pdf

name	pdf
description	Create, inspect, modify, render, merge, split, fill, watermark, secure, and validate PDF files using Qubicl's pinned local document tools. Use whenever a task substantially involves PDF input or output.

PDF workflows

Use Qubicl file tools to inspect inputs and save outputs under /home/qubicl. Use exec_command for the deterministic helpers bundled with this skill. Obtain this package's resourceRoot from skill_view; do not assume a client-specific skill directory.

The curated browser, computer, and workstation images provide the declared Python libraries plus Poppler. Run helpers through /opt/qubicl/skills-venv/bin/python. If a dependency is absent, report that the current preset does not support the operation; do not install packages automatically.

Common helpers beneath <resourceRoot>/scripts/:

• pdf_read.py FILE --text|--tables|--meta|--fields
• pdf_create.py SPEC.json -o OUTPUT.pdf
• pdf_merge.py INPUT... -o OUTPUT.pdf
• pdf_split.py FILE --pages 1-3,5 -o OUTPUT.pdf
• pdf_page_image.py FILE --out-dir DIR
• pdf_make_form.py SPEC.json -o OUTPUT.pdf
• pdf_fill_form.py FILE --fields-json VALUES.json -o OUTPUT.pdf
• pdf_stamp.py, pdf_watermark.py, pdf_meta.py, and pdf_secure.py

Read references/forms.md only for AcroForm work.

For inspection, extract text first and render representative pages when layout matters. Use take_screenshot only for the live desktop; use generated page images for document QA. Verify important outputs by reopening them with a read helper and, when visual fidelity matters, by rendering pages. Never overwrite the only input copy unless the user explicitly requests in-place editing.