What
The Read tool now supports reading specific page ranges from PDF files instead of requiring the entire document.
Usage
Read tool with pages parameter: "1-5", "3", or "10-20"Details
- New
pagesparameter accepts ranges like "1-5", single pages like "3", or spans like "10-20" - Pages are 1-indexed
- Large PDFs (more than 10 pages) now require the pages parameter; reading without it will fail
- Maximum 20 pages per request
- For very large PDFs, a
pdf_referencecontent type instructs Claude to use the pages parameter incrementally
Evidence
PDF page handling (search for "Invalid pages parameter" and "pages, which is too many to read at once")
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.