Overview
pdf is an open-source integrations skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by ThinkInAIXYZ. Its author describes it as: “Comprehensive PDF manipulation toolkit for extracting text and tables, creating new PDFs, merging/splitting documents, and handling forms. When Claude needs to fill in a PDF form or programmatically process, generate,…”. The project has 6.2k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat ~/.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/ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat ~/.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 ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat, an established project with 6,228 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
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Frequently asked questions
- What does pdf do?
- Comprehensive PDF manipulation toolkit for extracting text and tables, creating new PDFs, merging/splitting documents, and handling forms. When Claude needs to fill in a PDF form or programmatically process, generate, or analyze PDF documents at scale.
- How do I install pdf?
- Run git clone https://github.com/ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat ~/.claude/skills/pdf in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat 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 ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat, a repository that contains 25 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 6,228 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.