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nexu-io/open-design/skills/pdf/SKILL.md

pdf

Extract text, create PDFs, and handle forms. Useful for press releases, branded one-pagers, and printable design deliverables.

Source repository stars: 82,073
Declared platforms: 0
Static risk flags: 1
Last source update: 2026-07-28
Source checked: 2026-07-28

Decision Compatibility Install Workflow Permissions Evidence Source

Decision brief

What it does—and where it fits

Curated from Anthropic's official skills repository.

Best for

Not for

Tasks that require unconfirmed production actions or broad system permissions.
Environments where the pinned source and install steps cannot be inspected.

Compatibility matrix

Platform support, with evidence labels

Platform	Status	Evidence	What to check
Codex	Not declared	No explicit evidence	Portability before use
Claude Code	Not declared	No explicit evidence	Portability before use
Cursor	Not declared	No explicit evidence	Portability before use
Gemini CLI	Not declared	No explicit evidence	Portability before use

Open the compatibility checker

Installation

Inspect first. Install second.

The source command is displayed only when detected. A safe inspection prompt is always available so your agent can explain every action before execution.

Source-detected install commandSource

npx skills add https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design --skill "skills/pdf"

Safe inspection promptEditorial

Inspect the Agent Skill "pdf" from https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/blob/89d6d4ef21baf80f871595abdf6f7de6e941dd44/skills/pdf/SKILL.md at commit 89d6d4ef21baf80f871595abdf6f7de6e941dd44. List every install step, command, network request, credential, file read/write, external action, and rollback step. Explain whether it fits my task. Do not install or execute anything until I approve.

Workflow

What the source asks the agent to do

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How to use
This catalogue entry advertises the skill in Open Design so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory:
This catalogue entry advertises the skill in Open Design so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into y…
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What it does
Extract text, create PDFs, and handle forms. Useful for press releases, branded one-pagers, and printable design deliverables.
Extract text, create PDFs, and handle forms. Useful for press releases, branded one-pagers, and printable design deliverables.
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Source
Upstream: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdf
Upstream: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdfCategory: documents- Upstream: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdf - Category: documents

Permission review

Static risk signals and limitations

Network access

medium · line 23

The documentation includes network, browsing, or remote request actions.

open https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdf

Evidence record

Why each signal appears

EvidenceSourceComputedTestedEditorial

Signal	Value	Evidence type	Meaning
Quality score	63/100	Computed	Documentation, specificity, maintenance, and trust rules
Repository stars	82,073	Source	Repository attention, not individual Skill quality
Compatibility	0 platforms	Source	Declared in the catalog source record
Usage guide	catalog record	Editorial	Generated or reviewed according to the visible evidence level

Pinned source

Provenance and original SKILL.md

Repository: nexu-io/open-design
Skill path: skills/pdf/SKILL.md
Commit: 89d6d4ef21baf80f871595abdf6f7de6e941dd44
License: Apache-2.0
Collected: 2026-07-28
Default branch: main

View the original SKILL.md

pdf

Curated from Anthropic's official skills repository.

What it does

Extract text, create PDFs, and handle forms. Useful for press releases, branded one-pagers, and printable design deliverables.

Source

Upstream: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdf
Category: documents

How to use

This catalogue entry advertises the skill in Open Design so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory:

# Inspect the upstream README for exact paths
open https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdf

Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (pdf) or with one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.

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