Agent skill

PDF

Extract text, create PDFs, and handle forms. An agent skill from nexu-io/open-design.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install PDF

skills CLI

$ npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill pdf -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install nexu-io/open-design 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/nexu-io/open-design.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/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/nexu-io/open-design/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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/tree/main/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 nexu-io/open-design --skill pdf -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install nexu-io/open-design 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/nexu-io/open-design.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/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/nexu-io/open-design/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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill pdf -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install nexu-io/open-design 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/nexu-io/open-design.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/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/nexu-io/open-design/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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design.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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill pdf -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install nexu-io/open-design 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/nexu-io/open-design.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/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/nexu-io/open-design/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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install nexu-io/open-design 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 nexu-io/open-design --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/nexu-io/open-design.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/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/nexu-io/open-design/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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --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 nexu-io/open-design 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/nexu-io/open-design.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/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/nexu-io/open-design/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: 100k
Token cost: ~300 tokens
SKILL.md length: 96 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 245
Repo updated: Oct 9, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Extract text, create PDFs, and handle forms. An agent skill from nexu-io/open-design.

Tasks that involve PDF
SKILL.md covers What it does, Source and How to use
Reaches github.com
Tasks that involve Copywriting

What it does

PDF is an agent skill from nexu-io/open-design. Extract text, create PDFs, and handle forms. Useful for press releases, branded one-pagers, and printable design deliverables.

Its SKILL.md is about 300 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Documents & Office, covering PDF and Copywriting. The repository describes itself as: 🎨 Best DeepSeek Harness Design Plugin. The open-source Claude Design alternative. 🖥️ Local-first desktop app. 🖼️ Your coding agent becomes the design engine: prototypes… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve PDF
Tasks that involve Copywriting

Example prompts

“/pdf”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d9dd6fe. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
- github.com
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 300 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 33 tokens; SKILL.md has 96 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~33
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~300

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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from nexu-io/open-design at commit d9dd6fe, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© nexu-io). 96 words, ~300 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/pdf/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: pdf
description: Extract text, create PDFs, and handle forms. Useful for press releases, branded one-pagers, and printable design deliverables.
triggers: pdf, create pdf, pdf form, branded pdf, one pager
od.mode: prototype
od.category: documents
od.upstream: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdf

pdf

Curated from Anthropic's official skills repository.

What it does

Extract text, create PDFs, and handle forms. Useful for press releases, branded one-pagers, and printable design deliverables.

Source

Upstream: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdf
Category: documents

How to use

This catalogue entry advertises the skill in OpenDesign so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory:

bash

# Inspect the upstream README for exact paths
open https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdf

Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (pdf) or with one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/pdf of nexu-io/open-design.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d9dd6fe

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Questions about PDF

What does PDF do?

Extract text, create PDFs, and handle forms. An agent skill from nexu-io/open-design. PDF is an agent skill from nexu-io/open-design. Extract text, create PDFs, and handle forms.

When should I use PDF?

PDF fits situations like: tasks that involve PDF; tasks that involve Copywriting.

How do I install PDF in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill pdf -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/pdf in nexu-io/open-design) 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 nexu-io/open-design --skill pdf -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/pdf in nexu-io/open-design) 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 nexu-io/open-design --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?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: PDF is instructions for the agent only.

Does PDF access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: github.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. 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. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does PDF use?

PDF is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does PDF use?

About 300 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains PDF?

nexu-io (a GitHub organization) maintains it in nexu-io/open-design, which has 100,100 GitHub stars. The repository holds 245 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: nexu-io/open-design 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

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

pdf

What it does

Source

How to use

Files

Compare with similar skills

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