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Universal Markdown-to-Apple-Pages formatting skill for Apple Flow. Use when converting `.md` files into polished `.pages` documents with accurate structure (headings, lists, tables, code blocks, links) and clean business-ready styling.

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Apple Flow Pages

Use this skill to turn markdown into polished Apple Pages documents quickly.

Primary command:

  • apple-flow tools pages_from_markdown <input.md|-> [output.pages] [--theme auto|neutral|minimal|corporate|legal|proposal] [--style auto|neutral] [--title-page auto|off] [--toc auto|off] [--citations auto|off] [--images auto|off] [--image-max-width N] [--page-break-marker TEXT] [--qa true|false] [--export none|pdf|docx|pdf,docx] [--overwrite true|false]

Related commands:

  • apple-flow tools pages_update_sections <base.md|-> <updates.md> <output.pages> [--sections "A,B"] [same render flags]
  • apple-flow tools pages_template <research|contract|proposal> [output.md] [--overwrite true|false]

Quick Start

  1. Convert markdown using default output path (same-name.pages):
apple-flow tools pages_from_markdown \
  "/abs/path/proposal.md"
  1. Convert to explicit destination:
apple-flow tools pages_from_markdown \
  "/abs/path/contract.md" \
  "/abs/path/client-contract.pages" \
  --theme legal \
  --title-page on \
  --toc on \
  --overwrite true
  1. Use neutral style:
apple-flow tools pages_from_markdown \
  "/abs/path/notes.md" \
  "/abs/path/notes.pages" \
  --style neutral \
  --overwrite true
  1. On-the-fly generation (no pre-existing markdown file):
cat <<'MD' | apple-flow tools pages_from_markdown - "/abs/path/ai-agent-systems.pages" --style auto --overwrite true
# AI Agent Systems Report

## Executive Summary
...

## Landscape
...
MD
  1. Render with deterministic QA + exports:
apple-flow tools pages_from_markdown \
  "/abs/path/research.md" \
  "/abs/path/research.pages" \
  --theme corporate \
  --toc on \
  --citations on \
  --qa true \
  --export pdf,docx \
  --overwrite true
  1. Merge only selected sections and render:
apple-flow tools pages_update_sections \
  "/abs/path/base-proposal.md" \
  "/abs/path/updates.md" \
  "/abs/path/final-proposal.pages" \
  --sections "Executive Summary,Timeline,Risks" \
  --theme proposal \
  --overwrite true
  1. Create a starter template:
apple-flow tools pages_template proposal "/abs/path/proposal-template.md"

Research-to-Report Workflow

When user asks:

  • "Do research on the web for AI agent systems and make a beautiful Pages report"

Use this sequence:

  1. Perform web research first (collect sources, key findings, comparisons).
  2. Draft a structured markdown report:
    • title
    • executive summary
    • findings
    • comparison table
    • recommendations
  3. Pipe markdown via stdin to pages_from_markdown (or save .md then convert).
  4. Return final .pages path plus short summary.

Supported Markdown

  • Headings (#, ##, ###)
  • Paragraphs
  • Unordered and ordered lists
  • Horizontal rules (---, ***, ___)
  • Inline formatting: bold, italic, code, links
  • Fenced code blocks
  • Markdown tables

Input / Output Rules

  • Input file must exist and be UTF-8 text.
  • Input can be - to read markdown from stdin.
  • Output must end with .pages.
  • If output path is omitted, default is <input_basename>.pages in the same directory.
  • Existing output is blocked unless --overwrite true.
  • pages_template outputs .md files (not .pages).

Troubleshooting

  • input file not found:
    • Confirm absolute path and file name.
  • output exists and overwrite=false:
    • Re-run with --overwrite true or choose another output path.
  • Application isn’t running / AppleScript errors:
    • Launch Pages once manually and grant Automation permissions, then retry.
  • textutil conversion failed:
    • Confirm macOS textutil availability and source markdown readability.

Done Criteria

  • Command returns "ok": true.
  • output_path points to a real .pages file.
  • Result stats look sensible (headings/lists/tables/code counts align with source markdown).