Summary
One tool, one parameter — the cheapest thing you can leave connected.
Parsing is the unglamorous blocker in most document work: the model cannot read the PDF, so nothing else happens. A single tool that solves it costs almost nothing in standing context, which means there is no reason to disconnect it between tasks. If you already hold a 302AI key for their other servers, this is free capability.
What it is
A single-purpose server that turns files of many formats into plain text through 302AI's parsing API.
What you get
parseFileToText — the file's contents as text.
Requirements
A 302AI API key, and npx. MIT licensed; the vendor's own package.
Setup effort
One command plus a key — npx -y @302ai/file-parser-mcp, then supply credentials