Uses a CLI tool to execute text edits, typo fixes, and content updates on PDF files based on natural language instructions.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/nano-pdf && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/686" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/nano-pdf && rm skill.zip

Installs to .claude/skills/nano-pdf

Activation

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Edit PDFs with natural-language instructions using the nano-pdf CLI.
68 charsno explicit “when” trigger
Beginner

Key capabilities

  • Apply edits to specific pages in a PDF file
  • Process natural-language instructions for document modification
  • Update text content like titles and subtitles
  • Correct typographical errors within PDF documents

How it works

The tool accepts a PDF file, a target page index, and a text-based instruction to execute specific content changes on that page.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
A PDF file path, a page number, and a natural-language instruction string
You get back
A modified PDF file

When to use nano-pdf

  • Correct a typo in a PDF document
  • Update a title or header in a report
  • Quickly modify document content

About this skill

nano-pdf

Use nano-pdf to apply edits to a specific page in a PDF using a natural-language instruction.

Quick start

nano-pdf edit deck.pdf 1 "Change the title to 'Q3 Results' and fix the typo in the subtitle"

Notes:

  • Page numbers are 0-based or 1-based depending on the tool's version/config; if the result looks off by one, retry with the other.
  • Always sanity-check the output PDF before sending it out.

When not to use it

  • When the PDF requires complex layout restructuring
  • When the document contains non-textual elements that need precise graphical manipulation

Prerequisites

nano-pdf binary installed

Limitations

  • Page numbering may be 0-based or 1-based depending on configuration
  • Requires manual verification of the output PDF to ensure accuracy

How it compares

Unlike manual PDF editors that require graphical selection and text box manipulation, this tool processes document changes through direct natural-language commands.

Compared to similar skills

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