Agent skill

PDF

A skill your agent uses whenever the user wants to do anything with PDF files.

ProprietaryAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install PDF

skills CLI

$ npx skills add manor-os/manor-ai --skill pdf -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install manor-os/manor-ai pdf --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/core/ai/skills/pdf .claude/skills/pdf && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "pdf" agent skill from https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai/tree/main/packages/core/ai/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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai/tree/main/packages/core/ai/skills/pdf

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add manor-os/manor-ai --skill pdf -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install manor-os/manor-ai pdf --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/core/ai/skills/pdf .agents/skills/pdf && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "pdf" agent skill from https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai/tree/main/packages/core/ai/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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add manor-os/manor-ai --skill pdf -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install manor-os/manor-ai pdf --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/core/ai/skills/pdf .cursor/skills/pdf && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "pdf" agent skill from https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai/tree/main/packages/core/ai/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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai.git --path packages/core/ai/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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add manor-os/manor-ai --skill pdf -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install manor-os/manor-ai pdf --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/core/ai/skills/pdf .gemini/skills/pdf && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "pdf" agent skill from https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai/tree/main/packages/core/ai/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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install manor-os/manor-ai pdf

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add manor-os/manor-ai --skill pdf -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/core/ai/skills/pdf .github/skills/pdf && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "pdf" agent skill from https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai/tree/main/packages/core/ai/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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add manor-os/manor-ai --skill pdf -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install manor-os/manor-ai pdf --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/core/ai/skills/pdf .opencode/skills/pdf && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "pdf" agent skill from https://github.com/manor-os/manor-ai/tree/main/packages/core/ai/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: 162
Token cost: ~4.9k tokens
SKILL.md length: 1,544 words
Files: 29 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
Skills in repo: 21
Repo updated: Sep 7, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Proprietary

At a glance

A skill your agent uses whenever the user wants to do anything with PDF files.

Works in 5 steps: Preserve the source PDF. Treat chat… → Inspect structure with pypdf or… → Put temporary work under tmp/pdfs/ and… → …
The user wants to do anything with PDF files
SKILL.md covers Overview, Required Workflow, Rendering and Validation and Image-First Visual Documents, plus 9 more sections
Calls python, qpdf and pdftotext

What it does

PDF is an agent skill from manor-os/manor-ai. 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 with user-provided, downloaded, or generated imagery, 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.

Its SKILL.md is about 4.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 32 other files, including scripts, reference files and assets (for example `assets/templates/academic-paper.json`, `assets/templates/business-report.json` and `assets/templates/examples/academic-paper.json`).

It sits in Documents & Office, covering PDF. The repository describes itself as: Source-available, self-hosted AI agent workspace for small businesses and lean teams — with BYOK, workflows, tools, and human approvals.

When your agent uses it

The user wants to do anything with PDF files
Tasks that involve PDF

Example prompts

“/pdf”

Requirements

Python 3

Workflow steps

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

Preserve the source PDF. Treat chat uploads, Knowledge files, and /workspace/ files as read-only inputs. Never overwrite a mounted source…
Inspect structure with pypdf or pdfplumber, but render every relevant page to PNG for layout review. Text extraction alone is not a visual…
Put temporary work under tmp/pdfs/ and final files under output/pdf/ inside the skill workspace.
After each meaningful edit, run python scripts/verify_pdf.py , then inspect every rendered page for alignment, spacing, clipping, glyphs…
Before returning, save the verified file with sandbox_save_result. That creates a new managed artifact through Manor's file-action…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 140c09a. 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 1 file in scripts/, which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- python
- qpdf
- pdftotext
- pdftoppm
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 loads about 4.9k tokens when it runs, and up to ~6.1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 124 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,544 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~124
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~4.9k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them: ~6.1k

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 1,544 words (~4,886 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.”

— opening of SKILL.md by manor-os, Proprietary

name: pdf
license: Proprietary. LICENSE.txt has complete terms

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 28 other files (scripts, references, assets) in packages/core/ai/skills/pdf of manor-os/manor-ai.

SKILL.md
LICENSE.txt
assets/templates/academic-paper.json
assets/templates/business-report.json
assets/templates/examples/academic-paper.json
assets/templates/examples/business-report.json
assets/templates/examples/invoice.json
assets/templates/examples/project-proposal.json
assets/templates/invoice.json
assets/templates/manifest.json
assets/templates/project-proposal.json
config.json
forms.md
reference.md
references/visual-document-schema.md
requirements.txt
scripts
… and 12 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 140c09a

Compare with similar skills

PDF 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.

PDF compared with similar skills
Skill	Stars	Used in	Tokens	Auto-check	Licence	Repo updated
PDF this skillmanor-os/manor-ai	162	—	~4.9k	Automated safety check: Pass	Proprietary	1 mo ago
MarkitdownImCa0/just-laws	781	14 repos	~3.2k	Automated safety check: Notes	MIT	yesterday
Gzh Designisjiamu/gzh-design-skill	3.9k	1 repos	~2.2k	Automated safety check: Pass	AGPL-3.0	5 days ago
GenOffice Document CLIgenspark-ai/genoffice	8.9k	—	~19k	Automated safety check: Pass	Apache-2.0	today
Harness Book Best Practicewquguru/harness-books	3.2k	—	~4.1k	Automated safety check: Pass	None	5 mo ago
Bookforge Korean Ebook PDF Makergongnyang/bookforge	314	1 repos	~1.7k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	1 mo ago

Similar skills

Markitdown
ImCa0/just-laws
Convert files and office documents to Markdown. An agent skill from ImCa0/just-laws.
781 GitHub starsUsed in 14 repos~3.2k tokens
Documents & OfficeAuto-check: notes
Gzh Design
isjiamu/gzh-design-skill
微信公众号文章排版引擎，将 Markdown 转换为可直接粘贴到公众号编辑器的 HTML。主题风格从 references/theme-index.md 注册的自定义主题库中选取，自动章节编号、关键词下划线标记、引言卡片、目录导航、代码块、图片/GIF、作者签名。支持 Markdown / Word(.docx) / PDF / 纯文本输入（非 Markdown…
3.9k GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~2.2k tokens
Documents & OfficeAuto-check passed
GenOffice Document CLI
genspark-ai/genoffice
Creates, converts, reads and edits real pptx, xlsx, docx and PDF files locally through the genoffice command line.
8.9k GitHub stars~19k tokensUpdated today
Documents & OfficeAuto-check passed
Harness Book Best Practice
wquguru/harness-books
Best practices for working on the Harness books repo. An agent skill from wquguru/harness-books.
3.2k GitHub stars~4.1k tokensUpdated 5 mo ago
Documents & OfficeAuto-check passed
Bookforge Korean Ebook PDF Maker
gongnyang/bookforge
Produces book-style Korean ebook PDFs from a topic or finished manuscript, with six design styles, real book parts and quality-check gates before output.
314 GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~1.7k tokens
Documents & OfficeAuto-check passed
Instrument Data To Allotrope
aws-samples/amazon-bedrock-agents-healthcare-lifesciences
Official
Convert laboratory instrument output files (PDF, CSV, Excel, TXT) to Allotrope Simple Model (ASM) JSON format or flattened 2D CSV.
274 GitHub starsUsed in 2 repos~2.7k tokens
Documents & OfficeAuto-check passed

More from manor-os/manor-ai

All 21 skills in this repo

Manor Workspace Blueprint
manor-os/manor-ai
A skill your agent uses when creating, exporting, hand-authoring, installing, upgrading, reverting, reviewing, or debugging any Manor Workspace Blueprint, especially when Workspace behavior differs…
162 GitHub stars~1.4k tokensUpdated 1 mo ago
Auto-check passed
PPTX
manor-os/manor-ai
A skill your agent uses to generate high-quality editable PowerPoint/PPTX decks from user requirements, topic prompts, or provided text/Markdown.
162 GitHub stars~12k tokensUpdated 1 mo ago
Auto-check passed
Video Edit
manor-os/manor-ai
Default workflow for editing, composing, or creating a finished video from screenshots, UI captures, uploaded clips, images, audio, or a written brief.
162 GitHub stars~2.4k tokensUpdated 1 mo ago
Auto-check passed
Intro
manor-os/manor-ai
Public English guide to the Manor AI OSS self-hosted product, its visible capabilities, and end-user workflows.
162 GitHub stars~781 tokensUpdated 1 mo ago
Auto-check passed
Skill Creator
manor-os/manor-ai
Create, update, review, and evaluate reusable Manor Skills. An agent skill from manor-os/manor-ai.
162 GitHub stars~1.6k tokensUpdated 1 mo ago
Auto-check passed
Solo Business Idea Finder
manor-os/manor-ai
Generate and rank practical one-person business ideas from a founder's experience, reachable buyers, credibility, reusable assets, distribution, delivery ability, time, budget, and risk limits.
162 GitHub stars~3.2k tokensUpdated 1 mo ago
Auto-check passed

Questions about PDF

What does PDF do?

A skill your agent uses whenever the user wants to do anything with PDF files. PDF is an agent skill from manor-os/manor-ai. Use this skill whenever the user wants to do anything with PDF files.

When should I use PDF?

PDF fits situations like: the user wants to do anything with PDF files; tasks that involve PDF.

How do I install PDF in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add manor-os/manor-ai --skill pdf -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/core/ai/skills/pdf in manor-os/manor-ai) into .claude/skills/pdf in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install PDF in Codex?

Run `npx skills add manor-os/manor-ai --skill pdf -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/core/ai/skills/pdf in manor-os/manor-ai) into .agents/skills/pdf in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use PDF 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 manor-os/manor-ai --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 need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, PDF needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python, qpdf, pdftotext and pdftoppm). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does PDF 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 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 use?

PDF 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 use?

About 4.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 20k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to PDF?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with PDF: Markitdown (ImCa0/just-laws, 781 stars), Gzh Design (isjiamu/gzh-design-skill, 3.9k stars), GenOffice Document CLI (genspark-ai/genoffice, 8.9k stars) and Harness Book Best Practice (wquguru/harness-books, 3.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains PDF?

manor-os (a GitHub organization) maintains it in manor-os/manor-ai, which has 162 GitHub stars. The repository holds 21 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 7, 2026.

Source: manor-os/manor-ai on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install PDF

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

More from manor-os/manor-ai

Related

Questions about PDF