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PDF Documents

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Read and create PDF documents entirely on-device - no cloud, no API keys. For reading, uses Docling (IBM's document AI) to turn a PDF into structured JSON, Markdown, text, or HTML with real layout understanding: extracted tables (as headers/rows + HTML), section/heading hierarchy, page images, and optional OCR for scanned pages (native macOS Vision OCR). For writing, uses fpdf2 to render a professional, multi-page PDF from a simple JSON config - titles, headings, justified paragraphs, styled tables with alternating rows, images with captions, bullet/numbered lists, key-value KPI blocks, dividers, headers and footers with page numbers. Use when the user wants to read, parse, extract, or inspect a PDF (text, tables, or structure), scrape data out of a PDF, OCR a scanned PDF, or generate/create a polished PDF report, invoice, proposal, or data sheet from data.
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From the source SKILL.md

Read PDFs with real structural understanding (Docling) and create professional PDFs (fpdf2), 100% locally. .pdf files are binary — never open one with a text/Read tool; use inspect_pdf.py / read_pdf.py to see inside, and write_pdf.py to author new ones.

flowchart LR
  subgraph read [Read]
    Pdf["some.pdf"] --> Insp["inspect_pdf.py<br/>structure summary"]
    Pdf --> Rd["read_pdf.py<br/>JSON / md / text / html"]
  end
  subgraph write [Write]
    Cfg["config.json<br/>(content blocks)"] --> Wr["write_pdf.py"] --> Out["report.pdf"]
  end

What this skill does

PDF Documents is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the business-ops sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/pdf-documents/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user wants to read, parse, extract, or inspect a PDF (text, tables, or structure), scrape data out of a PDF, OCR a scanned PDF, or generate/create a polished PDF report, invoice, proposal, or data sheet from data.

Who uses this skill

The PDF Documents Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 149,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/pdf-documents
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/pdf-documents/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/pdf-documents/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/pdf-documents/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/pdf-documents/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\pdf-documents\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the PDF Documents Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/pdf-documents/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the PDF Documents skill do?
Read and create PDF documents entirely on-device - no cloud, no API keys. For reading, uses Docling (IBM's document AI) to turn a PDF into structured JSON, Markdown, text, or HTML with real layout understanding: extracted tables (as headers/rows + HTML), section/heading hierarchy, page images, and optional OCR for scanned pages (native macOS Vision OCR). For writing, uses fpdf2 to render a professional, multi-page PDF from a simple JSON config - titles, headings, justified paragraphs, styled tables with alternating rows, images with captions, bullet/numbered lists, key-value KPI blocks, dividers, headers and footers with page numbers. Use when the user wants to read, parse, extract, or inspect a PDF (text, tables, or structure), scrape data out of a PDF, OCR a scanned PDF, or generate/create a polished PDF report, invoice, proposal, or data sheet from data.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the PDF Documents skill?
Use PDF Documents when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the business ops area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use PDF Documents" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the PDF Documents skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. PDF Documents is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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puntorigen. (2026). PDF Documents [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/pdf-documents/
BibTeX
@misc{pdf-documents-2026,
  author    = {puntorigen},
  title     = {PDF Documents [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/pdf-documents/}
}

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