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What it is.
pdf is an Anthropic Agent Skill for PDF document operations. You give Claude PDF files and a task, and the skill provides instructions and resources for outputs such as extracted text, extracted tables, merged PDFs, split PDFs, rotated pages, watermarks, created PDFs, filled forms, encrypted or decrypted PDFs, extracted images, and OCR for scanned PDFs.
The skill ships as the skills/pdf folder in the public anthropics/skills GitHub repository. The directory includes SKILL.md, LICENSE.txt, forms.md, reference.md, and a scripts folder.
The supplied evidence does not state paid tiers or a license name. The repository-level evidence notes Anthropic describes the document creation and editing skills as source-available rather than open source.
What you get.
- Extracted text from PDF documents.
- Extracted tables from PDF documents.
- Merged, split, or rotated PDF files.
- Watermarked PDF pages.
- Created PDFs and filled PDF forms.
- Extracted images and OCR text from scanned PDFs.
Pricing Plans
Pricing is not stated in the provided sources. The license name is not stated in the provided sources.
Ships in the public anthropics/skills GitHub repository under skills/pdf. Checked against the repo in September 2026.
Use cases
Extract report content
A team needs usable content from a PDF report. Hand the skill the PDF and ask for extracted text or tables, and it helps Claude produce those extracted outputs.
Prepare PDF deliverables
A team needs to package PDF files before sharing them. Hand the skill the PDFs and ask to merge, split, rotate, or watermark them, and it helps Claude produce edited PDF files.
Complete PDF forms
A team works with PDF forms that need to be filled. Hand the skill the form and the values to use, and it helps Claude fill PDF forms using the skill resources.
Work with scanned PDFs
A team has scanned PDF documents where the text is not directly available. Hand the skill the scanned PDF and request OCR, and it helps Claude produce text from the scanned document.
Best for
PDF document operations
The skill is built for PDF tasks listed in its official coverage, including extraction, page manipulation, PDF creation, forms, encryption and decryption, image extraction, and OCR.
Teams with PDF-based workflows
It suits teams that handle PDF reports, forms, contracts, or packaged deliverables because the documented capabilities cover both analysis and editing tasks.
Claude developers using Agent Skills
The skill is distributed as a self-contained folder with SKILL.md and supporting files in Anthropic's public skills repository.