Update metadata of document.pdf with title "My Document" and author "ofbahar"
```

## Development

### Building and Publishing

1. Sync dependencies and update lockfile:
```bash
uv sync
```

2. Build package distributions:
```bash
uv build
```

This will create source and wheel distributions in the `dist/` directory.

3. Publish to PyPI:
```bash
uv publish
```

Note: You'll need to set PyPI credentials via environment variables or command flags:
- Token: `--token` or `UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN`
- Or username/password: `--username`/`UV_PUBLISH_USERNAME` and `--password`/`UV_PUBLISH_PASSWORD`

### Debugging

Since MCP servers run over stdio, debugging can be challenging. For the best debugging
experience, we strongly recommend using the [MCP Inspector](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector).

You can launch the MCP Inspector via [`npm`](https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm) with this command:

```bash
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory C:\Users\OmerFarukBAHAR(ADEO)\Desktop\Proje\CTICrawler\MCPDevelopment\pdf_converter run ofbahar-pdf-converter
```

Upon launching, the Inspector will display a URL that you can access in your browser to begin debugging.

## Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

## License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

## Author

- **Ömer Faruk BAHAR** - Initial work - [ofbahar](https://github.com/ofbahar)

## Acknowledgments

- Built with Python MCP Server SDK
- Uses ReportLab and PyPDF2 for PDF operations