detect_pades_level
PAdES baseline level (B-B / B-T / B-LT / B-LTA) with content-validated LTV data
How to use it
detect_pades_level is exposed by the Pdf Verify MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the detect_pades_level tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
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Constraints mapped from ISO 32000-1/-2 clauses — the specification body itself, which the PDF/A and PDF/UA profiles do not cover
PDF/A (ISO 19005) and PDF/UA (ISO 14289) validation: veraPDF when installed, built-in rule subset otherwise
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