PDF Generation

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Converting markdown to PDF
• Creating white papers
• Research documents
• Marketing materials

Example prompts

• “/pdf-generation”

Requirements

• Python 3

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

1. 1Blank lines before lists - Required for proper list rendering
2. 2Blank lines after headings - Improves spacing
3. 3Nested list indentation - Use 3 spaces for sub-items

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3b88261. 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 2 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • pandoc
  • brew

  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 Generation loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 114 tokens; SKILL.md has 381 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~114

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.3k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~1.5k

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

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

The full file from glebis/claude-skills at commit 3b88261, republished under its MIT licence (© glebis). 381 words, ~1,308 tokens.

name

pdf-generation

description

Professional PDF generation from markdown using Pandoc with Eisvogel template and EB Garamond fonts. Use when converting markdown to PDF, creating white papers, research documents, marketing materials, or technical documentation. Supports both English and Russian documents with professional typography and color-coded themes. Mobile-optimized layout (6x9) by default for Telegram bot context, desktop/print layout (A4) for other contexts.

# Desktop/Print PDF (A4 format)
pandoc doc.md -o doc.pdf --pdf-engine=xelatex --toc --toc-depth=2 -V geometry:margin=2.5cm -V fontsize=11pt -V documentclass=article

# Mobile-friendly PDF (6x9 phone screen optimized)
pandoc doc.md -o doc-mobile.pdf --pdf-engine=xelatex --toc --toc-depth=2 -V geometry:paperwidth=6in -V geometry:paperheight=9in -V geometry:margin=0.5in -V fontsize=10pt -V linestretch=1.2

# Russian PDF with EB Garamond
pandoc doc-ru.md -o doc.pdf --pdf-engine=xelatex --toc --toc-depth=2 -V geometry:margin=2.5cm -V fontsize=11pt -V documentclass=article -V mainfont="EB Garamond"

# Russian Mobile PDF
pandoc doc-ru.md -o doc-mobile.pdf --pdf-engine=xelatex --toc --toc-depth=2 -V geometry:paperwidth=6in -V geometry:paperheight=9in -V geometry:margin=0.5in -V fontsize=10pt -V linestretch=1.2 -V mainfont="EB Garamond"

---
title: "Document Title"
subtitle: "Subtitle"
author: "Author"
date: "2025-11-18"
titlepage: true
titlepage-color: "1e3a8a"
titlepage-text-color: "ffffff"
book: true
---

Your data spans 9 years with complete tracking:

- Item 1
- Item 2

scripts/fix_markdown.py input.md output.md

scripts/generate_pdf.py doc.md -t white-paper
scripts/generate_pdf.py doc.md -t marketing --russian
scripts/generate_pdf.py doc.md --mobile  # Mobile layout

# Using script (recommended)
scripts/generate_pdf.py doc.md --mobile

# Direct pandoc command
pandoc doc.md -o doc-mobile.pdf \
  --pdf-engine=xelatex \
  --toc --toc-depth=2 \
  -V geometry:paperwidth=6in \
  -V geometry:paperheight=9in \
  -V geometry:margin=0.5in \
  -V fontsize=10pt \
  -V linestretch=1.2 \
  -V colorlinks=true \
  -V linkcolor=blue \
  -V urlcolor=blue

© glebis, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 6 other files (scripts, references) in pdf-generation of glebis/claude-skills.

• SKILL.md
• .claude-plugin/plugin.json
• README.md
• references/frontmatter_templates.md
• references/pandoc_reference.md
• scripts/fix_markdown.py
• scripts/generate_pdf.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3b88261