# PDFSearchTool ## Description The PDFSearchTool is a RAG tool designed for semantic searches within PDF content. It allows for inputting a search query and a PDF document, leveraging advanced search techniques to find relevant content efficiently. This capability makes it especially useful for extracting specific information from large PDF files quickly. ## Installation To get started with the PDFSearchTool, first, ensure the crewai_tools package is installed with the following command: ```shell pip install 'crewai[tools]' ``` ## Example Here's how to use the PDFSearchTool to search within a PDF document: ```python from crewai_tools import PDFSearchTool # Initialize the tool allowing for any PDF content search if the path is provided during execution tool = PDFSearchTool() # OR # Initialize the tool with a specific PDF path for exclusive search within that document tool = PDFSearchTool(pdf='path/to/your/document.pdf') ``` ## Arguments - `pdf`: **Optinal** The PDF path for the search. Can be provided at initialization or within the `run` method's arguments. If provided at initialization, the tool confines its search to the specified document.