| name | pdf |
| description | PDF processing router - delegates to specialized sub-skills for extraction, creation, and charting. Triggers when working with PDF files, generating reports, or creating data visualizations for print. |
PDF Processing
Routes to specialized PDF skills based on the task.
Sub-Skills
| Task | Skill | Use When |
|---|
| Extract content | pdf-extract | Reading PDFs, finding content, searching patterns, getting snippets with page numbers |
| Create documents | pdf-create | Generating branded PDFs, professional typography, print-ready documents |
| Charts & graphs | pdf-charts | Data visualization, reports with charts, dashboards to PDF |
Quick Routing
Need to read or search a PDF? → Use pdf-extract
- Find contract total price with page reference
- Extract all instances of a pattern
- Get text snippets with surrounding context
- Analyze images within PDFs
Need to create a PDF? → Use pdf-create
- Branded business documents
- Professional typography (margins, spacing, kerning)
- Print-production quality output
- Multi-page reports with consistent styling
Need charts or graphs in a PDF? → Use pdf-charts
- Bar charts, line graphs, scatter plots
- Dashboards and data reports
- Export visualizations to print-ready format
When to Use Official Anthropic PDF Skill
For basic operations, the anthropics/skills pdf skill handles:
- Simple text extraction (no context needed)
- Merge/split PDFs
- Rotate pages
- Fill PDF forms
Install with: /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills
Common Dependencies
pip install pypdf pdfplumber pypdfium2
pip install reportlab weasyprint
pip install matplotlib seaborn plotly
npm install pdf-lib @react-pdf/renderer chart.js
npm install html2canvas-pro jspdf
