PDF

by anthropics

PDF is an Automation skill for Claude Code, published by anthropics in skills.

168.6K stars20.1K forkson anthropics/skillsAdded 2026/08/13Repository updated 2026/08/07

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Install in seconds

Install PDF

Copy PDF into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.

terminal

npx degit https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdf ~/.claude/skills/pdf

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file: skills/pdf/SKILL.md in anthropics/skills
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/pdf
Collection: One of 18 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: Automation — 1523 skills

What PDF does

PDF reads, merges, splits, rotates, and creates PDF documents, and extracts text, tables, and images, including OCR for scanned PDFs.

PDF is cataloged under Automation on DirSkills. PDF comes from a repository tagged agent-skills.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

This guide covers essential PDF processing operations using Python libraries and command-line tools. For advanced features, JavaScript libraries, and detailed examples, see REFERENCE.md. If you need to fill out a PDF form, read FORMS.md and follow its instructions.

Quick Start

from pypdf import PdfReader, PdfWriter

# Read a PDF
reader = PdfReader("document.pdf")
print(f"Pages: {len(reader.pages)}")

# Extract text
text = ""
for page in reader.pages:
    text += page.extract_text()

Python Libraries

pypdf - Basic Operations

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Frequently asked about PDF

What else does anthropics publish alongside PDF?
PDF is one of 18 skills that DirSkills catalogs from anthropics/skills, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include Algorithmic Art, Brand Guidelines and Canvas Design. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way PDF does, and is maintained by anthropics in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the anthropics/skills page.
How does PDF compare to other Automation skills?
PDF ranks #9 by stars among the 1523 Automation skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Autonomous Loops, Autonomous Agent Harness and Automation Audit Ops. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of PDF against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.