Extract text from PDF files, producing page-by-page JSONL output. Handles multi-column layouts and embedded fonts.
AI agents call indexfoundry_extract_pdf to retrieve information from IndexFoundry MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool reads and retrieves text content from PDF files in a structured format. It performs no write, delete, or destructive operations on the PDFs themselves, nor does it execute arbitrary code or trigger external side effects. The extraction is a passive read operation that queries content from an existing document.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'extract_pdf' and description states it 'Extract[s] text from PDF files, producing page-by-page JSONL output.' The verb 'extract' indicates retrieval of data with no modification or deletion of the source material.
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Extract text from PDF files, producing page-by-page JSONL output. Handles multi-column layouts and embedded fonts. It is categorised as a Read tool in the IndexFoundry MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the IndexFoundry MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for indexfoundry_extract_pdf: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches IndexFoundry MCP. Nothing to install.
indexfoundry_extract_pdf is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the indexfoundry_extract_pdf rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for indexfoundry_extract_pdf. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
indexfoundry_extract_pdf is provided by the IndexFoundry MCP server (mnehmos/mnehmos.index-foundry.mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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