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How to use Paper Pilot: what you can do with it

What is Paper Pilot? PaperPilot is a PDF and document toolkit written in pure Rust that runs locally, so files never leave your machine. The same engine works as an MCP server for coding agents, a CLI, a browser tool, a desktop app and a local REST API. It can merge, split, rotate, compress, OCR, watermark and extract text and tables from PDFs.

How do I use it? Download paperpilot-mcp from the GitHub Releases page; then Print a ready config for your agent with paperpilot-mcp --client-config codex (or claude-code, cursor, claude-desktop); Merge the printed config into your agent's MCP settings and restart it. Full steps below.

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Quick start with Paper Pilot

  1. Check you have what it needs: 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.
  2. Open KrushnaVardhanReddy/PaperPilot on GitHub and read the README and license.
  3. Download paperpilot-mcp from the GitHub Releases page
  4. Print a ready config for your agent with paperpilot-mcp --client-config codex (or claude-code, cursor, claude-desktop)
  5. Merge the printed config into your agent's MCP settings and restart it
  6. Try: Merge these two PDFs and compress the result

These steps come from our top use case, Give Claude Code or Codex local PDF tools over MCP, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.

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About this repo

  • Who it is forPeople and teams who handle PDFs often and want an agent or script to do it without uploading files to a cloud service.
  • Why it is hot708 stars, launched 33 days ago, talked about in 3 AI sources we track
  • LanguageRust
  • Sourcegithub.com/KrushnaVardhanReddy/PaperPilot · Back to Hot repos

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

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Questions about Paper Pilot

What is Paper Pilot?

PaperPilot is a PDF and document toolkit written in pure Rust that runs locally, so files never leave your machine. The same engine works as an MCP server for coding agents, a CLI, a browser tool, a desktop app and a local REST API. It can merge, split, rotate, compress, OCR, watermark and extract text and tables from PDFs. It is an open-source project on GitHub: https://github.com/KrushnaVardhanReddy/PaperPilot.

How do I use Paper Pilot?

Download paperpilot-mcp from the GitHub Releases page; then Print a ready config for your agent with paperpilot-mcp --client-config codex (or claude-code, cursor, claude-desktop); Merge the printed config into your agent's MCP settings and restart it. The use cases on this page give the full steps and a copy-paste agent prompt for each job.

Who is Paper Pilot for?

People and teams who handle PDFs often and want an agent or script to do it without uploading files to a cloud service.

What can I do with Paper Pilot?

3 use cases so far, for example: Give Claude Code or Codex local PDF tools over MCP; Merge, compress and rotate PDFs in a script with the CLI; Run a local PDF extraction API for Python, n8n or Open WebUI. Each has steps and a copy-paste agent prompt.

What do I need to run Paper Pilot?

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.

What are alternatives to Paper Pilot?

Other hot AI repos in Work and operations: Agno, n8n MCP, Kestra, Solidcraft, Meetcap.

Is Paper Pilot safe to run?

Deduped does not own, audit or vouch for it. Read the README and license, run it on your own systems first and review every command before you run it.