| name | Generate PDF |
| description | Convert a Markdown file to a styled PDF with full CJK (Chinese/Japanese/Korean) font support. Uses pandoc for Markdown→HTML and weasyprint for HTML→PDF rendering. |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| category | document |
| skillType | claude-skill |
| assignableRoles | ["developer","qa","tpm","designer","frontend-developer","backend-developer","fullstack-dev","qa-engineer","product-manager","architect","generalist","sales","support","content-strategist"] |
| triggers | ["generate pdf","convert to pdf","create pdf","markdown to pdf","make pdf"] |
| tags | ["pdf","document","markdown","pandoc","weasyprint","cjk"] |
| execution | {"type":"script","script":{"file":"execute.sh","interpreter":"bash","timeoutMs":60000}} |
Generate PDF
Convert a Markdown file to a professionally styled PDF with full CJK (Chinese/Japanese/Korean) font support.
Pipeline
- Markdown → HTML: Uses
pandoc with --standalone and an inline CJK-compatible CSS header
- HTML → PDF: Uses
weasyprint (NOT Chrome headless, which cannot render CJK characters)
Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|
input | Yes | Path to the input Markdown file |
output | No | Path for the output PDF file (defaults to input path with .pdf extension) |
title | No | Document title for the HTML metadata |
Example
bash config/skills/agent/core/generate-pdf/execute.sh '{"input":"/tmp/report.md","output":"/tmp/report.pdf","title":"My Report"}'
Minimal usage (auto-generates output path)
bash config/skills/agent/core/generate-pdf/execute.sh '{"input":"/tmp/report.md"}'
This produces /tmp/report.pdf.
Important Notes
- Always use this skill instead of manually running pandoc + Chrome headless
- Chrome headless cannot render Chinese/CJK characters — they appear blank in the PDF
- weasyprint properly embeds CJK fonts (PingFang SC, Hiragino Sans GB, STHeiti) on macOS
- The skill auto-generates a CSS header with CJK font declarations if one doesn't exist
- Output is a clean, styled PDF suitable for sharing via Slack or email
Output
JSON with the path to the generated PDF file:
{"success": true, "pdf": "/tmp/report.pdf"
