Extracts text from PDF files using poppler-utils (pdftotext and pdfinfo).
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| ID | nexus.tool.pdf |
| Tool Name | read_pdf |
| Dependencies | None |
| Requires | poppler-utils installed on the system |
| Key | Type | Default | Description |
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timeout | duration | 30s | Max time for PDF processing |
pdftotext_bin | string | pdftotext | Path to the pdftotext binary |
pdfinfo_bin | string | pdfinfo | Path to the pdfinfo binary |
save_to_session | bool | false | Save extracted text to session files |
save_file_name | string | (auto) | Filename for saved text |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
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path | string | Yes | Path to the PDF file |
first_page | int | No | First page to extract (1-based) |
last_page | int | No | Last page to extract |
layout | bool | No | Preserve original layout |
| Event | Priority | Purpose |
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tool.invoke | 50 | Handles PDF read requests |
| Event | When |
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tool.result | Extracted text |
tool.register | Registers the read_pdf tool at boot |
Install poppler-utils:
# macOS
brew install poppler
# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install poppler-utils
# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -S poppler
nexus.tool.pdf:
timeout: 60s
save_to_session: true