Reportlab
jimmc414/Kosmos
PDF generation toolkit. An agent skill from jimmc414/Kosmos.
A skill your agent uses when you need to read, inspect, or extract content from PDF files — especially when file content is NOT in your context and you need to read it from disk.
Install PDF Reading
$ npx skills add Wide-Moat/open-computer-use --skill pdf-reading -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Wide-Moat/open-computer-use pdf-reading --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/Wide-Moat/open-computer-use.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/public/pdf-reading .claude/skills/pdf-reading && 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-reading" agent skill from https://github.com/Wide-Moat/open-computer-use/tree/main/skills/public/pdf-reading into .claude/skills/pdf-reading/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf-reading", 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/Wide-Moat/open-computer-use/tree/main/skills/public/pdf-readingType 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 Wide-Moat/open-computer-use --skill pdf-reading -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Wide-Moat/open-computer-use pdf-reading --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Wide-Moat/open-computer-use.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/public/pdf-reading .agents/skills/pdf-reading && 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-reading" agent skill from https://github.com/Wide-Moat/open-computer-use/tree/main/skills/public/pdf-reading into .agents/skills/pdf-reading/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf-reading", 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 Wide-Moat/open-computer-use --skill pdf-reading -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Wide-Moat/open-computer-use pdf-reading --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Wide-Moat/open-computer-use.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/public/pdf-reading .cursor/skills/pdf-reading && 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-reading" agent skill from https://github.com/Wide-Moat/open-computer-use/tree/main/skills/public/pdf-reading into .cursor/skills/pdf-reading/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf-reading", 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/Wide-Moat/open-computer-use.git --path skills/public/pdf-reading--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 Wide-Moat/open-computer-use --skill pdf-reading -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Wide-Moat/open-computer-use pdf-reading --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Wide-Moat/open-computer-use.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/public/pdf-reading .gemini/skills/pdf-reading && 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-reading" agent skill from https://github.com/Wide-Moat/open-computer-use/tree/main/skills/public/pdf-reading into .gemini/skills/pdf-reading/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf-reading", 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 Wide-Moat/open-computer-use pdf-readingInstalls 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 Wide-Moat/open-computer-use --skill pdf-reading -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Wide-Moat/open-computer-use.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/public/pdf-reading .github/skills/pdf-reading && 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-reading" agent skill from https://github.com/Wide-Moat/open-computer-use/tree/main/skills/public/pdf-reading into .github/skills/pdf-reading/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf-reading", 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 Wide-Moat/open-computer-use --skill pdf-reading -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Wide-Moat/open-computer-use pdf-reading --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Wide-Moat/open-computer-use.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/public/pdf-reading .opencode/skills/pdf-reading && 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-reading" agent skill from https://github.com/Wide-Moat/open-computer-use/tree/main/skills/public/pdf-reading into .opencode/skills/pdf-reading/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pdf-reading", 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-reading- GitHub stars
- 126
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~2.7k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 933 words
- Files
- 3
- Skills in repo
- 5
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Proprietary
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when you need to read, inspect, or extract content from PDF files — especially when file content is NOT in your context and you need to read it from disk.
- You need to read
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Reading & Inspecting PDFs, Quick Reference and PDF Form Filling, Creation,…
- Calls pdftotext and pdftoppm
- Extract content from PDF files — especially when file content is NOT in your context and you need to read it from disk
What it does
PDF Reading is an agent skill from Wide-Moat/open-computer-use. Use this skill when you need to read, inspect, or extract content from PDF files — especially when file content is NOT in your context and you need to read it from disk. Covers content inventory, text extraction, page rasterization for visual inspection, embedded image/attachment/table/form-field extraction, and choosing the right reading strategy for different document types (text-heavy, scanned, slide-decks, forms, data-heavy). Do NOT use this skill for PDF creation, form filling, merging, splitting…
Its SKILL.md is about 2.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `REFERENCE.md`).
It sits in Documents & Office, covering PDF, Slides and decks and Forms and invoices. It works with pypdf. The repository describes itself as: ARCHIVED — superseded by Wide Moat.
When your agent uses it
- You need to read
- Extract content from PDF files — especially when file content is NOT in your context and you need to read it from disk
- Encryption — use the pdf skill instead
Example prompts
- “/pdf-reading”
Requirements
- Python 3
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1ddf832. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
pdftotextpdftoppm
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 Reading loads about 2.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 144 tokens; SKILL.md has 933 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
Its licence (Proprietary) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 933 words (~2,718 tokens).
“This guide covers essential PDF reading operations using Python libraries and command-line tools. For advanced features (pypdfium2 rendering, pdfplumber table settings, OCR fallback, encrypted/corrupted PDF handling), see REFERENCE.md.”
- name
- pdf-reading
- license
- Proprietary. LICENSE.txt has complete terms
Files
SKILL.md and 2 other files in skills/public/pdf-reading of Wide-Moat/open-computer-use.
- SKILL.md
- LICENSE.txt
- REFERENCE.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1ddf832
Used in 1 other repository
We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in Wide-Moat/open-computer-use, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
PDF Reading 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 Reading this skillWide-Moat/open-computer-use | 126 | 1 repos | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Proprietary | |
| Reportlabjimmc414/Kosmos | 595 | 1 repos | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| PDF Processing Toolkittelagod/code-abyss | 243 | — | ~532 | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| PDFdavila7/claude-code-templates | 32k | 7 repos | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Proprietary | |
| PDFIgorWarzocha/Opencode-Workflows | 122 | — | ~495 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| PDFaiskillstore/marketplace | 430 | — | ~3.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about PDF Reading
What does PDF Reading do?
A skill your agent uses when you need to read, inspect, or extract content from PDF files — especially when file content is NOT in your context and you need to read it from disk. PDF Reading is an agent skill from Wide-Moat/open-computer-use. Use this skill when you need to read, inspect, or extract content from PDF files — especially when file content is NOT in your context and you need to read it from disk.
When should I use PDF Reading?
PDF Reading fits situations like: you need to read; extract content from PDF files — especially when file content is NOT in your context and you need to read it from disk; encryption — use the pdf skill instead.
How do I install PDF Reading in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Wide-Moat/open-computer-use --skill pdf-reading -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/public/pdf-reading in Wide-Moat/open-computer-use) into .claude/skills/pdf-reading in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install PDF Reading in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Wide-Moat/open-computer-use --skill pdf-reading -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/public/pdf-reading in Wide-Moat/open-computer-use) into .agents/skills/pdf-reading in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use PDF Reading 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 Wide-Moat/open-computer-use --skill pdf-reading -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-reading, .gemini/skills/pdf-reading, .github/skills/pdf-reading and .opencode/skills/pdf-reading in your project.
What does PDF Reading need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, PDF Reading needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pdftotext and pdftoppm). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does PDF Reading 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 Reading 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 Reading use?
PDF Reading 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 Reading use?
About 2.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 11k 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 Reading?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with PDF Reading: Reportlab (jimmc414/Kosmos, 595 stars), PDF Processing Toolkit (telagod/code-abyss, 243 stars), PDF (davila7/claude-code-templates, 32k stars) and PDF (IgorWarzocha/Opencode-Workflows, 122 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains PDF Reading?
Wide-Moat (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Wide-Moat/open-computer-use, which has 126 GitHub stars. The repository holds 5 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: Wide-Moat/open-computer-use on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.