Overview
pdf is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by eigent-ai. Its author describes it as: “Use this skill whenever the user wants to do anything with PDF files. This includes reading or extracting text/tables from PDFs, combining or merging multiple PDFs into one, splitting PDFs apart, rotating pages, addin…”. The project has 15k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/eigent-ai/eigent ~/.claude/skills/pdf`.
What pdf does
This guide covers essential PDF processing operations using Python libraries and command-line tools. For advanced features, JavaScript libraries, and detailed examples, see REFERENCE.md. If you need to fill out a PDF form, read FORMS.md and follow its instructions.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for 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 pdf to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/eigent-ai/eigent ~/.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
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 eigent-ai/eigent, an established project with 15,032 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
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Frequently asked questions
- What does pdf do?
- Use this skill whenever the user wants to do anything with PDF files. This includes reading or extracting text/tables from PDFs, combining or merging multiple PDFs into one, splitting PDFs apart, rotating pages, adding watermarks, creating new PDFs, filling PDF forms, encrypting/decrypting PDFs, extracting images, and OCR on scanned PDFs to make them searchable. If the user mentions a .pdf file or asks to produce one, use this skill.
- How do I install pdf?
- Run git clone https://github.com/eigent-ai/eigent ~/.claude/skills/pdf in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/eigent-ai/eigent before installing.
- Is pdf free to use?
- Yes. 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 pdf come from?
- pdf ships inside eigent-ai/eigent, a repository that contains 7 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 15,032 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.