PDF Tools (Claude)

PDF Tools turns Claude Desktop into a complete PDF workstation with local file operations. Claude can fetch PDFs from URLs, inspect them visually, fill forms, manage pages, add signature/date zones, apply local signatures or text, extract structured data, and return document content to the selected MCP host for analysis. This package targets Claude Desktop and other local MCP hosts today. It does not yet include a remote Claude/Cowork connector. **Interactive PDF Viewer:** • View PDFs with page navigation, zoom, search, text selection, and fullscreen • See form fields in a sidebar with fill status • Use visual page management to reorder, rotate, and remove pages before saving • Switch into Sign mode to work with signature/date zones on the PDF **Sign Mode & Local Signatures:** • Detect signature, initials, printed-name, and date zones with visible coordinates Claude can reason from • Draw or reuse saved local signatures • Place signatures, dates, or other text on detected or custom zones • Inspect a region, preview it, and turn it into a typed signing zone when the automatic detector is not enough • Keep edits local, with active-document tracking and automatic backup behavior for same-file mutations **URL-to-PDF Workflows:** • Fetch PDFs from HTTP(S) URLs to the user's local machine, including cases where Claude's WebFetch is blocked • Open downloaded PDFs immediately in the viewer for fill, sign, page management, extraction, or analysis • Use page-bounded reads, text search, page renders, and region renders instead of one brittle all-document operation **Forms & Reusable Profiles:** • Fill W-9s, 1099s, rental applications, waivers, and any fillable PDF • Save personal or business details as reusable profiles • List, load, and apply saved profiles so repeated forms take seconds instead of minutes • Bulk fill many PDFs from CSV data and validate required fields before submission **Page Organization Tools:** • Merge multiple PDFs into one document • Split PDFs by exact page ranges or regular intervals • Rotate and reorder pages, or apply a full page plan in one pass • Keep the original intact by saving organized output as a new file