The PDFHaul Journal
Field-tested guides on compressing, merging, signing, and building forms, written by the people building the tools.
Guides
automation·Oct 21, 2026·7 min read
You can already ask AI to make a PDF. Document MCP servers are for the other job: working on files you already have, with steps you can review. Here is what happened when I ran one on a real merge, dedupe and table extraction.
Read more: If AI Can Create Documents, Why Do We Need Document MCPs?engineering·Oct 1, 2026·4 min read
We built a 19-page test file to measure how well PDF tools actually detect duplicate pages, then published our results, including what we don't catch yet.
Read more: We built a test to find out how good duplicate-page detection actually is, including oursengineering·Sep 27, 2026·18 min read
MCP’s critics have a point: a bad server can make an AI workflow harder than a good CLI. But Azure, Notion, Figma, GitHub, PDFHaul, and others show why the protocol still matters. The question is whether an assistant can reach the right tools and help finish the work.
Read more: 11 MCP Servers That Prove MCP Isn't Deadguides·Sep 7, 2026·19 min read
How to publish a book on Amazon: a 20-point checklist covering trim size, margins, bleed, cover prep, and file checks before you upload to KDP.
Read more: How to Publish a Book on Amazon: A 20-Point Checklistguides·Sep 5, 2026·16 min read
Nine PDF format types explained: standard, searchable, fillable forms, archival, print-ready, accessible, and more, with real examples of each
Read more: The Ultimate Guide to PDF Format Typesengineering·Sep 3, 2026·29 min read
How we measured our own table extraction accuracy against a real, diverse document corpus, including the parts that didn't go well. Full methodology, real code, and the files that still aren't perfect.
Read more: How We Took Our Table Extraction Accuracy From 10% to 84%. A Case Study.
