PDF Processing

PDF Processing is an Automation skill for Claude Code, published by fcakyon in claude-codex-settings.

1.1K stars102 forkson fcakyon/claude-codex-settingsAdded 2026/08/20Repository updated 2026/08/20

ai-agentsai-toolsclaude-aiclaude-codeclaude-code-pluginclaude-skillsclaudecodeclaudecode-configcodexcodex-clicommit-messagecursordokployfrontend-designgemini-cligithubhetznerkimi-k3pluginpull-requests

Install in seconds

Install PDF Processing

Copy PDF Processing 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/fcakyon/claude-codex-settings/tree/main/plugins/anthropic-office-skills/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/fcakyon/claude-codex-settings.git

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

In this catalog

Source file: plugins/anthropic-office-skills/skills/pdf/SKILL.md in fcakyon/claude-codex-settings
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/pdf
Collection: One of 25 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: Automation — 1523 skills

What PDF Processing does

PDF Processing extracts text and tables, merges and splits PDFs, rotates pages, adds watermarks, fills forms, encrypts/decrypts, extracts images, and runs OCR on scanned PDFs. Use it whenever a user mentions a .pdf file or asks to produce one.

PDF Processing is cataloged under Automation on DirSkills. PDF Processing comes from a repository tagged ai-agents, ai-tools, claude-ai, claude-code and claude-code-plugin.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

PDF Processing Guide

Overview

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 Processing

What else does fcakyon publish alongside PDF Processing?
PDF Processing is one of 25 skills that DirSkills catalogs from fcakyon/claude-codex-settings, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include ADHD Output Style, Agent Browser and Azure Tools Setup. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way PDF Processing does, and is maintained by fcakyon in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the fcakyon/claude-codex-settings page.
How does PDF Processing compare to other Automation skills?
PDF Processing ranks #779 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 Processing against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.