academic-reader

# Academic Reader - Scientific Paper Parser Convert PDF files to clean Markdown using MinerU Open API. No API key required. ## Quick Start ```bash # Academic Reader - Scientific Paper Parser mineru-open-api flash-extract report.pdf # Academic Reader - Scientific Paper Parser mineru-open-api flash-extract https://cdn-mineru.openxlab.org.cn/demo/example.pdf # Academic Reader - Scientific Paper Parser mineru-open-api flash-extract report.pdf -o ./output/ # Academic Reader - Scientific Paper Parser mineru-open-api flash-extract report.pdf --pages 1-10 ``` ## Language Rule You MUST reply to the user in the SAME language they use. This is non-negotiable. ## Capabilities - Extracts text, tables, and formulas from PDF - Supports both local files and URLs directly - Page range selection with `--pages` - Language hint with `--language` (default: `ch`, use `en` for English) - No API key, no signup, no authentication - Max 10MB / 20 pages per document ## When to Use - User asks to "read", "extract", "convert", or "parse" a PDF - User shares a PDF file or PDF link and asks for its content - User wants to summarize or analyze a PDF document - User needs PDF content in Markdown format ## CLI Reference Run `mineru-open-api flash-extract --help` for all available options. ## Data Flow `flash-extract` sends the document to the MinerU API (mineru.net) for processing and returns Markdown. This is a stateless API call — no account, no persistent storage. MinerU is an open-source project by OpenDataLab (Shanghai AI Lab): https://github.com/opendatalab/MinerU ## Notes - Output is Markdown only; images/tables/formulas may be replaced with placeholders - For larger files (up to 200MB/600 pages) or precision extraction with full assets, use `mineru-open-api extract` (requires auth via `mineru-open-api auth`) - If the CLI cannot be installed via npm/uv/go, download it from https://mineru.net/ecosystem?tab=cli