diff --git a/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/api/library.py b/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/api/library.py
index 5e6a6c64..b61348fc 100644
--- a/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/api/library.py
+++ b/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/api/library.py
@@ -303,14 +303,16 @@ class Library:
                 logger.warning(f"Failed to abort upload: {abort_error}")
             raise
 
-    def get_documents(self, user):
+    def get_documents(self, user, include_children=False):
         """
         List all documents for a user.
 
         Retrieves metadata for all documents owned by the specified user.
+        By default, only returns top-level documents (not child/extracted documents).
 
         Args:
             user: User identifier
+            include_children: If True, also include child documents (default: False)
 
         Returns:
             list[DocumentMetadata]: List of document metadata objects
@@ -321,18 +323,24 @@ class Library:
         Example:
             ```python
             library = api.library()
+
+            # Get only top-level documents
             docs = library.get_documents(user="trustgraph")
 
             for doc in docs:
                 print(f"{doc.id}: {doc.title} ({doc.kind})")
                 print(f"  Uploaded: {doc.time}")
                 print(f"  Tags: {', '.join(doc.tags)}")
+
+            # Get all documents including extracted pages
+            all_docs = library.get_documents(user="trustgraph", include_children=True)
             ```
         """
 
         input = {
             "operation": "list-documents",
             "user": user,
+            "include-children": include_children,
         }
 
         object = self.request(input)
@@ -354,7 +362,9 @@ class Library:
                         for w in v["metadata"]
                     ],
                     user = v["user"],
-                    tags = v["tags"]
+                    tags = v["tags"],
+                    parent_id = v.get("parent-id", ""),
+                    document_type = v.get("document-type", "source"),
                 )
                 for v in object["document-metadatas"]
             ]
@@ -397,7 +407,7 @@ class Library:
         doc = object["document-metadata"]
 
         try:
-            DocumentMetadata(
+            return DocumentMetadata(
                 id = doc["id"],
                 time = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(doc["time"]),
                 kind = doc["kind"],
@@ -412,7 +422,9 @@ class Library:
                     for w in doc["metadata"]
                 ],
                 user = doc["user"],
-                tags = doc["tags"]
+                tags = doc["tags"],
+                parent_id = doc.get("parent-id", ""),
+                document_type = doc.get("document-type", "source"),
             )
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error("Failed to parse document response", exc_info=True)
@@ -860,3 +872,258 @@ class Library:
 
         return self.request(complete_request)
 
+    # Child document methods
+
+    def add_child_document(
+            self, document, id, parent_id, user, title, comments,
+            kind="text/plain", tags=[], metadata=None,
+    ):
+        """
+        Add a child document linked to a parent document.
+
+        Child documents are typically extracted content (e.g., pages from a PDF).
+        They are automatically marked with document_type="extracted" and linked
+        to their parent via parent_id.
+
+        Args:
+            document: Document content as bytes
+            id: Document identifier (auto-generated if None)
+            parent_id: Parent document identifier (required)
+            user: User/owner identifier
+            title: Document title
+            comments: Document description or comments
+            kind: MIME type of the document (default: "text/plain")
+            tags: List of tags for categorization (default: [])
+            metadata: Optional metadata as list of Triple objects
+
+        Returns:
+            dict: Response from the add operation
+
+        Raises:
+            RuntimeError: If parent_id is not provided
+
+        Example:
+            ```python
+            library = api.library()
+
+            # Add extracted page from a PDF
+            library.add_child_document(
+                document=page_text.encode('utf-8'),
+                id="doc-123-page-1",
+                parent_id="doc-123",
+                user="trustgraph",
+                title="Page 1 of Research Paper",
+                comments="First page extracted from PDF",
+                kind="text/plain",
+                tags=["extracted", "page"]
+            )
+            ```
+        """
+        if not parent_id:
+            raise RuntimeError("parent_id is required for child documents")
+
+        if id is None:
+            id = hash(document)
+
+        if not title:
+            title = ""
+        if not comments:
+            comments = ""
+
+        triples = []
+        if metadata:
+            if isinstance(metadata, list):
+                triples = [
+                    {
+                        "s": from_value(t.s),
+                        "p": from_value(t.p),
+                        "o": from_value(t.o),
+                    }
+                    for t in metadata
+                ]
+
+        input = {
+            "operation": "add-child-document",
+            "document-metadata": {
+                "id": id,
+                "time": int(time.time()),
+                "kind": kind,
+                "title": title,
+                "comments": comments,
+                "metadata": triples,
+                "user": user,
+                "tags": tags,
+                "parent-id": parent_id,
+                "document-type": "extracted",
+            },
+            "content": base64.b64encode(document).decode("utf-8"),
+        }
+
+        return self.request(input)
+
+    def list_children(self, document_id, user):
+        """
+        List all child documents for a given parent document.
+
+        Args:
+            document_id: Parent document identifier
+            user: User identifier
+
+        Returns:
+            list[DocumentMetadata]: List of child document metadata objects
+
+        Example:
+            ```python
+            library = api.library()
+            children = library.list_children(
+                document_id="doc-123",
+                user="trustgraph"
+            )
+
+            for child in children:
+                print(f"{child.id}: {child.title}")
+            ```
+        """
+        input = {
+            "operation": "list-children",
+            "document-id": document_id,
+            "user": user,
+        }
+
+        response = self.request(input)
+
+        try:
+            return [
+                DocumentMetadata(
+                    id=v["id"],
+                    time=datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(v["time"]),
+                    kind=v["kind"],
+                    title=v["title"],
+                    comments=v.get("comments", ""),
+                    metadata=[
+                        Triple(
+                            s=to_value(w["s"]),
+                            p=to_value(w["p"]),
+                            o=to_value(w["o"])
+                        )
+                        for w in v.get("metadata", [])
+                    ],
+                    user=v["user"],
+                    tags=v.get("tags", []),
+                    parent_id=v.get("parent-id", ""),
+                    document_type=v.get("document-type", "source"),
+                )
+                for v in response.get("document-metadatas", [])
+            ]
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error("Failed to parse children response", exc_info=True)
+            raise ProtocolException("Response not formatted correctly")
+
+    def get_document_content(self, user, id):
+        """
+        Get the content of a document.
+
+        Retrieves the full content of a document as bytes.
+
+        Args:
+            user: User identifier
+            id: Document identifier
+
+        Returns:
+            bytes: Document content
+
+        Example:
+            ```python
+            library = api.library()
+            content = library.get_document_content(
+                user="trustgraph",
+                id="doc-123"
+            )
+
+            # Write to file
+            with open("output.pdf", "wb") as f:
+                f.write(content)
+            ```
+        """
+        input = {
+            "operation": "get-document-content",
+            "user": user,
+            "document-id": id,
+        }
+
+        response = self.request(input)
+        content_b64 = response.get("content", "")
+
+        return base64.b64decode(content_b64)
+
+    def stream_document_to_file(self, user, id, file_path, chunk_size=1024*1024, on_progress=None):
+        """
+        Stream document content to a file.
+
+        Downloads document content in chunks and writes directly to a file,
+        enabling memory-efficient handling of large documents.
+
+        Args:
+            user: User identifier
+            id: Document identifier
+            file_path: Path to write the document content
+            chunk_size: Size of each chunk to download (default 1MB)
+            on_progress: Optional callback(bytes_received, total_bytes) for progress updates
+
+        Returns:
+            int: Total bytes written
+
+        Example:
+            ```python
+            library = api.library()
+
+            def progress(received, total):
+                print(f"Downloaded {received}/{total} bytes")
+
+            library.stream_document_to_file(
+                user="trustgraph",
+                id="large-doc-123",
+                file_path="/tmp/document.pdf",
+                on_progress=progress
+            )
+            ```
+        """
+        chunk_index = 0
+        total_bytes_written = 0
+        total_bytes = None
+
+        with open(file_path, "wb") as f:
+            while True:
+                input = {
+                    "operation": "stream-document",
+                    "user": user,
+                    "document-id": id,
+                    "chunk-index": chunk_index,
+                    "chunk-size": chunk_size,
+                }
+
+                response = self.request(input)
+
+                content_b64 = response.get("content", "")
+                chunk_data = base64.b64decode(content_b64)
+
+                if not chunk_data:
+                    break
+
+                f.write(chunk_data)
+                total_bytes_written += len(chunk_data)
+
+                total_chunks = response.get("total-chunks", 1)
+                total_bytes = response.get("total-bytes", total_bytes_written)
+
+                if on_progress:
+                    on_progress(total_bytes_written, total_bytes)
+
+                # Check if we've received all chunks
+                if chunk_index >= total_chunks - 1:
+                    break
+
+                chunk_index += 1
+
+        return total_bytes_written
+
diff --git a/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/api/types.py b/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/api/types.py
index 3b4e476e..47aa5ae0 100644
--- a/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/api/types.py
+++ b/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/api/types.py
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ class DocumentMetadata:
         metadata: List of RDF triples providing structured metadata
         user: User/owner identifier
         tags: List of tags for categorization
+        parent_id: Parent document ID for child documents (empty for top-level docs)
+        document_type: "source" for uploaded documents, "extracted" for derived content
     """
     id : str
     time : datetime.datetime
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ class DocumentMetadata:
     metadata : List[Triple]
     user : str
     tags : List[str]
+    parent_id : str = ""
+    document_type : str = "source"
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
 class ProcessingMetadata:
diff --git a/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/schema/knowledge/document.py b/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/schema/knowledge/document.py
index d8ce97b4..f3996136 100644
--- a/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/schema/knowledge/document.py
+++ b/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/schema/knowledge/document.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ from ..core.topic import topic
 class Document:
     metadata: Metadata | None = None
     data: bytes = b""
+    # For large document streaming: if document_id is set, the receiver should
+    # fetch content from librarian instead of using inline data
+    document_id: str = ""
 
 ############################################################################
 
diff --git a/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/schema/services/library.py b/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/schema/services/library.py
index 30f8088b..4025977a 100644
--- a/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/schema/services/library.py
+++ b/trustgraph-base/trustgraph/schema/services/library.py
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ class DocumentMetadata:
     metadata: list[Triple] = field(default_factory=list)
     user: str = ""
     tags: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    # Child document support
+    parent_id: str = ""  # Empty for top-level docs, set for children
+    document_type: str = "source"  # "source" or "extracted"
 
 @dataclass
 class ProcessingMetadata:
@@ -167,9 +170,12 @@ class LibrarianRequest:
     # upload-chunk, complete-upload, abort-upload, get-upload-status
     upload_id: str = ""
 
-    # upload-chunk
+    # upload-chunk, stream-document
     chunk_index: int = 0
 
+    # list-documents - whether to include child documents (default False)
+    include_children: bool = False
+
 @dataclass
 class LibrarianResponse:
     error: Error | None = None
diff --git a/trustgraph-cli/trustgraph/cli/load_pdf.py b/trustgraph-cli/trustgraph/cli/load_pdf.py
index d305cb4b..a770ec05 100644
--- a/trustgraph-cli/trustgraph/cli/load_pdf.py
+++ b/trustgraph-cli/trustgraph/cli/load_pdf.py
@@ -1,15 +1,30 @@
 """
-Loads a PDF document into TrustGraph processing by directing to
-the pdf-decoder queue.
-Consider using tg-add-library-document to load
-a document, followed by tg-start-library-processing to initiate processing.
+DEPRECATED: This tool is deprecated and will be removed in a future version.
+
+Use tg-add-library-document to add a document to the library, followed by
+tg-start-library-processing to initiate processing.
+
+Example:
+    # Add document to library
+    tg-add-library-document --id my-doc --title "My PDF" document.pdf
+
+    # Start processing
+    tg-start-library-processing --document-id my-doc --collection default
+
+The library-based workflow provides:
+- Progress feedback for large file uploads
+- Resumable uploads
+- Better error handling
+- Centralized document management
 """
 
 import hashlib
 import argparse
 import os
+import sys
 import time
 import uuid
+import warnings
 
 from trustgraph.api import Api
 from trustgraph.knowledge import hash, to_uri
@@ -71,6 +86,18 @@ class Loader:
 
 def main():
 
+    # Print deprecation warning
+    print("\n" + "=" * 70, file=sys.stderr)
+    print("DEPRECATION WARNING: tg-load-pdf is deprecated.", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("Please use the library-based workflow instead:", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("  1. tg-add-library-document to add the document", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("  2. tg-start-library-processing to start processing", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("This provides progress feedback, resumable uploads, and", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("better handling of large documents.", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("=" * 70 + "\n", file=sys.stderr)
+
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         prog='tg-load-pdf',
         description=__doc__,
diff --git a/trustgraph-cli/trustgraph/cli/load_text.py b/trustgraph-cli/trustgraph/cli/load_text.py
index 594d1c04..3533a7ae 100644
--- a/trustgraph-cli/trustgraph/cli/load_text.py
+++ b/trustgraph-cli/trustgraph/cli/load_text.py
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
 """
-Loads a text document into TrustGraph processing by directing to a text
-loader queue.
-Consider using tg-add-library-document to load
-a document, followed by tg-start-library-processing to initiate processing.
+DEPRECATED: This tool is deprecated and will be removed in a future version.
+
+Use tg-add-library-document to add a document to the library, followed by
+tg-start-library-processing to initiate processing.
+
+Example:
+    # Add document to library
+    tg-add-library-document --id my-doc --title "My Text" --kind text/plain document.txt
+
+    # Start processing
+    tg-start-library-processing --document-id my-doc --collection default
+
+The library-based workflow provides:
+- Progress feedback for large file uploads
+- Resumable uploads
+- Better error handling
+- Centralized document management
 """
 
 import pulsar
@@ -10,8 +23,10 @@ from pulsar.schema import JsonSchema
 import hashlib
 import argparse
 import os
+import sys
 import time
 import uuid
+import warnings
 
 from trustgraph.api import Api
 from trustgraph.knowledge import hash, to_uri
@@ -73,6 +88,18 @@ class Loader:
 
 def main():
 
+    # Print deprecation warning
+    print("\n" + "=" * 70, file=sys.stderr)
+    print("DEPRECATION WARNING: tg-load-text is deprecated.", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("Please use the library-based workflow instead:", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("  1. tg-add-library-document to add the document", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("  2. tg-start-library-processing to start processing", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("This provides progress feedback, resumable uploads, and", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("better handling of large documents.", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("=" * 70 + "\n", file=sys.stderr)
+
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         prog='tg-load-text',
         description=__doc__,
diff --git a/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/decoding/pdf/pdf_decoder.py b/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/decoding/pdf/pdf_decoder.py
index bb641a26..d60e9b77 100755
--- a/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/decoding/pdf/pdf_decoder.py
+++ b/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/decoding/pdf/pdf_decoder.py
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 """
 Simple decoder, accepts PDF documents on input, outputs pages from the
 PDF document as text as separate output objects.
+
+Supports both inline document data and streaming from librarian API
+for large documents.
 """
 
+import os
 import tempfile
 import base64
 import logging
@@ -17,6 +21,10 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 default_ident = "pdf-decoder"
 
+# Default API URL for fetching documents from librarian
+default_api_url = os.environ.get("TRUSTGRAPH_API_URL", "http://api:8088")
+
+
 class Processor(FlowProcessor):
 
     def __init__(self, **params):
@@ -29,6 +37,8 @@ class Processor(FlowProcessor):
             }
         )
 
+        self.api_url = params.get("api_url", default_api_url)
+
         self.register_specification(
             ConsumerSpec(
                 name = "input",
@@ -46,6 +56,59 @@ class Processor(FlowProcessor):
 
         logger.info("PDF decoder initialized")
 
+    def _fetch_document_to_file(self, document_id, user, file_path, chunk_size=1024*1024):
+        """
+        Fetch document content from librarian API and stream to file.
+
+        This avoids loading the entire document into memory at once.
+        """
+        import requests
+
+        logger.info(f"Streaming document {document_id} to temp file...")
+
+        # Use chunk-based streaming to minimize memory usage
+        chunk_index = 0
+        total_bytes = 0
+
+        with open(file_path, 'wb') as f:
+            while True:
+                url = f"{self.api_url}/api/v1/librarian"
+                payload = {
+                    "operation": "stream-document",
+                    "user": user,
+                    "document-id": document_id,
+                    "chunk-index": chunk_index,
+                    "chunk-size": chunk_size,
+                }
+
+                try:
+                    response = requests.post(url, json=payload, timeout=60)
+                    response.raise_for_status()
+                    data = response.json()
+                except requests.RequestException as e:
+                    logger.error(f"Failed to fetch chunk {chunk_index}: {e}")
+                    raise
+
+                if "error" in data and data["error"]:
+                    raise RuntimeError(f"API error: {data['error']}")
+
+                content_b64 = data.get("content", "")
+                if not content_b64:
+                    break
+
+                chunk_data = base64.b64decode(content_b64)
+                f.write(chunk_data)
+                total_bytes += len(chunk_data)
+
+                total_chunks = data.get("total-chunks", 1)
+                if chunk_index >= total_chunks - 1:
+                    break
+
+                chunk_index += 1
+
+        logger.info(f"Downloaded {total_bytes} bytes to temp file")
+        return total_bytes
+
     async def on_message(self, msg, consumer, flow):
 
         logger.debug("PDF message received")
@@ -54,26 +117,43 @@ class Processor(FlowProcessor):
 
         logger.info(f"Decoding PDF {v.metadata.id}...")
 
-        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete_on_close=False) as fp:
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete_on_close=False, suffix='.pdf') as fp:
+            temp_path = fp.name
 
-            fp.write(base64.b64decode(v.data))
-            fp.close()
+            # Check if we should fetch from librarian or use inline data
+            if v.document_id:
+                # Stream from librarian API to temp file
+                logger.info(f"Fetching document {v.document_id} from librarian...")
+                fp.close()
+                self._fetch_document_to_file(
+                    document_id=v.document_id,
+                    user=v.metadata.user,
+                    file_path=temp_path,
+                )
+            else:
+                # Use inline data (backward compatibility)
+                fp.write(base64.b64decode(v.data))
+                fp.close()
 
-            with open(fp.name, mode='rb') as f:
+            loader = PyPDFLoader(temp_path)
+            pages = loader.load()
 
-                loader = PyPDFLoader(fp.name)
-                pages = loader.load()
+            for ix, page in enumerate(pages):
 
-                for ix, page in enumerate(pages):
+                logger.debug(f"Processing page {ix}")
 
-                    logger.debug(f"Processing page {ix}")
+                r = TextDocument(
+                    metadata=v.metadata,
+                    text=page.page_content.encode("utf-8"),
+                )
 
-                    r = TextDocument(
-                        metadata=v.metadata,
-                        text=page.page_content.encode("utf-8"),
-                    )
+                await flow("output").send(r)
 
-                    await flow("output").send(r)
+        # Clean up temp file
+        try:
+            os.unlink(temp_path)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
 
         logger.debug("PDF decoding complete")
 
@@ -81,6 +161,12 @@ class Processor(FlowProcessor):
     def add_args(parser):
         FlowProcessor.add_args(parser)
 
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--api-url',
+            default=default_api_url,
+            help=f'TrustGraph API URL for document streaming (default: {default_api_url})',
+        )
+
 def run():
 
     Processor.launch(default_ident, __doc__)
diff --git a/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/librarian/librarian.py b/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/librarian/librarian.py
index fba89875..831e015a 100644
--- a/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/librarian/librarian.py
+++ b/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/librarian/librarian.py
@@ -91,6 +91,21 @@ class Librarian:
         ):
             raise RuntimeError("Document does not exist")
 
+        # First, cascade delete all child documents
+        children = await self.table_store.list_children(request.document_id)
+        for child in children:
+            logger.debug(f"Cascade deleting child document {child.id}")
+            try:
+                child_object_id = await self.table_store.get_document_object_id(
+                    child.user,
+                    child.id
+                )
+                await self.blob_store.remove(child_object_id)
+                await self.table_store.remove_document(child.user, child.id)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.warning(f"Failed to delete child document {child.id}: {e}")
+
+        # Now remove the parent document
         object_id = await self.table_store.get_document_object_id(
             request.user,
             request.document_id
@@ -262,6 +277,14 @@ class Librarian:
 
         docs = await self.table_store.list_documents(request.user)
 
+        # Filter out child documents by default unless include_children is True
+        include_children = getattr(request, 'include_children', False)
+        if not include_children:
+            docs = [
+                doc for doc in docs
+                if not doc.parent_id  # Only include top-level documents
+            ]
+
         return LibrarianResponse(
             error = None,
             document_metadata = None,
@@ -593,3 +616,124 @@ class Librarian:
             upload_sessions=upload_sessions,
         )
 
+    # Child document operations
+
+    async def add_child_document(self, request):
+        """
+        Add a child document linked to a parent document.
+
+        Child documents are typically extracted content (e.g., pages from a PDF).
+        They have a parent_id pointing to the source document and document_type
+        set to "extracted".
+        """
+        logger.info(f"Adding child document {request.document_metadata.id} "
+                   f"for parent {request.document_metadata.parent_id}")
+
+        if not request.document_metadata.parent_id:
+            raise RequestError("parent_id is required for child documents")
+
+        # Verify parent exists
+        if not await self.table_store.document_exists(
+                request.document_metadata.user,
+                request.document_metadata.parent_id
+        ):
+            raise RequestError(
+                f"Parent document {request.document_metadata.parent_id} does not exist"
+            )
+
+        if await self.table_store.document_exists(
+                request.document_metadata.user,
+                request.document_metadata.id
+        ):
+            raise RequestError("Document already exists")
+
+        # Ensure document_type is set to "extracted"
+        request.document_metadata.document_type = "extracted"
+
+        # Create object ID for blob
+        object_id = uuid.uuid4()
+
+        logger.debug("Adding blob...")
+
+        await self.blob_store.add(
+            object_id, base64.b64decode(request.content),
+            request.document_metadata.kind
+        )
+
+        logger.debug("Adding to table...")
+
+        await self.table_store.add_document(
+            request.document_metadata, object_id
+        )
+
+        logger.debug("Add child document complete")
+
+        return LibrarianResponse(
+            error=None,
+            document_id=request.document_metadata.id,
+        )
+
+    async def list_children(self, request):
+        """
+        List all child documents for a given parent document.
+        """
+        logger.debug(f"Listing children for parent {request.document_id}")
+
+        children = await self.table_store.list_children(request.document_id)
+
+        return LibrarianResponse(
+            error=None,
+            document_metadatas=children,
+        )
+
+    async def stream_document(self, request):
+        """
+        Stream document content in chunks.
+
+        This operation returns document content in smaller chunks, allowing
+        memory-efficient processing of large documents. The response includes
+        chunk information for reassembly.
+
+        Note: This operation returns a single chunk at a time. Clients should
+        call repeatedly with increasing chunk_index until all chunks are received.
+        """
+        logger.debug(f"Streaming document {request.document_id}, chunk {request.chunk_index}")
+
+        object_id = await self.table_store.get_document_object_id(
+            request.user,
+            request.document_id
+        )
+
+        # Default chunk size of 1MB
+        chunk_size = request.chunk_size if request.chunk_size > 0 else 1024 * 1024
+
+        # Get the full content and slice out the requested chunk
+        # Note: This is a simple implementation. For true streaming, we'd need
+        # range requests on the object storage.
+        content = await self.blob_store.get(object_id)
+        total_size = len(content)
+        total_chunks = math.ceil(total_size / chunk_size)
+
+        if request.chunk_index >= total_chunks:
+            raise RequestError(
+                f"Invalid chunk index {request.chunk_index}, "
+                f"document has {total_chunks} chunks"
+            )
+
+        start = request.chunk_index * chunk_size
+        end = min(start + chunk_size, total_size)
+        chunk_content = content[start:end]
+
+        logger.debug(f"Returning chunk {request.chunk_index}/{total_chunks}, "
+                    f"bytes {start}-{end} of {total_size}")
+
+        return LibrarianResponse(
+            error=None,
+            content=base64.b64encode(chunk_content),
+            chunk_index=request.chunk_index,
+            chunks_received=1,  # Using as "current chunk" indicator
+            total_chunks=total_chunks,
+            bytes_received=end,
+            total_bytes=total_size,
+        )
+
diff --git a/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/librarian/service.py b/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/librarian/service.py
index 9ef449e8..217da4f1 100755
--- a/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/librarian/service.py
+++ b/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/librarian/service.py
@@ -271,6 +271,9 @@ class Processor(AsyncProcessor):
 
         pass
 
+    # Threshold for sending document_id instead of inline content (2MB)
+    STREAMING_THRESHOLD = 2 * 1024 * 1024
+
     async def load_document(self, document, processing, content):
 
         logger.debug("Ready for document processing...")
@@ -303,15 +306,31 @@ class Processor(AsyncProcessor):
             )
             schema = TextDocument
         else:
-            doc = Document(
-                metadata = Metadata(
-                    id = document.id,
-                    metadata = document.metadata,
-                    user = processing.user,
-                    collection = processing.collection
-                ),
-                data = base64.b64encode(content).decode("utf-8")
-            )
+            # For large PDF documents, send document_id for streaming retrieval
+            # instead of embedding the entire content in the message
+            if len(content) >= self.STREAMING_THRESHOLD:
+                logger.info(f"Document {document.id} is large ({len(content)} bytes), "
+                           f"sending document_id for streaming retrieval")
+                doc = Document(
+                    metadata = Metadata(
+                        id = document.id,
+                        metadata = document.metadata,
+                        user = processing.user,
+                        collection = processing.collection
+                    ),
+                    document_id = document.id,
+                    data = b"",  # Empty data, receiver will fetch via API
+                )
+            else:
+                doc = Document(
+                    metadata = Metadata(
+                        id = document.id,
+                        metadata = document.metadata,
+                        user = processing.user,
+                        collection = processing.collection
+                    ),
+                    data = base64.b64encode(content).decode("utf-8")
+                )
             schema = Document
 
         logger.debug(f"Submitting to queue {q}...")
@@ -368,6 +387,10 @@ class Processor(AsyncProcessor):
             "abort-upload": self.librarian.abort_upload,
             "get-upload-status": self.librarian.get_upload_status,
             "list-uploads": self.librarian.list_uploads,
+            # Child document and streaming operations
+            "add-child-document": self.librarian.add_child_document,
+            "list-children": self.librarian.list_children,
+            "stream-document": self.librarian.stream_document,
         }
 
         if v.operation not in impls:
diff --git a/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/tables/library.py b/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/tables/library.py
index aa73c950..354a66e3 100644
--- a/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/tables/library.py
+++ b/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/tables/library.py
@@ -112,6 +112,34 @@ class LibraryTableStore:
             ON document (object_id)
         """);
 
+        # Add parent_id and document_type columns for child document support
+        logger.debug("document table parent_id column...")
+
+        try:
+            self.cassandra.execute("""
+                ALTER TABLE document ADD parent_id text
+            """);
+        except Exception as e:
+            # Column may already exist
+            if "already exists" not in str(e).lower() and "Invalid column name" not in str(e):
+                logger.debug(f"parent_id column may already exist: {e}")
+
+        try:
+            self.cassandra.execute("""
+                ALTER TABLE document ADD document_type text
+            """);
+        except Exception as e:
+            # Column may already exist
+            if "already exists" not in str(e).lower() and "Invalid column name" not in str(e):
+                logger.debug(f"document_type column may already exist: {e}")
+
+        logger.debug("document parent index...")
+
+        self.cassandra.execute("""
+            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS document_parent
+            ON document (parent_id)
+        """);
+
         logger.debug("processing table...")
 
         self.cassandra.execute("""
@@ -162,9 +190,10 @@ class LibraryTableStore:
             (
                 id, user, time,
                 kind, title, comments,
-                metadata, tags, object_id
+                metadata, tags, object_id,
+                parent_id, document_type
             )
-            VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+            VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
         """)
 
         self.update_document_stmt = self.cassandra.prepare("""
@@ -175,7 +204,8 @@ class LibraryTableStore:
         """)
 
         self.get_document_stmt = self.cassandra.prepare("""
-            SELECT time, kind, title, comments, metadata, tags, object_id
+            SELECT time, kind, title, comments, metadata, tags, object_id,
+                   parent_id, document_type
             FROM document
             WHERE user = ? AND id = ?
         """)
@@ -194,14 +224,16 @@ class LibraryTableStore:
 
         self.list_document_stmt = self.cassandra.prepare("""
             SELECT
-                id, time, kind, title, comments, metadata, tags, object_id
+                id, time, kind, title, comments, metadata, tags, object_id,
+                parent_id, document_type
             FROM document
             WHERE user = ?
         """)
 
         self.list_document_by_tag_stmt = self.cassandra.prepare("""
             SELECT
-                id, time, kind, title, comments, metadata, tags, object_id
+                id, time, kind, title, comments, metadata, tags, object_id,
+                parent_id, document_type
             FROM document
             WHERE user = ? AND tags CONTAINS ?
             ALLOW FILTERING
@@ -277,6 +309,16 @@ class LibraryTableStore:
             WHERE user = ?
         """)
 
+        # Child document queries
+        self.list_children_stmt = self.cassandra.prepare("""
+            SELECT
+                id, user, time, kind, title, comments, metadata, tags,
+                object_id, parent_id, document_type
+            FROM document
+            WHERE parent_id = ?
+            ALLOW FILTERING
+        """)
+
     async def document_exists(self, user, id):
 
         resp = self.cassandra.execute(
@@ -303,6 +345,10 @@ class LibraryTableStore:
             for v in document.metadata
         ]
 
+        # Get parent_id and document_type from document, defaulting if not set
+        parent_id = getattr(document, 'parent_id', '') or ''
+        document_type = getattr(document, 'document_type', 'source') or 'source'
+
         while True:
 
             try:
@@ -312,7 +358,8 @@ class LibraryTableStore:
                     (
                         document.id, document.user, int(document.time * 1000),
                         document.kind, document.title, document.comments,
-                        metadata, document.tags, object_id
+                        metadata, document.tags, object_id,
+                        parent_id, document_type
                     )
                 )
 
@@ -419,6 +466,55 @@ class LibraryTableStore:
                     for m in row[5]
                 ],
                 tags = row[6] if row[6] else [],
+                parent_id = row[8] if row[8] else "",
+                document_type = row[9] if row[9] else "source",
+            )
+            for row in resp
+        ]
+
+        logger.debug("Done")
+
+        return lst
+
+    async def list_children(self, parent_id):
+        """List all child documents for a given parent document ID."""
+
+        logger.debug(f"List children for parent {parent_id}")
+
+        while True:
+
+            try:
+
+                resp = self.cassandra.execute(
+                    self.list_children_stmt,
+                    (parent_id,)
+                )
+
+                break
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error("Exception occurred", exc_info=True)
+                raise e
+
+        lst = [
+            DocumentMetadata(
+                id = row[0],
+                user = row[1],
+                time = int(time.mktime(row[2].timetuple())),
+                kind = row[3],
+                title = row[4],
+                comments = row[5],
+                metadata = [
+                    Triple(
+                        s=tuple_to_term(m[0], m[1]),
+                        p=tuple_to_term(m[2], m[3]),
+                        o=tuple_to_term(m[4], m[5])
+                    )
+                    for m in row[6]
+                ],
+                tags = row[7] if row[7] else [],
+                parent_id = row[9] if row[9] else "",
+                document_type = row[10] if row[10] else "source",
             )
             for row in resp
         ]
@@ -464,6 +560,8 @@ class LibraryTableStore:
                     for m in row[4]
                 ],
                 tags = row[5] if row[5] else [],
+                parent_id = row[7] if row[7] else "",
+                document_type = row[8] if row[8] else "source",
             )
 
             logger.debug("Done")