Agent skill

PDF

Extract text from, merge, split, and fill PDF files. An agent skill from prapaa-ai/agav.

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Install PDF

skills CLI

$ npx skills add prapaa-ai/agav --skill pdf -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install prapaa-ai/agav 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/prapaa-ai/agav.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/source/skills/bundled/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/prapaa-ai/agav/tree/main/source/skills/bundled/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/prapaa-ai/agav/tree/main/source/skills/bundled/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 prapaa-ai/agav --skill pdf -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install prapaa-ai/agav 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/prapaa-ai/agav.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/source/skills/bundled/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/prapaa-ai/agav/tree/main/source/skills/bundled/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 prapaa-ai/agav --skill pdf -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install prapaa-ai/agav 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/prapaa-ai/agav.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/source/skills/bundled/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/prapaa-ai/agav/tree/main/source/skills/bundled/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/prapaa-ai/agav.git --path source/skills/bundled/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 prapaa-ai/agav --skill pdf -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install prapaa-ai/agav 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/prapaa-ai/agav.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/source/skills/bundled/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/prapaa-ai/agav/tree/main/source/skills/bundled/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 prapaa-ai/agav 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 prapaa-ai/agav --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/prapaa-ai/agav.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/source/skills/bundled/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/prapaa-ai/agav/tree/main/source/skills/bundled/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 prapaa-ai/agav --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 prapaa-ai/agav 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/prapaa-ai/agav.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/source/skills/bundled/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/prapaa-ai/agav/tree/main/source/skills/bundled/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: 147
Token cost: ~407 tokens
SKILL.md length: 215 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 12
Repo updated: Oct 8, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Extract text from, merge, split, and fill PDF files. An agent skill from prapaa-ai/agav.

Works in 7 steps: Determine the task → Check that pypdf is available: run… → Never modify a PDF in place. Write… → …
Tasks that involve PDF
Calls python and pip

What it does

PDF is an agent skill from prapaa-ai/agav. Extract text from, merge, split, and fill PDF files

Its SKILL.md is about 410 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 pypdf. The repository describes itself as: Terminal-native AI coding assistant for real repositories. Inspect code, edit files, run tests, and verify changes from the CLI. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve PDF

Example prompts

“/pdf”

Requirements

Python 3
Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): read_file, write_file, run_command, find_files, list_directory

Workflow steps

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

Determine the task
Check that pypdf is available: run python -c "import pypdf". If it fails, install it with pip install pypdf (requires user approval) and…
Never modify a PDF in place. Write output to a new file (merged.pdf, page-3.pdf, filled-form.pdf) and keep the original untouched.
Before merging or splitting, confirm the page order and selection with the user (e.g. "pages 1, 3, 7-9 in this order").
For scanned documents where read_file shows images instead of text, say so plainly: text extraction requires OCR, which this skill does…
After writing output, verify the new file opens (PdfReader succeeds) and report: page count, output path, and anything skipped (encrypted…
If the user wants a Word or PowerPoint file instead of PDF manipulation, hand off to the docx or pptx skill.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9e9582a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
- read_file
- write_file
- run_command
- find_files
- list_directory
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- python
- pip
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
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.
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 407 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 14 tokens; SKILL.md has 215 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~14
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~407

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 prapaa-ai/agav at commit 9e9582a, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© prapaa-ai). 215 words, ~407 tokens.

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

name: pdf
description: Extract text from, merge, split, and fill PDF files
allowed-tools: read_file, write_file, run_command, find_files, list_directory
version: 1.0.0
invocation: both
tags: documents, pdf

PDF Handling (pdf)

Read, extract, merge, split, and fill PDF files.

Instructions

Determine the task:
- Read/Extract: use agav's read_file tool first — it renders PDF pages directly. Fall back to Python (pypdf) for programmatic text extraction across many pages.
- Merge/Split/Rotate: use pypdf (PdfWriter, PdfReader).
- Fill forms: use pypdf to inspect field names (get_fields()), report them to the user, then fill with the user's values.
Check that pypdf is available: run python -c "import pypdf". If it fails, install it with pip install pypdf (requires user approval) and tell the user if installation is not possible.
Never modify a PDF in place. Write output to a new file (merged.pdf, page-3.pdf, filled-form.pdf) and keep the original untouched.
Before merging or splitting, confirm the page order and selection with the user (e.g. "pages 1, 3, 7-9 in this order").
For scanned documents where read_file shows images instead of text, say so plainly: text extraction requires OCR, which this skill does not perform. Do not guess at invisible content.
After writing output, verify the new file opens (PdfReader succeeds) and report: page count, output path, and anything skipped (encrypted pages, unreadable fields).
If the user wants a Word or PowerPoint file instead of PDF manipulation, hand off to the docx or pptx skill.

Files

Just SKILL.md in source/skills/bundled/pdf of prapaa-ai/agav.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9e9582a

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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.

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Questions about PDF

What does PDF do?

Extract text from, merge, split, and fill PDF files. An agent skill from prapaa-ai/agav. PDF is an agent skill from prapaa-ai/agav.

When should I use PDF?

PDF fits situations like: tasks that involve PDF.

How do I install PDF in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add prapaa-ai/agav --skill pdf -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (source/skills/bundled/pdf in prapaa-ai/agav) 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 prapaa-ai/agav --skill pdf -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (source/skills/bundled/pdf in prapaa-ai/agav) 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 prapaa-ai/agav --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 and pip). Our summary lists: Python 3. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: read_file, write_file, run_command, find_files, list_directory.

Does PDF access the network?

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.

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 407 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.6k 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?

prapaa-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in prapaa-ai/agav, which has 147 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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

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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

PDF Handling (pdf)

Instructions

Files

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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

PDF Handling (pdf)

Instructions

Files

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