PDF Toolkit
XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code
Reads, transforms, composes and fills PDFs with Python scripts for extraction, merging, watermarking, encryption, OCR and form filling.
Generate complex multi-page PDFs by running reportlab Python code directly via runshell when shellagent fails on document creation
$ npx skills add HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill direct-reportlab-pdf-generation -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUDS/OpenSpace direct-reportlab-pdf-generation --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/HKUDS/OpenSpace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation .claude/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation && 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 "direct-reportlab-pdf-generation" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace/tree/main/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation into .claude/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "direct-reportlab-pdf-generation", 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/HKUDS/OpenSpace/tree/main/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generationType 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 HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill direct-reportlab-pdf-generation -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUDS/OpenSpace direct-reportlab-pdf-generation --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation .agents/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "direct-reportlab-pdf-generation" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace/tree/main/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation into .agents/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "direct-reportlab-pdf-generation", 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 HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill direct-reportlab-pdf-generation -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUDS/OpenSpace direct-reportlab-pdf-generation --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation .cursor/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation && 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 "direct-reportlab-pdf-generation" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace/tree/main/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation into .cursor/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "direct-reportlab-pdf-generation", 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/HKUDS/OpenSpace.git --path benchmarks/gdpval/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation--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 HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill direct-reportlab-pdf-generation -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUDS/OpenSpace direct-reportlab-pdf-generation --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation .gemini/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation && 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 "direct-reportlab-pdf-generation" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace/tree/main/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation into .gemini/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "direct-reportlab-pdf-generation", 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 HKUDS/OpenSpace direct-reportlab-pdf-generationInstalls 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 HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill direct-reportlab-pdf-generation -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation .github/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation && 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 "direct-reportlab-pdf-generation" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace/tree/main/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation into .github/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "direct-reportlab-pdf-generation", 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 HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill direct-reportlab-pdf-generation -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUDS/OpenSpace direct-reportlab-pdf-generation --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation .opencode/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation && 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 "direct-reportlab-pdf-generation" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace/tree/main/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation into .opencode/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "direct-reportlab-pdf-generation", 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.
direct-reportlab-pdf-generationGenerate complex multi-page PDFs by running reportlab Python code directly via runshell when shellagent fails on document creation
Direct Reportlab PDF Generation is an agent skill from HKUDS/OpenSpace. Generate complex multi-page PDFs by running reportlab Python code directly via runshell when shellagent fails on document creation
Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file.
It sits in Documents & Office, covering PDF. It works with pypdf and Python. The repository describes itself as: "OpenSpace: The Skill Management Layer for AI Agents" -- https://open-space.cloud/. The licence is MIT.
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3827781. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python3pipFrom the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Direct Reportlab PDF Generation loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 302 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.
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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
The full file from HKUDS/OpenSpace at commit 3827781, republished under its MIT licence (© HKUDS). 302 words, ~1,558 tokens.
.claude/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.Use this pattern when:
shell_agent fails or produces unreliable resultsInstead of asking shell_agent to handle PDF creation, write inline Python code using the reportlab library and execute it directly via run_shell. This gives you deterministic control over the document structure.
Organize your content into logical sections that will become pages or page groups:
Create a Python script that uses these key reportlab components:
from reportlab.lib import colors
from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import letter
from reportlab.lib.styles import getSampleStyleSheet, ParagraphStyle
from reportlab.lib.units import inch
from reportlab.platypus import SimpleDocTemplate, Paragraph, Spacer, Table, TableStyle, PageBreak, Image
from reportlab.lib.enums import TA_CENTER, TA_LEFT, TA_JUSTIFY
def create_pdf(filename, content_data):
doc = SimpleDocTemplate(filename, pagesize=letter,
rightMargin=72, leftMargin=72,
topMargin=72, bottomMargin=72)
story = []
styles = getSampleStyleSheet()
# Custom styles
title_style = ParagraphStyle(
'CustomTitle',
parent=styles['Heading1'],
fontSize=24,
textColor=colors.HexColor('#1a1a1a'),
spaceAfter=30,
alignment=TA_CENTER
)
heading_style = ParagraphStyle(
'CustomHeading',
parent=styles['Heading2'],
fontSize=16,
textColor=colors.HexColor('#2c3e50'),
spaceBefore=20,
spaceAfter=12
)
body_style = ParagraphStyle(
'CustomBody',
parent=styles['Normal'],
fontSize=11,
leading=16,
alignment=TA_JUSTIFY
)
# Build document content
for section in content_data:
if section['type'] == 'title':
story.append(Paragraph(section['text'], title_style))
elif section['type'] == 'heading':
story.append(Paragraph(section['text'], heading_style))
elif section['type'] == 'paragraph':
story.append(Paragraph(section['text'], body_style))
story.append(Spacer(1, 12))
elif section['type'] == 'table':
table = Table(section['data'], colWidths=section.get('col_widths'))
table.setStyle(TableStyle([
('BACKGROUND', (0, 0), (-1, 0), colors.grey),
('TEXTCOLOR', (0, 0), (-1, 0), colors.whitesmoke),
('ALIGN', (0, 0), (-1, -1), 'CENTER'),
('FONTNAME', (0, 0), (-1, 0), 'Helvetica-Bold'),
('FONTSIZE', (0, 0), (-1, 0), 12),
('BOTTOMPADDING', (0, 0), (-1, 0), 12),
('BACKGROUND', (0, 1), (-1, -1), colors.beige),
('GRID', (0, 0), (-1, -1), 1, colors.black),
]))
story.append(table)
story.append(Spacer(1, 20))
elif section['type'] == 'pagebreak':
story.append(PageBreak())
doc.build(story)Run the Python script directly using run_shell:
python3 << 'EOF'
# Your complete reportlab script here
from reportlab.lib import colors
from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import letter
from reportlab.lib.styles import getSampleStyleSheet, ParagraphStyle
from reportlab.platypus import SimpleDocTemplate, Paragraph, Spacer, Table, TableStyle, PageBreak
# ... rest of your script
EOFOr save to a file and execute:
cat > generate_pdf.py << 'SCRIPT'
# Your complete script
SCRIPT
python3 generate_pdf.pyFor lengthy documents, structure content as a data structure:
document_sections = [
{'type': 'title', 'text': 'Document Title'},
{'type': 'pagebreak'},
{'type': 'heading', 'text': 'Section 1'},
{'type': 'paragraph', 'text': 'Content here...'},
{'type': 'heading', 'text': 'Section 2'},
{'type': 'table', 'data': [['Header1', 'Header2'], ['Row1-Col1', 'Row1-Col2']]},
{'type': 'pagebreak'},
# Continue for all sections
]Check that the PDF was created successfully:
ls -la your_document.pdf
# Optionally check page count
pdfinfo your_document.pdf 2>/dev/null || echo "PDF created, pdfinfo not available"Use PageBreak() between major sections to ensure clean pagination.
Structure tabular data as nested lists:
table_data = [
['Column 1', 'Column 2', 'Column 3'],
['Value 1', 'Value 2', 'Value 3'],
['Value 4', 'Value 5', 'Value 6'],
]Create custom ParagraphStyle objects for consistent formatting across sections.
ReportLab automatically handles text wrapping. For very long content, consider breaking into multiple paragraphs.
| Issue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Import errors | Ensure reportlab is installed: pip install reportlab |
| Layout issues | Adjust margins in SimpleDocTemplate constructor |
| Text overflow | Use Spacer elements to add vertical space |
| Table width problems | Set explicit colWidths parameter |
| Page breaks in wrong places | Insert PageBreak() explicitly before new sections |
© HKUDS, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
SKILL.md and 1 other file in benchmarks/gdpval/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation of HKUDS/OpenSpace.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3827781
Direct Reportlab PDF Generation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Reportlab PDF Generation this skillHKUDS/OpenSpace | 7.8k | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| 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 | |
| PDFNousResearch/hermes-agent | 252k | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| PDF ExploreHughYau/AcademicForge | 2.6k | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| PDF ExploreJimLiu/science-skills | 228 | 2 repos | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code
Reads, transforms, composes and fills PDFs with Python scripts for extraction, merging, watermarking, encryption, OCR and form filling.
pipeshub-ai/pipeshub-ai
Picks the right library for generating a new PDF, filling an existing PDF form, or extracting text and tables, defaulting to Node where possible.
NousResearch/hermes-agent
PDF files: create, read, merge, fill, OCR, edit text. An agent skill from NousResearch/hermes-agent.
HughYau/AcademicForge
A skill your agent uses when the user has attached a PDF, paper, report, or other document and the answer needs content from more than one place in it: summarize the methods or any other section…
JimLiu/science-skills
A skill your agent uses when the user has attached a PDF, paper, report, or other document and the answer needs content from more than one place in it: summarize the methods or any other section…
espennilsen/pi
Read and extract content from PDF files — text, tables, metadata, and images.
HKUDS/OpenSpace
Walks through producing a master audio track plus stems in Python, from checking a reference file and timing sections by BPM to effects, a zip archive and final verification.
HKUDS/OpenSpace
Handle cascading data retrieval tool failures by falling back to embedded knowledge generation
HKUDS/OpenSpace
Gives an agent a workaround when its code-execution sandbox keeps failing: save the Python script to a file and run it through the shell instead.
HKUDS/OpenSpace
A recovery routine for agents whose sandboxed code runner keeps failing: save the Python script to disk, then run it through the shell and read the output.
HKUDS/OpenSpace
Fallback ladder for failed sandboxed code runs, plus the habit of fixing the working directory first so generated files land in the right place.
HKUDS/OpenSpace
Fallback workflow for executing Python code when executecodesandbox fails repeatedly
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Generate complex multi-page PDFs by running reportlab Python code directly via runshell when shellagent fails on document creation. Direct Reportlab PDF Generation is an agent skill from HKUDS/OpenSpace.
Direct Reportlab PDF Generation fits situations like: tasks that involve PDF.
Run `npx skills add HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill direct-reportlab-pdf-generation -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (benchmarks/gdpval/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation in HKUDS/OpenSpace) into .claude/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill direct-reportlab-pdf-generation -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (benchmarks/gdpval/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation in HKUDS/OpenSpace) into .agents/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill direct-reportlab-pdf-generation -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation, .gemini/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation, .github/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation and .opencode/skills/direct-reportlab-pdf-generation in your project.
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Direct Reportlab PDF Generation needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python3 and pip). Our summary lists: Python 3.
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
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. Review the folder before installing.
Direct Reportlab PDF Generation is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Direct Reportlab PDF Generation: PDF Toolkit (XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code, 14k stars), PDF Generation, Forms and Extraction (pipeshub-ai/pipeshub-ai, 3.8k stars), PDF (NousResearch/hermes-agent, 252k stars) and PDF Explore (HughYau/AcademicForge, 2.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
HKUDS (a GitHub organization) maintains it in HKUDS/OpenSpace, which has 7,754 GitHub stars. The repository holds 199 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 12, 2026.
Source: HKUDS/OpenSpace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.