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How to Get PDF Info with OpenClaw

Batch retrieve PDF metadata with OpenClaw and ToolRouter. Audit document properties at scale.

OpenClaw makes bulk PDF audits fast — retrieve metadata for hundreds of documents, identify files that need attention based on age or missing author fields, and output a structured report without manual inspection.

Connect ToolRouter to OpenClaw

1Install the CLI

npm install -g toolrouter-mcp

2Call tools directly from OpenClaw

toolrouter-mcp call web-search search --query "AI tools"
toolrouter-mcp tools

Steps

Once connected (see setup above), use the PDF tool:

Provide a list of PDF URLs: "Get metadata for each of these documents"
OpenClaw retrieves properties for all files
Ask: "Flag any PDFs with a creation date older than 2022"
Export the audit results as a CSV or structured report

Example Prompt

Try this with OpenClaw using the PDF tool

Retrieve metadata for all these PDFs and flag any that were created before 2023 or have no author field: [list of URLs].

Tips

Run a metadata check before any batch processing job to catch inaccessible files early
Use creation dates to build a document timeline or freshness audit
Ask OpenClaw to sort documents by page count to prioritise shorter reads

More OpenClaw Guides

How to Extract Text from PDFs with OpenClaw How to Summarise PDFs with OpenClaw How to Merge PDFs with OpenClaw

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