pdf-processing
Extract text and tables from PDF files, fill PDF forms, and merge multiple PDFs. Use when working with PDF documents or when the user mentions PDFs, forms, or document extraction.
When & Why to Use This Skill
This Claude skill provides comprehensive PDF processing capabilities, enabling users to programmatically extract text and tables, fill interactive PDF forms, and merge or split multiple documents. It streamlines document-heavy workflows by automating repetitive PDF tasks, ensuring high accuracy in data extraction and document manipulation for business and research purposes.
Use Cases
- Automated Data Extraction: Extracting structured tables and text from financial statements, invoices, or research papers for further analysis.
- Batch Form Filling: Programmatically populating standardized PDF forms, such as insurance claims or application forms, using structured data sets.
- Document Consolidation: Merging multiple individual PDF reports, chapters, or legal exhibits into a single, organized document for distribution.
- Content Preparation: Splitting large PDF archives into smaller, manageable files or extracting specific pages for targeted review.
| name | pdf-processing |
|---|---|
| description | Extract text and tables from PDF files, fill PDF forms, and merge multiple PDFs. Use when working with PDF documents or when the user mentions PDFs, forms, or document extraction. |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| author | example-org |
| version | "1.0" |
PDF Processing
When to use this skill
Use this skill when the user needs to work with PDF files, including:
- Extracting text or tables from PDF documents
- Filling out PDF forms programmatically
- Merging multiple PDF files into one
- Splitting PDF files into separate documents
How to extract text
- Use pdfplumber for text extraction:
import pdfplumber with pdfplumber.open('document.pdf') as pdf: text = pdf.pages[0].extract_text()
How to fill forms
- Use PyPDF2 to fill form fields:
from PyPDF2 import PdfReader, PdfWriter reader = PdfReader('form.pdf') writer = PdfWriter() # Fill fields here
How to merge documents
See the reference guide for details.