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 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-31",
 "id": "krushnavardhanreddy-paperpilot--extract-pdf-text-for-open-webui-locally",
 "repo": "KrushnaVardhanReddy/PaperPilot",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/KrushnaVardhanReddy/PaperPilot",
 "repo_slug": "krushnavardhanreddy-paperpilot",
 "title": "Run a local PDF extraction API for Python, n8n or Open WebUI",
 "page_title": "How to run a local PDF extraction API for Python, n8n or Open WebUI with Paper Pilot",
 "summary": "Start Paper Pilot's local REST API and send it documents from your own scripts or automations.",
 "who": "A developer building a document pipeline who needs PDF text and tables extracted on their own server.",
 "problem": "Cloud extraction APIs cost money per page and send private documents to third parties.",
 "outcome": "A REST endpoint on localhost that returns structured text and Markdown tables from PDFs.",
 "steps": [
  "Install Paper Pilot from Releases or build the gateway from source",
  "Start the server with `paperpilot serve --port 7823`",
  "Call it from Python, Node or an n8n HTTP node at localhost:7823",
  "For Open WebUI, follow the README's integration guide to use it as a Tika-compatible extraction server"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Start KrushnaVardhanReddy/PaperPilot's local REST API on port 7823 and write a <Python or n8n> step that sends <pdf> to it and saves the extracted text and Markdown tables.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "This card is written from the KrushnaVardhanReddy/PaperPilot README, not from a test run by Deduped. Before you start, make sure you have the paperpilot or paperpilot-mcp binary from GitHub Releases, or Rust 1.75+ to build from source. Check the repo for newer instructions before you rely on these steps.",
 "category": "Work and operations",
 "tags": [
  "Work and operations"
 ],
 "lang": "rust",
 "requirements": [
  "The paperpilot or paperpilot-mcp binary from GitHub Releases, or Rust 1.75+ to build from source",
  "An MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or Claude Desktop for agent use",
  "Node.js and pnpm only for the desktop app"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.8,
 "evidence": [],
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