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Process and manipulate PDF documents, including text extraction, form filling, and metadata editing

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PDF Processing Skill

This skill provides comprehensive capabilities for working with PDF documents.

When to Use

Use this skill when you need to:

  • Extract text or data from PDF files
  • Fill out PDF forms
  • Edit PDF metadata
  • Analyze PDF structure

Text Extraction

For basic text extraction:

  1. Provide the PDF file path
  2. Specify extraction options (plain text, structured data)

Form Filling

For form-specific operations, see @include: forms.md

Code Tools

This skill includes the following executable tools:

  • @code: python extract_fields.py - Extract form fields from a PDF

Example Usage

To extract text from a PDF:

Use the pdf_processing skill to extract all text from the document.

To fill a form:

Use the pdf_processing skill and load forms.md for detailed instructions.