Agent skill

PDF

by einverne in einverne/dotfiles

Comprehensive PDF manipulation toolkit for extracting text and tables, creating new PDFs, merging/splitting documents, and handling forms.

ProprietaryAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install PDF

skills CLI
$ npx skills add einverne/dotfiles --skill pdf -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install einverne/dotfiles 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/einverne/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude/skills/document-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/

Facts

Skill name
pdf
GitHub stars
121
Used in
47 other repos
Token cost
~1.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
192 words
Files
12 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
39
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Proprietary

At a glance

Comprehensive PDF manipulation toolkit for extracting text and tables, creating new PDFs, merging/splitting documents, and handling forms.

  • Tasks that involve PDF
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Quick Start, Python Libraries and Command-Line Tools, plus 3 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls qpdf and pdftotext

What it does

PDF is an agent skill from einverne/dotfiles. Comprehensive PDF manipulation toolkit for extracting text and tables, creating new PDFs, merging/splitting documents, and handling forms. When Claude needs to fill in a PDF form or programmatically process, generate, or analyze PDF documents at scale.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 12 other files, including scripts (for example `forms.md`, `reference.md` and `scripts/check_bounding_boxes.py`).

It sits in Documents & Office, covering PDF. It works with pypdf. The repository describes itself as: my personal dotfiles managed by dotbot, zinit.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve PDF

Example prompts

  • “/pdf”

Requirements

  • Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c6c0686. 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 8 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • qpdf
    • pdftotext

    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 1.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 64 tokens; SKILL.md has 192 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~64
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.8k

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 192 words (~1,767 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 einverne, Proprietary
name
pdf
license
Proprietary. LICENSE.txt has complete terms

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 11 other files (scripts) in claude/skills/document-skills/pdf of einverne/dotfiles.

  • SKILL.md
  • LICENSE.txt
  • forms.md
  • reference.md
  • scripts/check_bounding_boxes.py
  • scripts/check_bounding_boxes_test.py
  • scripts/check_fillable_fields.py
  • scripts/convert_pdf_to_images.py
  • scripts/create_validation_image.py
  • scripts/extract_form_field_info.py
  • scripts/fill_fillable_fields.py
  • scripts/fill_pdf_form_with_annotations.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c6c0686

Used in at least 30 other repositories

We found 87 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 47 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in einverne/dotfiles, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

…and 37 more copies not listed here.

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.

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PDF ReadingWide-Moat/open-computer-use1261 repos~2.7kAutomated safety check: PassProprietary
PDFLeastBit/Claude_skills_zh-CN588—~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassProprietary

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Works with

Questions about PDF

What does PDF do?

Comprehensive PDF manipulation toolkit for extracting text and tables, creating new PDFs, merging/splitting documents, and handling forms. PDF is an agent skill from einverne/dotfiles. Comprehensive PDF manipulation toolkit for extracting text and tables, creating new PDFs, merging/splitting documents, and handling forms.

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 einverne/dotfiles --skill pdf -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (claude/skills/document-skills/pdf in einverne/dotfiles) 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 einverne/dotfiles --skill pdf -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (claude/skills/document-skills/pdf in einverne/dotfiles) 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 einverne/dotfiles --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 Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (qpdf and pdftotext). 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 1.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.1k 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?

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Who maintains PDF?

einverne (a GitHub user) maintains it in einverne/dotfiles, which has 121 GitHub stars. The repository holds 39 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 9, 2026.

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