Overview
hive.pdf is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by aden-hive. Its author describes it as: “Read, write, merge, split, rotate, watermark, encrypt, and OCR PDF files using Python (pypdf, pdfplumber, reportlab, pypdfium2) and command-line tools (poppler-utils, qpdf). Use when the user asks to extract text/tabl…”. The project has 11k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/pdf`.
What hive.pdf does
This guide covers essential PDF processing operations using Python libraries and command-line tools. For advanced features, JavaScript libraries (pdf-lib, pdfjs-dist), pypdfium2 details, performance tips, and troubleshooting, see REFERENCE.md.
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What’s inside
The SKILL.md for hive.pdf is organised into these sections:
- Overview
- Quick Start
- Python Libraries
- pypdf - Basic Operations
- pdfplumber - Text and Table Extraction
- reportlab - Create PDFs
- Command-Line Tools
- pdftotext (poppler-utils)
- qpdf
- pdftk (if available)
- Common Tasks
- Extract Text from Scanned PDFs
Installation
Add hive.pdf to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/pdfReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
Neither the skill nor its repository names a specific agent. It uses the SKILL.md format, which several agents can load — check the repository for any agent-specific requirements.
License
hive.pdf is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in aden-hive/hive, an established project with 10,923 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
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Frequently asked questions
- What does hive.pdf do?
- Read, write, merge, split, rotate, watermark, encrypt, and OCR PDF files using Python (pypdf, pdfplumber, reportlab, pypdfium2) and command-line tools (poppler-utils, qpdf). Use when the user asks to extract text/tables/images from a PDF, create or modify a PDF, combine or split PDFs, OCR a scanned PDF, password-protect a PDF, or render PDF pages as images.
- How do I install hive.pdf?
- Run git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/pdf in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/aden-hive/hive before installing.
- Is hive.pdf free to use?
- Yes. hive.pdf is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does hive.pdf come from?
- hive.pdf ships inside aden-hive/hive, a repository that contains 25 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 10,923 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.