pdf-navigator-mcp: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

pdf-navigator-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from matsengrp/pdf-navigator-mcp. It costs 227 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Project instructions for PDF Navigator MCP, a server that lets an AI assistant read and move through PDF files. They describe the required Python environment, file structure, testing, and development rules.

In plain words
What is it for?
They help set up the virtual environment, find the main source and test files, run tests, add coverage, and follow the project's coding conventions.
Why use it?
They give contributors a consistent way to run commands and check changes in the project.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md.

This is matsengrp/pdf-navigator-mcp's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on pdf-navigator-mcp itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything pdf-navigator-mcp configures →

Not installable: its command points at a path on the author’s own machine, so it runs nowhere else. The line is /Users/matsen/re/pdf-navigator-mcp/.venv/bin/activate.

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CLAUDE.md · 38 lines

What it actually says

PDF Navigator MCP Project Instructions

IMPORTANT: Virtual Environment

ALWAYS use the virtual environment for this project!

Before running any Python commands, ensure the virtual environment is activated:

source /Users/matsen/re/pdf-navigator-mcp/.venv/bin/activate

Or use the virtual environment's executables directly:

  • Python: .venv/bin/python3
  • Pip: .venv/bin/pip
  • Pytest: .venv/bin/pytest

Project Structure

This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for PDF reading and navigation.

Key files:

  • pdf_navigator_mcp/pdf_navigator.py - Core PDF functionality
  • pdf_navigator_mcp/server.py - MCP server implementation
  • tests/ - Test files

Testing

Run tests using:

.venv/bin/pytest tests/

Development Workflow

  1. Always ensure changes work with the existing tests
  2. Add tests for new functionality
  3. Use type hints for better code clarity
  4. Follow the existing code style
Changes

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  1. 12d ago First seen · 38 lines · 227 tokens per session scan A 904c2730b598

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pdf-navigator-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository matsengrp/pdf-navigator-mcp (9 stars, last pushed 3mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 227 tokens to every session, about $0.0011 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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