pdf-reader

name	pdf-reader
description	Extract text from PDF files. Use when user asks to read, extract text from, or summarize a PDF.

Usage

Read a PDF and extract its text content.

Tool: pdf-reader.sh <path-to-pdf>

Dependencies

Requires pdftotext from poppler:

brew install poppler

Examples

Extract all text from a PDF:

pdf-reader.sh document.pdf

Extract and search for specific content:

pdf-reader.sh document.pdf | grep "keyword"

Notes

• Outputs to stdout, pipe as needed
• May lose formatting from complex layouts
• Images and tables are not preserved
• Large PDFs may take time to process