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Estimate reading time from PDF word counts, page pacing, and section-level breakdowns
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
# 1) Upload each file first → returns { filePath }
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/upload/pdf-reading-time-estimator' \
-F 'file=@/path/to/sourceFile.ext'
# 2) Call the tool with the returned filePath values
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/pdf-reading-time-estimator' \
-F 'sourceFile=/public/samples/pdf/sample-multipage.pdf' \
-F 'wordsPerMinute=200' \
-F 'includePageBreakdown=true' \
-F 'includeSections=true'Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/pdf-reading-time-estimator| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| sourceFile | fileupload required | Yes | — |
| wordsPerMinute | number | No | — |
| includePageBreakdown | checkbox | No | — |
| includeSections | checkbox | No | — |
Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"elysiatools-pdf-reading-time-estimator": {
"name": "pdf-reading-time-estimator",
"description": "Estimate reading time from PDF word counts, page pacing, and section-level breakdowns",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=pdf-reading-time-estimator",
"command": "",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"isActive": true,
"type": "sse"
}
}
}After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 2,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "pdf-reading-time-estimator",
"arguments": {
"sourceFile": "/public/samples/pdf/sample-multipage.pdf",
"wordsPerMinute": 200,
"includePageBreakdown": true,
"includeSections": true
}
}
}JSON result
{
"key": {...},
"metadata": {
"key": "value"
},
"error": "Error message (optional)",
"message": "Notification message (optional)"
}Questions or issues? Contact [email protected]