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Extract text and tables from PDF documents.

Updated Mar 4, 2016

Search Tags:#ocr #data extraction #pdf #form filling #document automation #merge pdf #split pdf

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npx skills add https://github.com/gbastkowski/dotfiles --skill pdf-gbastkowski

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Skill: pdf
Source: https://github.com/gbastkowski/dotfiles/tree/main/claude/plugins/cache/anthropic-agent-skills/example-skills/00756142ab04/skills/pdf
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/gbastkowski/dotfiles --skill pdf-gbastkowski

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires pypdf, pdfplumber, reportlab, pytesseract, pdf2image, and includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Manually handling PDF documents for data extraction, form filling, or manipulation is a tedious and error-prone task. This Skill provides a comprehensive toolkit to automate these processes, saving significant time and reducing manual effort.

Core Features & Use Cases

Comprehensive PDF Manipulation: Extract text and tables, merge/split documents, rotate pages, and add watermarks.
Automated Form Filling: Programmatically fill both fillable and non-fillable PDF forms with precise data.
Use Case: A legal professional needs to extract specific clauses from 50 contracts or fill out a batch of standardized application forms. This Skill can automate the entire workflow, from data extraction to form completion.

Quick Start

Use the pdf skill to extract all text from the attached file 'quarterly_report.pdf'.