A side-by-side look at the Fastmcp Pdftools and Quarkus MCP Servers MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Fastmcp Pdftools for file systems work as a local process; choose Quarkus MCP Servers for file systems as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
read_local_pdf, list_pdf_files.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | File Systems | File Systems |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 197 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 6 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 2 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Fastmcp Pdftools | View Quarkus MCP Servers |
read_local_pdfRead and extract text content from a local PDF file.list_pdf_filesList all PDF files in a given directory.No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"fastmcp-pdftools": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"fastmcp-pdftools"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem-quarkiverse-quarkus-mcp-servers": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@jbangdev/jbang"
]
}
}
}