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SylphxAI/pdf-reader-mcp

SylphxAI/pdf-reader-mcp is a developer tool in RepoRadar's Radar section, holding Gold tier and a 'try now' verdict. Its strongest signal is workflow potential, scored 10.0 out of 10.

Score8.6
Popularity72.0
Riskconditional
TierGold
Score breakdown
Usefulness9.0
Novelty7.0
Momentum8.0
Maturity8.2
Open-source/build8.4
Evidence7.2
Workflow potential10.0
Setup ease6.4

Popularity is tracked separately. Support, ads, sponsorships, and tips never affect these signals.

Why it matters

Useful for teams building document-heavy AI workflows who need something more production-ready than ad hoc PDF parsing scripts.

Who should use it

document workflow builders RAG developers research teams operations teams processing PDFs

Who should skip it

Pass on SylphxAI/pdf-reader-mcp if its scope or audience does not match what your team is building right now.

About this signal

SylphxAI/pdf-reader-mcp is tracked by RepoRadar as a developer tool in the Radar section. First seen 2026-06-19; the source record was last checked on 2026-06-19. The current verdict is 'try now' with a Gold tier and moderate setup difficulty. The standout signals for SylphxAI/pdf-reader-mcp are workflow potential (10.0) and practical usefulness (9.0), while setup ease (6.4) trails — that balance shapes where it fits best. This page summarizes the public evidence on the linked source page and states where additional review is still needed.

How this item is evaluated

The SylphxAI/pdf-reader-mcp record combines a 8.6/10 composite score with separate popularity (72.0), risk (conditional), and setup (moderate) signals. See the scoring methodology for the current weights and evidence definitions.

Putting this into practice? Read How to vet an AI agent or MCP server before you wire it in for the checklist behind this score.

Risk explanation

PDF Reader MCP is designed to inspect private documents and OCR their contents, so keep sensitive PDFs in a controlled environment and review where extracted text or images are stored downstream.

Evidence links
Closest alternatives / related signals
pdf mcp ocr document-ai rag
Verification record

What RepoRadar actually verified

Discovered

Automated discovery and source capture. Last checked 2026-08-13T20:20:15Z.

No editorial or hands-on review is claimed. This record remains at Discovered.

Verification sources

Longitudinal intelligence

How this decision record is moving

Raw history JSON →

46 dated snapshots retained from 2026-06-19 through 2026-08-13; see the snapshot index for explicit coverage gaps. Stars, version, release, pricing, integration, risk, maintenance, verdict, score, and momentum fields remain explicit even when a source has not reported them. Repository momentum is a normalized 0–10 RepoRadar signal; GitHub stars appear only where the popularity monitor retained exact timestamped observations.

RepoRadar score8.6 current · +0.0 net
Repository momentum9.3 current · +1.3 net
GitHub stars (observed)891 current · +70 net
GitHub stars891 exact observation
Versionv4.1.3
Last release2026-08-03T02:50:54Z
Maintenanceactive
Current riskconditional
Current verdicttry now
Pricing baselineNo structured commercial pricing baseline
Pricing checkedNot applicable or not recorded
Pricing freshnessNo dated commercial pricing review
Integrations baselineModel Context Protocol

Recent dated points

DateScoreMomentumStarsRiskVerdictMaintenance
2026-08-138.69.3891conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-128.68.5889conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-118.69.3890conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-108.69.3888conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-098.69.0887conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-088.69.3886conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-078.69.3880conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-068.68.0Not recordedconditionaltry nownot recorded
2026-08-058.68.0Not recordedconditionaltry nownot recorded
2026-08-048.69.3880conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-038.69.3880conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-028.69.3878conditionaltry nowactive

Why the record changed

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version changed

Version changed: v4.1.2 → v4.1.3.

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Source-observed stars changed: 841 → 840. This reports the retained observation delta and does not infer why the upstream change occurred.

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Stars changed: 828 → 841.