PDF Processing — Anthropic Skill

anthropics/skills

Create and inspect PDFs, extract text and tables, merge pages and process forms or scanned documents.

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Über diesen Skill

Create and inspect PDFs, extract text and tables, merge pages and process forms or scanned documents. Python libraries such as pypdf, pdfplumber or reportlab; OCR and office tools are task-dependent.

Warum wir es empfehlen

Useful for document tasks that end in a PDF or begin with one. It routes text extraction, page operations, generation and OCR to suitable tools rather than treating every PDF the same way.

Wobei es hilft

  • Extract text and tables from a PDF.
  • Merge or split document pages.
  • Create a formatted PDF report.

How this skill works

1. Select the appropriate PDF library for the task

Decide whether the task needs text extraction, page manipulation, generation, form handling or OCR.

2. Extract, transform or generate document content

Use a suitable library or command-line tool while preserving the required content and page order.

3. Inspect page rendering and extraction results

Inspect extracted text or tables and render generated pages to check the result.

Official pdf instructions

An example task

Try this brief: “Create a fictional workshop program as a PDF, then extract its schedule table.”

The preview is an original SkillHey illustration of this task. Its content is fictional and is not an official Anthropic screenshot or an agent benchmark.

Second example

Try this brief: “Create a fictional one-page research summary with findings, a simple chart and a next-step note.”

Official pdf instructions

Install this skill or its official plugin

Use the official document-skills plugin instructions, and review the document Skill’s own license before copying or reusing its files.

BefehlWofür er hilfreich ist
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skillsRegister the official Claude Code marketplace.
/plugin install document-skills@anthropic-agent-skillsInstall the official plugin. This may include other skills; see its manifest.

Official repository and plugin manifestClaude Code skill installation documentation

Dependencies and license

Python libraries and command-line PDF tools are selected per task; form workflows use the bundled validation scripts.

The document Skill has its own Anthropic proprietary license. Read the linked LICENSE.txt for the applicable agreement and restrictions.

Official pdf instructionsOfficial repository and plugin manifestDocument Skill license terms

Vor der Nutzung

  • Python libraries such as pypdf, pdfplumber or reportlab; OCR and office tools are task-dependent.

Unterstützte Agents

Claude Code

Häufige Fragen

Is this a separate skill?

Yes. pdf has its own SKILL.md and directory, and is also a member of the Anthropic Official Skills collection.

Quellen und Referenzen

Die Originalquellen sind unten verlinkt. Praktische Einstiegsideen sind redaktionelle Vorschläge von SkillHey.