/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills▶️ Usage summary
- Install:
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills - Use:
from pypdf import PdfReader, PdfWriter - Merge PDFs:
from pypdf import PdfWriter, PdfReader - Split PDF:
reader = PdfReader("input.pdf") - Extract Metadata:
reader = PdfReader("document.pdf") - Extract Text with Layout:
import pdfplumber
pdf — Handles every PDF task — reading and extracting text/tables, merging, splitting, rotating, watermarking, creating, filling forms, encrypting/decrypting, extracting images, and OCR for scanned PDFs.
What is pdf?
pdf is a skill (a capability for AI agents such as Claude, Codex and Cursor) on GitHub (anthropics/skills). Handles every PDF task — reading and extracting text/tables, merging, splitting, rotating, watermarking, creating, filling forms, encrypting/decrypting, extracting images, and OCR for scanned PDFs.
How to install pdf
See the ⚡ Quick install section at the top of the page — it has a ready-to-copy command taken from the author’s README, plus where to run it. For the full instructions, see the README at the end of the page.
Frequently asked questions about pdf
Is pdf free?
Yes. pdf is an open-source project on GitHub, so you can download and use it for free.
Is pdf hard to install?
No. You only need to run one command above.
Download & source code
The source code, README and latest updates of pdf are at github.com/anthropics/skills/skills/pdf. The star count and update date on this page sync automatically from GitHub.
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