docling-lab

name

docling-lab

description

Use when the user wants to convert documents with the Docling for IBM watsonx managed service from the command line. Covers converting a single file, a URL, or a directory of documents, choosing output formats, enabling enrichments (OCR, table extraction, picture classification, chart data), and filtering by input format. Trigger phrases: "convert", "docling convert", "convert this document", "convert to markdown", "extract from PDF", "convert with docling", "convert a directory", "docling remote", "docling-lab".

Docling Lab — Command-Line Conversion Skill

This skill teaches Bob how to convert documents using the docling convert-remote CLI, which sends conversion requests to the Docling for IBM watsonx managed service. No local ML models or GPU are required — all processing happens on the service.

Prerequisites

• Virtual environment from lab section A.1 is active (.venv)
• .env file in lab-1499/ is populated with DOCLING_SERVICE_URL and DOCLING_SERVICE_API_KEY
• docling-client is installed (uv pip install docling-client)

Credentials are loaded automatically from the .env file — no need to export them manually.

When to use each reference

Task	Reference
Convert a file, URL, or directory	convert.md
Customize the pipeline (OCR, enrichments, output formats, page range)	options.md

Always read the relevant reference before running a command. When the user's request involves a conversion task, activate this skill and route to the appropriate reference file.