pdf

name	pdf
description	Extract text from PDFs, split pages, or merge multiple PDFs. Use whenever the user uploads a PDF or asks about PDF content. Handles selectable text only (no OCR).
metadata	{"nessi":{"command":"pdf","enabled":true}}

PDF

Use the pdf command for PDF-specific work.

Prefer this before ad-hoc shell work when the user wants to:

• extract readable text from a PDF
• split a PDF into a smaller document
• merge multiple PDFs into one

Commands

Extract text

pdf text /input/file.pdf --output /output/file.txt
pdf text /input/file.pdf --format md --output /output/file.md

Split

pdf split /input/file.pdf --pages "1-3" --output /output/part-a.pdf
pdf split /input/file.pdf --pages "4-7" --output /output/part-b.pdf

Merge

pdf merge /input/a.pdf /input/b.pdf --output /output/merged.pdf

Notes

• Text extraction supports embedded text only in this version.
• OCR is not supported yet.
• --pages accepts simple ranges like 1-3, 5, or 1-2,4,7-9.
• Output files should be written under /output.