read-bin-docs
✓Straightforward text extraction from document files (text-based PDF only for now, no OCR or docx). Use when you just need to read/extract text from binary documents.
Installation
SKILL.md
Need to extract text from a PDF? Use this Python snippet:
This skill includes scripts/extractpdftext.py for command-line extraction:
"No text extracted": The PDF may be scanned (image-based) without OCR. OCR support requires additional tools.
Straightforward text extraction from document files (text-based PDF only for now, no OCR or docx). Use when you just need to read/extract text from binary documents. Source: ypares/agent-skills.
Facts (cite-ready)
Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/ypares/agent-skills --skill read-bin-docs- Source
- ypares/agent-skills
- Category
- ""Writing
- Verified
- ✓
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01
- Updated
- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is read-bin-docs?
Straightforward text extraction from document files (text-based PDF only for now, no OCR or docx). Use when you just need to read/extract text from binary documents. Source: ypares/agent-skills.
How do I install read-bin-docs?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/ypares/agent-skills --skill read-bin-docs 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/ypares/agent-skills
Details
- Category
- ""Writing
- Source
- skills.sh
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01