* * * DOCUMENT READER MCP * * *
A Document Reader MCP Server.
Your agent hits a PDF link and goes blind. Give it eyes: mcp.pennyocr.com exposes read_document — any PDF or image by URL, returned as markdown with per-page citations and the exact cost — plus a free estimate_cost so it never commits blind to a 500-page bill.
START FREE — 100 PAGES
$0.75 / 1,000 PAGES
1,333 PAGES PER DOLLAR · NO CREDIT CARD
01 / TRY IT
ONE ENDPOINT.
POST a file, get JSON back — the extracted text, per page and joined. PDF, PNG, JPEG, WebP or TIFF.
curl https://api.pennyocr.com/v1/ocr \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $PENNYOCR_API_KEY" \
-F "file=@contract.pdf"
# $0.75 per 1,000 pages, first 100 free02 / USE CASES
WHAT AGENTS DO WITH IT.
RESEARCH AGENTS
Follow citations into PDFs: estimate, read pages 1-20, quote with page numbers.
FINANCE WORKFLOWS
Statements and invoices in email or cloud storage become structured markdown an agent can reconcile.
COMPLIANCE REVIEW
Contracts read page-by-page with citations that survive into the final memo.
COST-AWARE LOOPS
Set max_cost_usd per call and let the agent run unattended — worst case is your prepaid balance.
03 / PRICE CHECK
HALF THE PRICE OF THE BIG CLOUDS.
Per 1,000 pages, public list prices, first tier.
PENNYOCR$0.75
AWS TEXTRACT$1.50
GOOGLE CLOUD VISION$1.50
AZURE DOC INTELLIGENCE$1.50
YOU KEEP50%
SETUP IN ONE BLOCK?
{"mcpServers": {"pennyocr": {"url": "https://mcp.pennyocr.com", "headers": {"Authorization": "Bearer pk_live_..."}}}}. Full details at pennyocr.com/mcp.
DOES IT HANDLE SCANS AND PHOTOS?
Yes — it's OCR underneath (a vision-language model), so scanned PDFs, photos and screenshots read the same as digital PDFs.
WHAT IF THE URL NEEDS AUTH?
Today read_document fetches public/presigned URLs. For private files, upload via the REST API's multipart endpoint instead.
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