Docsagent
docsagent/docsagent
Search and manage private, local document collections (PDF, PPTX, DOCX) offline.
Help inspect and fill PDF forms, find signature locations, add a visible signature stamp with the person's confirmation, and flatten a reviewed form using the hosted PDF Forms tools.
Install PDF Forms
$ npx skills add Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools --skill pdf-forms -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools pdf-forms --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/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/pdf-forms/skills/pdf-forms .claude/skills/pdf-forms && 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-forms" agent skill from https://github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools/tree/master/plugins/pdf-forms/skills/pdf-forms into .claude/skills/pdf-forms/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf-forms", 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/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools/tree/master/plugins/pdf-forms/skills/pdf-formsType 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 Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools --skill pdf-forms -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools pdf-forms --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/pdf-forms/skills/pdf-forms .agents/skills/pdf-forms && 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-forms" agent skill from https://github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools/tree/master/plugins/pdf-forms/skills/pdf-forms into .agents/skills/pdf-forms/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf-forms", 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 Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools --skill pdf-forms -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools pdf-forms --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/pdf-forms/skills/pdf-forms .cursor/skills/pdf-forms && 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-forms" agent skill from https://github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools/tree/master/plugins/pdf-forms/skills/pdf-forms into .cursor/skills/pdf-forms/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf-forms", 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/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools.git --path plugins/pdf-forms/skills/pdf-forms--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 Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools --skill pdf-forms -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools pdf-forms --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/pdf-forms/skills/pdf-forms .gemini/skills/pdf-forms && 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-forms" agent skill from https://github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools/tree/master/plugins/pdf-forms/skills/pdf-forms into .gemini/skills/pdf-forms/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf-forms", 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 Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools pdf-formsInstalls 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 Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools --skill pdf-forms -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/pdf-forms/skills/pdf-forms .github/skills/pdf-forms && 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-forms" agent skill from https://github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools/tree/master/plugins/pdf-forms/skills/pdf-forms into .github/skills/pdf-forms/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf-forms", 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 Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools --skill pdf-forms -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools pdf-forms --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/pdf-forms/skills/pdf-forms .opencode/skills/pdf-forms && 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-forms" agent skill from https://github.com/Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools/tree/master/plugins/pdf-forms/skills/pdf-forms into .opencode/skills/pdf-forms/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf-forms", 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-forms- GitHub stars
- 160
- Token cost
- ~729 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 425 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 3
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Help inspect and fill PDF forms, find signature locations, add a visible signature stamp with the person's confirmation, and flatten a reviewed form using the hosted PDF Forms tools.
- Works in 5 steps: Call read_form_fields and use exact… → Ask for missing values. Do not guess… → Call fill_form with only the user's… → …
- Tasks that involve PDF
- SKILL.md covers Supply and return the PDF, Fill and verify, Signature stamps and Flatten
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
PDF Forms is an agent skill from Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools. Help inspect and fill PDF forms, find signature locations, add a visible signature stamp with the person's confirmation, and flatten a reviewed form using the hosted PDF Forms tools.
Its SKILL.md is about 730 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. It works with Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: Fill, sign, merge, split, and extract PDFs from Claude Desktop and other MCP hosts. Maintained by the Open Document Alliance. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve PDF
Example prompts
- “/pdf-forms”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Call read_form_fields and use exact field names from its result.
- Ask for missing values. Do not guess what a coded field represents.
- Call fill_form with only the user's supplied values.
- Check both filled and not_filled, and read back the returned PDF to
- Never claim the form is complete, accurate, legally valid, or ready to
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f1aaa18. 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.
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 Forms loads about 729 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 48 tokens; SKILL.md has 425 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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools at commit f1aaa18, republished under its MIT licence (© Open-Document-Alliance). 425 words, ~729 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/pdf-forms/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- pdf-forms
- description
- Help inspect and fill PDF forms, find signature locations, add a visible signature stamp with the person's confirmation, and flatten a reviewed form using the hosted PDF Forms tools.
PDF Forms
Use the configured pdf-forms MCP server. This is the hosted five-tool edition,
not the full local PDF Tools application. It provides no local file access,
viewer, saved profiles, extraction workspace, or Lumin signing.
Supply and return the PDF
Each call requires the PDF as pdf_url or pdf_base64, never both. Only send a
document the user has supplied for this task and knows will be processed by the
hosted service. Never upload a private document to another service to obtain a
public URL. Do not invent document URLs, field values, or attachment access.
If the host cannot provide the PDF bytes or an authorized URL, explain that
limitation and request a supported input. Do not claim to have opened it.
Inline input is limited to 3 MB, fetched PDFs to 25 MB, and documents to 200 pages. Returned PDFs are inline base64, with host transfer limits. Encrypted PDFs are refused. PDF Tools does not store the documents; content returned to the assistant is governed by the host's data terms.
Use the host's supported file-output mechanism for returned PDF bytes. Never present base64 as a download link or invent a file. If the host cannot produce an accessible output file, state that the output handoff is unsupported.
Fill and verify
- Call
read_form_fieldsand use exact field names from its result. - Ask for missing values. Do not guess what a coded field represents.
- Call
fill_formwith only the user's supplied values. - Check both
filledandnot_filled, and read back the returned PDF to confirm its field values. Report every unfilled or unsupported field. - Never claim the form is complete, accurate, legally valid, or ready to submit just because filling succeeded.
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Signature stamps
Call detect_signature_zones first and preserve its top-left coordinates.
Before apply_signature, obtain the person's name and their own statement
confirming intent to apply the visible stamp. Preserve the exact statement and
the time of their actual confirmation. Never invent either required field.
The statement must be recent, and an earlier unrelated approval is not consent.
Clearly explain that a visible stamp is not a cryptographic signature or a
Lumin signing request. A request to inspect or fill is not permission to sign.
Flatten
Call flatten_form only when the user wants fields converted into fixed page
content. Return a new output rather than claiming the original was overwritten.
Explain that further form-field editing is no longer available in that copy.
Report tool refusals and host/output limitations candidly; do not retry with
different inputs to bypass encryption, signature, size, or network safeguards.
© Open-Document-Alliance, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in plugins/pdf-forms/skills/pdf-forms of Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit f1aaa18
Compare with similar skills
PDF Forms 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 Forms this skillOpen-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools | 160 | — | ~729 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Docsagentdocsagent/docsagent | 625 | — | ~834 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Nutrient Document Processingaffaan-m/ECC | 275k | 4 repos | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Nano PDFswarmclawai/swarmclaw | 688 | — | ~379 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Nutrient Document Processingaffaan-m/ECC | 275k | 3 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Nutrient Document Processingaffaan-m/ECC | 275k | 2 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about PDF Forms
What does PDF Forms do?
Help inspect and fill PDF forms, find signature locations, add a visible signature stamp with the person's confirmation, and flatten a reviewed form using the hosted PDF Forms tools. PDF Forms is an agent skill from Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools. Help inspect and fill PDF forms, find signature locations, add a visible signature stamp with the person's confirmation, and flatten a reviewed form using the hosted PDF Forms tools.
When should I use PDF Forms?
PDF Forms fits situations like: tasks that involve PDF.
How do I install PDF Forms in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools --skill pdf-forms -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/pdf-forms/skills/pdf-forms in Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools) into .claude/skills/pdf-forms in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install PDF Forms in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools --skill pdf-forms -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/pdf-forms/skills/pdf-forms in Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools) into .agents/skills/pdf-forms in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use PDF Forms 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 Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools --skill pdf-forms -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-forms, .gemini/skills/pdf-forms, .github/skills/pdf-forms and .opencode/skills/pdf-forms in your project.
What does PDF Forms need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: PDF Forms is instructions for the agent only.
Does PDF Forms 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 Forms 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 Forms use?
PDF Forms is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does PDF Forms use?
About 729 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.9k 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 Forms?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with PDF Forms: Docsagent (docsagent/docsagent, 625 stars), Nutrient Document Processing (affaan-m/ECC, 275k stars), Nano PDF (swarmclawai/swarmclaw, 688 stars) and Nutrient Document Processing (affaan-m/ECC, 275k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains PDF Forms?
Open-Document-Alliance (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools, which has 160 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: Open-Document-Alliance/PDF-Tools on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.