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pdf-reader tool has no parameters and read tool cannot read PDFs #3383
Description
Description
The read tool throws an error when attempting to read PDF files:
AI_UnsupportedFunctionalityError: 'file part media type application/pdf' functionality not supported
Additionally, the pdf-reader tool is defined but has no parameters, making it unclear how to use it.
Expected Behavior
Either:
- The
readtool should support reading PDF files (documentation mentions it can read image files, suggesting binary file support) - The
pdf-readertool should accept afilePathparameter and work correctly
Actual Behavior
readtool: Returns error "Cannot read binary file: [path].pdf"pdf-readertool: Has no parameters defined, unclear how to invoke it
Reproduction
Attempt to read any PDF file using the read tool.
Workaround
Users must convert PDFs to text manually using external tools like pdftotext.
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github-actions commentedon Oct 23, 2025
This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:
Feel free to ignore if none of these address your specific case.
rekram1-node commentedon Oct 23, 2025
@chindris-mihai-alexandru what model and provider are you using? that error is from the provider saying that pdfs arent supported for given model
chindris-mihai-alexandru commentedon Oct 23, 2025
@rekram1-node I'm using the Sonnet 4.5 model with my GitHub Copilot Pro sub. I'll try and be more careful in choosing models that actually support PDFs