PDF Processing with Python
HKUDS/DeepTutor
Reads, extracts from, creates, merges, splits, watermarks, encrypts and fills PDF files with pdfplumber, pypdf and reportlab inside a Python sandbox.
Handles everyday PDF jobs in Python and on the command line: extract text and tables, merge, split, rotate, watermark, fill forms, encrypt and OCR.
Install PDF Processing
$ npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill pdf -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install anthropics/skills pdf --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/pdf .claude/skills/pdf && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "pdf" agent skill from https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdf into .claude/skills/pdf/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdfType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill pdf -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install anthropics/skills pdf --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/pdf .agents/skills/pdf && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "pdf" agent skill from https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdf into .agents/skills/pdf/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill pdf -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install anthropics/skills pdf --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/pdf .cursor/skills/pdf && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "pdf" agent skill from https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdf into .cursor/skills/pdf/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git --path skills/pdf--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill pdf -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install anthropics/skills pdf --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/pdf .gemini/skills/pdf && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "pdf" agent skill from https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdf into .gemini/skills/pdf/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install anthropics/skills pdfInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill pdf -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/pdf .github/skills/pdf && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "pdf" agent skill from https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdf into .github/skills/pdf/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill pdf -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install anthropics/skills pdf --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/pdf .opencode/skills/pdf && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "pdf" agent skill from https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdf into .opencode/skills/pdf/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
pdf- GitHub stars
- 180k
- Used in
- 48 other repos
- Token cost
- ~2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 249 words
- Files
- 12 (incl. scripts)
- Skills in repo
- 16
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Proprietary
At a glance
Handles everyday PDF jobs in Python and on the command line: extract text and tables, merge, split, rotate, watermark, fill forms, encrypt and OCR.
- Pulling text or tables out of a PDF report
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Quick Start, Python Libraries and Command-Line Tools, plus 3 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls qpdf and pdftotext
- Combining, splitting or rotating pages across several PDFs
What it does
This skill gives the agent working recipes for PDF tasks, mainly with Python libraries. pypdf covers merging, splitting, rotating pages and reading metadata; pdfplumber pulls out text with its layout and tables, which can go straight into pandas; reportlab creates new PDFs, from a single canvas page to multi-page documents built from paragraphs.
Form filling has its own instructions in forms.md and a set of scripts that check for fillable fields, extract field information and structure, fill fields or annotations, and render pages to images to check bounding boxes. A longer reference.md holds advanced features and JavaScript options. One practical warning: Unicode subscript and superscript characters render as black boxes in ReportLab, so the skill shows the XML markup to use instead. The SKILL.md is published under a proprietary licence.
When your agent uses it
- Pulling text or tables out of a PDF report
- Combining, splitting or rotating pages across several PDFs
- Filling in a PDF form from structured data
- Generating a new PDF document from content
Example prompts
- “Extract every table from quarterly-report.pdf into CSV files.”
- “Merge these three contracts into one PDF and add page numbers.”
- “Fill in the W-9 form in ./forms with the details from my profile.”
Requirements
- Python with pypdf, pdfplumber and reportlab
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 683bc88. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships 8 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
qpdfpdftotext
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
PDF Processing loads about 2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 110 tokens; SKILL.md has 249 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Proprietary) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 249 words (~2,009 tokens).
“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.”
- name
- license
- Proprietary. LICENSE.txt has complete terms
Files
SKILL.md and 11 other files (scripts) in skills/pdf of anthropics/skills.
- SKILL.md
- LICENSE.txt
- forms.md
- reference.md
- scripts/check_bounding_boxes.py
- scripts/check_fillable_fields.py
- scripts/convert_pdf_to_images.py
- scripts/create_validation_image.py
- scripts/extract_form_field_info.py
- scripts/extract_form_structure.py
- scripts/fill_fillable_fields.py
- scripts/fill_pdf_form_with_annotations.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 683bc88
Used in at least 42 other repositories
We found 62 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 48 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in anthropics/skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
- malob/nix-configconfigs/claude/skills/pdf
- rvdbreemen/OTGW-firmware.github/skills/pdf
- syahiidkamil/Software-Engineer-AI-Agent-Atlas.claude/skills/pdf
- zebbern/claude-code-guideskills/pdf
- fcakyon/claude-codex-settingsplugins/anthropic-office-skills/skills/pdf
- eigent-ai/eigentresources/example-skills/pdf
- K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-writerskills/pdf.claude/skills/pdf+1 more
- kv0906/pm-kit.claude/skills/pdf
- kid0317/crewai_mas_demoskills/pdf
- guanyang/open-agent-hubskills/pdf
- XiaoMaColtAI/math-modeling-skilltools/pdfdsh-plugin/math-modeling-agent/skills/math-modeling/tools/pdf
- OWWZO/ai-agentruntime/skills/pdf
- koolamusic/claudefilesskills/pdf
- agentscope-ai/QwenPawsrc/qwenpaw/agents/skills/pdf-en
- ymx10086/ResearchClawsrc/researchclaw/agents/skills/pdf
- xstongxue/best-skillsskills/pdf
- cohen-liel/hivemind.claude/skills/pdf
- DrugClaw/DrugClawskills/built-in/pdf
- AgentTeam-TaichuAI/ScienceClawScienceClaw/backend/builtin_skills/pdf
- danielmeppiel/agentic-sdlc-handbook.github/skills/pdf
- SeifBenayed/cloclo.claude/skills/pdf
- mateaix/mateclawmateclaw-server/src/main/resources/skills/pdf
- sdyckjq-lab/llm-wiki-skillworkbench/.claude/skills/pdf
- melandlabs/openloomiskills/pdf
- hyqibot/token-free-openclawcopaw/agents/skills/pdf
- dog-qiuqiu/invincatinvincat_cli/built_in_skills/pdf
- zzhonglei/GeoCode-Releasecontributions/pdf/skill
- zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skillsscientific-toolkit-skill/references/scientific-skills/pdf
- qzzqzzb/OpenClaudeScienceskills/pdf
- spytensor/openmoziskills/pdf
- yuanchen-home/cumcm-step-reviewtools/pdf
- asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaksAnthropic/claude-code/skills/pdf
- davila7/claude-code-templatescli-tool/components/skills/document-processing/pdfcli-tool/components/skills/document-processing/pdf-official+2 more
- CraftOS-dev/CraftBotskills/pdf
- aiskillstore/marketplaceskills/davila7/pdf-processing
- Asymmetric-al/core.agents/skills/pdf.claude/skills/pdf+1 more
- ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkillSkillBank/Common/anthropics-skill/pdf
- happycapy-ai/Happycapy-skillsskills/pdf
- lingxling/awesome-skills-cnanthropics-skills/skills/pdf
- w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills13-document-processing/pdf
- LeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skillsskills/14-文档处理与数据工具/pdf
- LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skillsskills/pdf
…and 12 more copies not listed here.
Compare with similar skills
PDF Processing next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDF Processing this skillanthropics/skills | 180k | 48 repos | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Proprietary | |
| PDF Processing with PythonHKUDS/DeepTutor | 41k | — | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| PDF ToolkitTokenRhythm/opensquilla | 7.1k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| PDF ToolkitXiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code | 14k | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| PDF Generation, Forms and Extractionpipeshub-ai/pipeshub-ai | 3.8k | — | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| PDF Processing Guideagentscope-ai/QwenPaw | 35k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Proprietary |
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Questions about PDF Processing
What does PDF Processing do?
Handles everyday PDF jobs in Python and on the command line: extract text and tables, merge, split, rotate, watermark, fill forms, encrypt and OCR. This skill gives the agent working recipes for PDF tasks, mainly with Python libraries. pypdf covers merging, splitting, rotating pages and reading metadata; pdfplumber pulls out text with its layout and tables, which can go straight into pandas; reportlab creates new PDFs, from a single canvas page to multi-page documents built from paragraphs.
When should I use PDF Processing?
PDF Processing fits situations like: pulling text or tables out of a PDF report; combining, splitting or rotating pages across several PDFs; filling in a PDF form from structured data; generating a new PDF document from content.
How do I install PDF Processing in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill pdf -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/pdf in anthropics/skills) into .claude/skills/pdf in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install PDF Processing in Codex?
Run `npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill pdf -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/pdf in anthropics/skills) into .agents/skills/pdf in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use PDF Processing in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill pdf -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/pdf, .gemini/skills/pdf, .github/skills/pdf and .opencode/skills/pdf in your project.
What does PDF Processing need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, PDF Processing needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (qpdf and pdftotext). Our summary lists: Python with pypdf, pdfplumber and reportlab.
Does PDF Processing access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is PDF Processing safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does PDF Processing use?
PDF Processing carries a proprietary licence (declared in SKILL.md). It is published on GitHub, but it is not open source: read the licence file before using or sharing it.
How many tokens does PDF Processing use?
About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to PDF Processing?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with PDF Processing: PDF Processing with Python (HKUDS/DeepTutor, 41k stars), PDF Toolkit (TokenRhythm/opensquilla, 7.1k stars), PDF Toolkit (XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code, 14k stars) and PDF Generation, Forms and Extraction (pipeshub-ai/pipeshub-ai, 3.8k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains PDF Processing?
anthropics (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in anthropics/skills, which has 180,076 GitHub stars. The repository holds 16 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: anthropics/skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.