search_pdf_text
How to use it
search_pdf_text is exposed by the PDF Tools MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the search_pdf_text tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
FULL PDF TOOLS LISTINGOther tools in PDF Tools (39)
add_signature_field
apply_page_plan
apply_signature
apply_text
bulk_fill_from_csv
compare_pdfs
convert_pdf_to_markdown
(reconstructs evidence-backed tables and source-validated external http or https links; unsupported, ambiguous, internal, and action links stay escaped text reported as typed gaps)
create_signature
detect_signature_zones
display_pdf
extract_to_csv
fetch_pdf_from_url
fill_pdf
fill_with_profile
get_active_document
get_page_analysis
get_pdf_identity
get_pdf_info
get_pdf_resource_uri
inspect_pdf_accessibility
list_pdfs
list_profiles
list_signatures
load_profile
load_signature
merge_pdfs
prepare_signing_packet
read_pdf_content
read_pdf_fields
read_pdf_layout
read_pdf_pages
render_pdf_page
render_pdf_region
reorder_pdf_pages
rotate_pdf_pages
save_profile
split_pdf
validate_pdf
verify_table_proposal
(checks a suggested table against the original PDF and returns it only when the text and layout match the document; unclear tables stay unconverted for review)