pdf-extractor
✓Extract text, tables, and images from PDF files. Use when converting PDF documentation, manuals, or reports to searchable text.
Installation
SKILL.md
Single responsibility: Extract structured content (text, tables, images) from PDF files into organized, searchable formats. (BP-4)
| RELEVANT | Target PDF, extraction options, output path | Other PDF files | | PERIPHERAL | Similar PDF structure examples | Unrelated documents | | DISTRACTOR | Previous extraction attempts | Other file formats |
| Text-based | pdftotext produces readable text | Direct extraction | | Scanned/Image | pdftotext produces empty/garbled | OCR required | | Mixed | Some pages text, some images | Hybrid approach | | Tables | Visual grid patterns | Table extraction mode | | Forms | Interactive fields | Form field extraction |
Extract text, tables, and images from PDF files. Use when converting PDF documentation, manuals, or reports to searchable text. Source: jmagly/ai-writing-guide.
Facts (cite-ready)
Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/jmagly/ai-writing-guide --skill pdf-extractor- Source
- jmagly/ai-writing-guide
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- #Documents
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- First Seen
- 2026-02-01
- Updated
- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is pdf-extractor?
Extract text, tables, and images from PDF files. Use when converting PDF documentation, manuals, or reports to searchable text. Source: jmagly/ai-writing-guide.
How do I install pdf-extractor?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/jmagly/ai-writing-guide --skill pdf-extractor Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/jmagly/ai-writing-guide
Details
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- Source
- skills.sh
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01