pdf-combine

name	pdf-combine
description	Combine multiple PDF files into a single PDF. Use when: (1) User wants to merge PDF files, (2) User mentions 'combine PDFs', 'merge PDFs', or 'join PDFs', (3) User has multiple PDFs that need to be consolidated. Respects file order: when given a directory, files are sorted alphabetically; when given specific file paths, the order provided is preserved.

Combine PDF Files

Combine multiple PDF files into a single PDF document.

Usage

The user can specify:

• A directory containing PDF files (files will be sorted alphabetically by filename)
• Multiple specific PDF file paths (order is preserved as given)
• Output file path for the combined PDF

Script Details

• Script location: $HOME/.claude/skills/pdf-combine/scripts/combine_pdfs.py
• Dependency: PyMuPDF (fitz) - pip install PyMuPDF

Instructions

1. Determine the source PDF files:

• If user provides a directory, all PDFs in that directory will be combined in alphabetical order
• If user provides specific file paths, use them in the exact order provided

2. Determine the output file path:

• If user specifies an output path, use it
• If not specified, ask the user for the output file name/path

3. Run the combine script:

   python3 $HOME/.claude/skills/pdf-combine/scripts/combine_pdfs.py <input1.pdf> <input2.pdf> ... -o <output.pdf>
   

   Or for a directory:

   python3 $HOME/.claude/skills/pdf-combine/scripts/combine_pdfs.py <directory> -o <output.pdf>