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How to give Claude Code or Codex local PDF tools over MCP with Paper Pilot

Add the Paper Pilot MCP server so your agent can merge, split, OCR and compress PDFs on your machine.

Short answer: 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. All steps.

Who it is forA developer or analyst who asks an agent to handle PDFs but does not want the files sent to a web service.

The problemMost agent PDF workflows rely on online converters or ad hoc Python scripts that break on odd files.

The outcomeAn agent that can merge, split, OCR and compress PDFs through a local stdio server.

What you need first

  • 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

Steps

  1. Download paperpilot-mcp from the GitHub Releases page
  2. Print a ready config for your agent with paperpilot-mcp --client-config codex (or claude-code, cursor, claude-desktop)
  3. Merge the printed config into your agent's MCP settings and restart it
  4. Try: Merge these two PDFs and compress the result

Prompt for your agent

Install KrushnaVardhanReddy/PaperPilot's paperpilot-mcp, add it to <my agent> with the config from --client-config, then merge <a.pdf> and <b.pdf> and compress the result. Keep all files local.

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.

Use this in your AI agent

Ask your agent

Using the Deduped MCP, get the setup steps for KrushnaVardhanReddy/PaperPilot and "Give Claude Code or Codex local PDF tools over MCP"

Add Deduped to Claude Code once

claude mcp add --transport http deduped https://dedupedai.com/mcp

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