---
name: pdf
slug: pdf
score: 55
rubric: 1.0
provenance: anthropic
publisher: Anthropic
license: MIT
capability: read-write
canonical: https://top-agent-skills.com/skill/pdf
---

# pdf

Extract, fill, merge. PDF manipulation with bundled scripts so Claude does not waste tokens generating them.

## Install

### Claude Code

```bash
npx skills add github.com/anthropics/skills --skill pdf
```

### Cursor

```bash
npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill pdf --target cursor
```

### Codex CLI

```bash
codex skills add anthropics/skills/skills/pdf
```

### Claude.ai (web app)

Settings → Features → Upload skill (download zip from the source repo).

### Claude API

Use skill_id: "pdf" with the code-execution-2025-08-25 + skills-2025-10-02 beta headers.

## Best for

Bulk PDF text/table extraction, form filling, merging.


## About

Extract text and tables from PDFs, fill forms, merge documents. Bundled scripts for deterministic ops.

## Compatibility

claude-code, claude-ai, claude-api, cursor, codex

## Metadata

- Categories: document-processing
- Tags: PDF, Forms, Read-write
- Setup time: 1 min
- Complexity: Low
- Last update: 2026-04-20
- Verified: 2026-04-29
- Source: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdf


---

_Indexed by Top Agent Skills. Score breakdown: https://top-agent-skills.com/about/methodology_