Does this skill support filling out interactive PDF forms?

Yes, it includes guidance for programmatically filling out PDF forms and handling form-specific data structures.

How do I merge multiple PDF files using this skill?

You can use the provided Python scripts leveraging the PdfWriter class or utilize command-line tools like qpdf for fast, terminal-based merging.

Can I use this skill to extract data from scanned documents?

Yes, it includes specialized documentation for converting scanned PDF pages into images and using OCR to extract text from those images.

What Python libraries does this skill support?

The skill provides optimized patterns for pypdf for basic operations, pdfplumber for data extraction, reportlab for PDF generation, and pytesseract for OCR tasks.

Are there CLI tools included in these workflows?

The skill covers essential command-line utilities such as qpdf, pdftotext, and pdftk for developers who prefer shell-based document manipulation.

PDF Processing & Manipulation

Name: PDF Processing & Manipulation
Author: ComposioHQ

byComposioHQ

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7,895

Productivity & Workflow

Automates complex PDF workflows including text extraction, document merging, table parsing, and automated form filling.

About

This skill provides a comprehensive toolkit for handling PDF documents programmatically within Claude AI workflows. It equips users with best-practice implementation patterns for extracting structured data from tables, performing OCR on scanned documents, merging or splitting files, and generating new PDFs from scratch. Whether you are building automated report generators or processing high volumes of digital forms, this skill streamlines the integration of Python libraries like pypdf and pdfplumber with command-line utilities to handle nearly any PDF-related task at scale.

Key Features

Advanced text and table extraction with layout preservation
Efficient document manipulation including merging, splitting, and rotating
Command-line integration for high-performance batch processing
OCR capabilities for processing scanned documents into searchable text
7,895 GitHub stars
Programmatic PDF generation and multi-page report creation

Use Cases

Merging disparate document fragments into a single, organized archival file
Automating the generation of personalized invoices and certificates from database records
Extracting financial data from bank statements into structured Excel or CSV formats

About

Key Features

Advanced text and table extraction with layout preservation
Efficient document manipulation including merging, splitting, and rotating
Command-line integration for high-performance batch processing
OCR capabilities for processing scanned documents into searchable text
7,895 GitHub stars
Programmatic PDF generation and multi-page report creation

Use Cases

Merging disparate document fragments into a single, organized archival file
Automating the generation of personalized invoices and certificates from database records
Extracting financial data from bank statements into structured Excel or CSV formats