xby-read-pdf
Run the following command in DeepSeek Harness:
dsh plugin install xby-skill/xby-read-pdf
Paste the following prompt into your AI chat to install this plugin:
Run the install command above in DeepSeek Harness to add the PDF reading plugin from https://github.com/xby-skill/xby-read-pdf .
About this plugin
Letting an AI assistant read PDFs directly inside a conversation is the core problem xby-read-pdf solves. In the past, users had to manually copy and paste content or rely on external tools to convert PDFs into plain text, a tedious pipeline that often lost layout information. This plugin wraps PDF parsing into a set of MCP tools, so the model can read, locate, and search document content right from the chat window.
It offers four core capabilities: full-text extraction (read_pdf), page-range reading (read_pdf_page), metadata retrieval without loading the full text (get_pdf_metadata), and keyword search (search_pdf). Paired with the set_xby_apikey tool, the API key is set once and auto-persisted across restarts, eliminating repeated configuration.
Best suited for researchers, technical writers, and developers who frequently reference PDF material in deep conversations. Whenever your workflow requires the AI to understand a report, paper, or contract, this plugin lets the model read the document directly, so you just ask the questions and make the decisions.
Use Cases
- Let AI extract core content from a PDF report in conversation
- Quickly read a specific chapter of a paper by page range
- Search keywords in long documents to locate relevant passages
Best For
- Researchers who need AI to read PDF materials
- Technical writers handling reports and contracts daily
- Engineers building AI workflows in the DSH ecosystem
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