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PDF Processing

Read, edit, merge, split and extract data from PDF files right inside Claude Code.

Installation
npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill document-processing/pdf --yes

This skill teaches Claude Code to handle almost anything involving PDF files.

It kicks in whenever you mention a .pdf or ask to produce one.

In practice it extracts text and tables, merges several PDFs into one, splits pages apart, rotates them and adds watermarks.

It also creates fresh PDFs, fills out forms, encrypts and decrypts files, pulls out images, and runs OCR on scanned documents.

When to use

  • To pull text or tables out of reports and contracts in PDF.
  • When merging, splitting or reordering pages across files.
  • When you need to fill forms or make a scanned PDF searchable.

How to use

Point to the file and say what you want, like “extract the tables from this PDF” or “merge these three PDFs”.