AI SummaryA PDF processing skill that enables users to read, extract, merge, split, and manipulate PDF files through an AI coding assistant. Developers and business users benefit from automated PDF workflows without writing complex code.
Install
Copy this and paste it into Claude Code, Cursor, or any AI assistant:
I want to install the "pdf" skill in my project. Please run this command in my terminal: # Install skill into your project (12 files) mkdir -p .claude/skills/pdf && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/pdf/SKILL.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/skills/main/skills/pdf/SKILL.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/pdf/LICENSE.txt "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/skills/main/skills/pdf/LICENSE.txt" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/pdf/forms.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/skills/main/skills/pdf/forms.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/pdf/reference.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/skills/main/skills/pdf/reference.md" && mkdir -p .claude/skills/pdf/scripts && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/pdf/scripts/check_bounding_boxes.py "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/skills/main/skills/pdf/scripts/check_bounding_boxes.py" && mkdir -p .claude/skills/pdf/scripts && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/pdf/scripts/check_fillable_fields.py "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/skills/main/skills/pdf/scripts/check_fillable_fields.py" && mkdir -p .claude/skills/pdf/scripts && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/pdf/scripts/convert_pdf_to_images.py "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/skills/main/skills/pdf/scripts/convert_pdf_to_images.py" && mkdir -p .claude/skills/pdf/scripts && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/pdf/scripts/create_validation_image.py "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/skills/main/skills/pdf/scripts/create_validation_image.py" && mkdir -p .claude/skills/pdf/scripts && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/pdf/scripts/extract_form_field_info.py "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/skills/main/skills/pdf/scripts/extract_form_field_info.py" && mkdir -p .claude/skills/pdf/scripts && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/pdf/scripts/extract_form_structure.py "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/skills/main/skills/pdf/scripts/extract_form_structure.py" && mkdir -p .claude/skills/pdf/scripts && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/pdf/scripts/fill_fillable_fields.py "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/skills/main/skills/pdf/scripts/fill_fillable_fields.py" && mkdir -p .claude/skills/pdf/scripts && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/pdf/scripts/fill_pdf_form_with_annotations.py "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/skills/main/skills/pdf/scripts/fill_pdf_form_with_annotations.py" Then restart Claude Code (or reload the window in Cursor) so the skill is picked up.
Description
Use this skill whenever the user wants to do anything with PDF files. This includes reading or extracting text/tables from PDFs, combining or merging multiple PDFs into one, splitting PDFs apart, rotating pages, adding watermarks, creating new PDFs, filling PDF forms, encrypting/decrypting PDFs, extracting images, and OCR on scanned PDFs to make them searchable. If the user mentions a .pdf file or asks to produce one, use this skill.
Overview
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.
Quick Start
`python from pypdf import PdfReader, PdfWriter
Read a PDF
reader = PdfReader("document.pdf") print(f"Pages: {len(reader.pages)}")
Extract text
text = "" for page in reader.pages: text += page.extract_text() `
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