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[Dev] Rename PDF files using AI (Python, requires venv). For development and cross-platform (macOS/Linux) use.

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Rename PDFs (Development / Cross-Platform)

Rename PDF files using autorename-pdf from source. Requires the Python venv to be active.

Workflow

  1. Activate the venv before running any commands:

    source venv/Scripts/activate   # Windows
source venv/bin/activate       # macOS / Linux

  2. Always dry-run first to preview changes:

    python autorename-pdf.py rename $ARGUMENTS --dry-run --output json

  3. Review the output — check that company names, dates, and document types look correct.

  4. If the user confirms, run without dry-run:

    python autorename-pdf.py rename $ARGUMENTS --output json

  5. Report results — show renamed count, any failures, and new filenames.

Options

Pass these after the path:

  • --recursive or -r — process subfolders
  • --provider <name> — override AI provider (openai/anthropic/gemini/xai/ollama)
  • --model <name> — override AI model
  • --vision — force vision mode (send page images to LLM)
  • --text-only — text extraction only, no OCR/vision
  • --ocr — force PaddleOCR

Undo

python autorename-pdf.py undo --output json

Config

python autorename-pdf.py config show --output json

Company Name Harmonization

harmonized-company-names.yaml maps company name variations to standardized names (e.g., "MSFT", "Microsoft Corp." → "Microsoft"). Uses fuzzy matching (Jaro-Winkler) so OCR typos are handled automatically.

If the dry-run output shows inconsistent or wrong company names, suggest the user add mappings:

StandardName:
  - "Variation 1"
  - "Variation 2"

Notes

  • Config file: config.yaml in project root (never commit — contains API keys)
  • Company names file: harmonized-company-names.yaml in project root (copy from .example)
  • Output format: YYYYMMDD COMPANY DOCTYPE.pdf
  • Providers: openai, anthropic, gemini, xai, ollama