make-pdf

name	make-pdf
description	Convert markdown or plain text files to PDF using pandoc + tectonic. Use when: user asks to generate a PDF, convert markdown to PDF, or export a document. Triggers on: make pdf, convert to pdf, generate pdf, export pdf, /pdf.
context	fork
allowed-tools	["Bash(scripts/make-pdf.sh *)","Bash(FONT_FAMILY=* scripts/make-pdf.sh *)","Bash(FONT_SIZE=* scripts/make-pdf.sh *)","Bash(MARGIN=* scripts/make-pdf.sh *)","Bash(OUTPUT=* scripts/make-pdf.sh *)","Bash(FONT_FAMILY=* FONT_SIZE=* scripts/make-pdf.sh *)","Bash(FONT_FAMILY=* MARGIN=* scripts/make-pdf.sh *)","Bash(FONT_FAMILY=* OUTPUT=* scripts/make-pdf.sh *)","Bash(FONT_FAMILY=* FONT_SIZE=* MARGIN=* scripts/make-pdf.sh *)","Bash(FONT_FAMILY=* FONT_SIZE=* MARGIN=* OUTPUT=* scripts/make-pdf.sh *)","Read","Glob"]

Make PDF

Convert markdown or plain text files to PDF using pandoc and tectonic.

Script Location

scripts/make-pdf.sh

Workflow

1. Identify the input file from the user's message. If ambiguous, ask.
2. Ask the user: serif or sans-serif? (unless they already specified a preference).
3. Run the conversion script with appropriate env knobs.
4. Report the output path and file size.

Usage

Basic Conversion

scripts/make-pdf.sh document.md

With Font Override

FONT_FAMILY=serif scripts/make-pdf.sh document.md

With Custom Output Path

OUTPUT=~/Desktop/report.pdf scripts/make-pdf.sh document.md

With All Options

FONT_FAMILY=serif FONT_SIZE=12pt MARGIN=0.75in OUTPUT=~/out.pdf scripts/make-pdf.sh doc.md

Environment Knobs

Variable	Default	Description
FONT_FAMILY	sans	sans or serif
FONT_SIZE	11pt	Font size (e.g. 10pt, 11pt, 12pt)
MARGIN	1in	Page margins (e.g. 0.75in, 1in, 1.5in)
OUTPUT	<input>.pdf	Override output file path
MAX_LINES	40	Max error lines printed
KEEP_DIR	0	Set to 1 to keep temp log dir on success

Output Format

• Step header: Step: convert
• Input/output paths, font, size, margin printed
• Result: PASS or FAIL
• On success: file size in bytes
• On failure: first MAX_LINES lines of pandoc output
• Overall result: Overall: PASS or Overall: FAIL

Important Notes

• Requires pandoc and tectonic to be installed
• Supports markdown (.md) and plain text (.txt) input
• Output defaults to the same filename with .pdf extension
• The script uses tectonic as the LaTeX engine (auto-downloads packages on first run)