# Installation
## Prerequisites
- Node.js (>= 18.0.0 recommended)
- npm (comes with Node.js)
## Using npm (Recommended)
To use the server in your project or MCP host environment, install it as a dependency:
```bash
npm install @sylphlab/pdf-reader-mcp
```
## Running Standalone (for testing/development)
1. **Clone the repository:**
```bash
git clone https://github.com/sylphlab/pdf-reader-mcp.git
cd pdf-reader-mcp
```
2. **Install dependencies:**
```bash
npm install
```
3. **Build the project:**
```bash
npm run build
```
4. **Run the server:**
The server communicates via stdio. You'll typically run it from an MCP host.
```bash
node build/index.js
```
**Important:** Ensure you run this command from the root directory of the project containing the PDFs you want the server to access.
## Using Docker
A Docker image is available on Docker Hub.
```bash
docker pull sylphlab/pdf-reader-mcp:latest
```
To run the container, you need to mount the project directory containing your PDFs into the container's working directory (`/app`):
```bash
docker run -i --rm -v "/path/to/your/project:/app" sylphlab/pdf-reader-mcp:latest
```
Replace `/path/to/your/project` with the actual absolute path to your project folder.
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