pdf-processing-openai

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Toolkit for comprehensive PDF reading, reviwing, and creation with visual quality control. Use to work with PDFs (.pdf files) for: (1) Reading or extracting content from existing PDFs, (2) Creating new PDF documents with professional formatting, (3) Generating reports, documents, or layouts that require precise typography and design, or any other PDF reading or generation tasks.

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npx skill4agent add lawvable/awesome-legal-skills pdf-processing-openai

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pdf-processingdocument-creationvisual-quality-controldependency-managementreportlab

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When to use

  • Read or review PDF content where layout and visuals matter.
  • Create PDFs programmatically with reliable formatting.
  • Validate final rendering before delivery.

Workflow

  1. Prefer visual review: render PDF pages to PNGs and inspect them.
    • Use 
      pdftoppm
      if available.
    • If unavailable, install Poppler or ask the user to review the output locally.
  2. Use 
    reportlab
    to generate PDFs when creating new documents.
  3. Use 
    pdfplumber
    (or 
    pypdf
    ) for text extraction and quick checks; do not rely on it for layout fidelity.
  4. After each meaningful update, re-render pages and verify alignment, spacing, and legibility.

Temp and output conventions

  • Use 
    tmp/pdfs/
    for intermediate files; delete when done.
  • Write final artifacts under 
    output/pdf/
    when working in this repo.
  • Keep filenames stable and descriptive.

Dependencies (install if missing)

Prefer 
uv
for dependency management.
Python packages:
uv pip install reportlab pdfplumber pypdf
If 
uv
is unavailable:
python3 -m pip install reportlab pdfplumber pypdf
System tools (for rendering):
# macOS (Homebrew)
brew install poppler

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install -y poppler-utils
If installation isn't possible in this environment, tell the user which dependency is missing and how to install it locally.

Environment

No required environment variables.

Rendering command

pdftoppm -png $INPUT_PDF $OUTPUT_PREFIX

Quality expectations

  • Maintain polished visual design: consistent typography, spacing, margins, and section hierarchy.
  • Avoid rendering issues: clipped text, overlapping elements, broken tables, black squares, or unreadable glyphs.
  • Charts, tables, and images must be sharp, aligned, and clearly labeled.
  • Use ASCII hyphens only. Avoid U+2011 (non-breaking hyphen) and other Unicode dashes.
  • Citations and references must be human-readable; never leave tool tokens or placeholder strings.

Final checks

  • Do not deliver until the latest PNG inspection shows zero visual or formatting defects.
  • Confirm headers/footers, page numbering, and section transitions look polished.
  • Keep intermediate files organized or remove them after final approval.