PaperPilot – Zero-Cloud, Pure-Rust PDF Engine with WASM and MCP
PaperPilot is a new, open-source PDF toolkit written in Rust that runs locally without cloud dependencies. It offers features like merging, compression, and OCR, with specific support for AI agents via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Why it matters
As AI agents become more common, local-first, privacy-focused tools are essential for processing sensitive documents without data leakage.
PDF tools for your AI agent — and for you. Pure Rust. Runs locally. Files never leave your machine.
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PaperPilot is a PDF and document toolkit written in Rust. The same engine runs as:
No Chromium, no C++ runtime, no cloud calls.
1. Use it with Claude / Cursor (MCP) Download paperpilot-mcp from Releases , then add it to claude_desktop_config.json :
{ "mcpServers" : { "paperpilot" : { "command" : " /path/to/paperpilot-mcp " } } } Restart Claude and try: "Merge these two PDFs and compress the result."
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