The core concept of DeepSeek Harness (DSH) is “everything is a plugin.” When building AI agents, enabling the model to directly read local PDF files usually requires writing additional parsing scripts or calling external services. As a DSH plugin, xby-read-pdf aims to provide a standardized set of PDF processing interfaces, allowing the model to directly parse PDF files, retrieve metadata, and perform keyword search within the DSH environment.

Plugin Positioning

This is an MCP server plugin maintained by xby-skill and categorized under model inference. It is a tool that supports AI assistants in reading and analyzing PDF files, primarily addressing the issue that models cannot directly understand locally stored PDF documents.

Core Features

This plugin provides the following core capabilities:

  • set_xby_apikey: Sets the API key in the conversation. This setting is persisted automatically and remains valid after the process is restarted.
  • read_pdf: Reads and extracts the full text content of a PDF file, while also returning metadata.
  • read_pdf_page: Reads the content of specific PDF pages or a range of page numbers.
  • get_pdf_metadata: Retrieves metadata information for a PDF file without needing to read the full content.
  • search_pdf: Searches for specific text keywords within a PDF file.

Installation and Enablement

When installing, the --profile web parameter must be specified. Deployment can be completed using the official GitHub installation command:

dsh plugin --profile web add github:xby_skill/xby-read-pdf

After installation, you need to invoke set_xby_apikey in the conversation to set the API key before using the related features.

Typical Usage

  • Full-Text Extraction and Analysis: Have the model read and analyze a complete PDF document, extracting a summary or key information.
  • Partial Reading: Extract only the content from page 3 to page 5 of a PDF for quick browsing of specific sections.
  • Metadata Retrieval: Obtain PDF metadata such as author and creation date without consuming a large number of Tokens.
  • Keyword Search: Quickly locate paragraphs containing specific keywords within a document.

Notes

  • Prerequisites: Before using this plugin, you must set the API key via set_xby_apikey.
  • Permissions and Security: This plugin runs with the permissions of the current DSH process. It is recommended to review the source code logic and license (MIT) before installation.
  • Ecosystem Note: This plugin comes from the community catalog and has no official affiliation with DeepSeek or Huanfang.

By integrating xby-read-pdf, you can quickly build agents with document analysis capabilities within the DSH ecosystem. For more details, visit the project homepage: xby-skill/xby-read-pdf