---
title: "Apache Tika Document Parser Agent"
description: "Extracts text and metadata from 1000+ file formats using Apache Tika server REST API. Handles PDF OCR via Tesseract integration, Office document parsing, and email archive extraction with MIME detection."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/apache/tika"
author: "The Apache Software Foundation"
category:
  - "Data Extraction & Transformation"
framework:
  - "Gemini"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "apache/tika"
  github_stars: 3703
---

# Apache Tika Document Parser Agent

Extracts text and metadata from 1000+ file formats using Apache Tika server REST API. Handles PDF OCR via Tesseract integration, Office document parsing, and email archive extraction with MIME detection.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/apache-tika-document-parser-agent/)