Name: pdf
Author: anthropics

What is pdf?

pdf is a Claude skill by anthropics that extract text, create PDFs, and handle forms. It is listed under Docs & writing and has 181,821 GitHub stars.

Type	Claude skill
Author	anthropics
Repository	anthropics/skills
Popularity	181,821 GitHub stars
Category	Docs & writing
Security	Low risk (92/100)
Rank	#134 of 1,262 Claude skills; #16 in Docs & writing
SKILL.md length	314 lines
Last commit	2026-10-09
Stars this week	+1,326

Is pdf safe to install?

pdf scores 92/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 7 of 9 checks.

Skill results come from a static scan of its SKILL.md for instruction overrides, hidden actions, risky commands and credential access.

Check	Result
No instruction-override phrases	Pass
No hidden actions	Pass
No pipe-to-shell installers	Pass
No obfuscated code	Pass
No destructive commands	Pass
Doesn't ask for keys or credentials	Pass
No network requests	Pass
Runs shell commands	Note
Installs packages	Note

Install with the skills CLI. Works for Claude Code and other agents that read skills.
```
npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/skills --skill pdf
```

Or copy it by hand. Claude Code loads any folder with a SKILL.md from ~/.claude/skills.

git clone https://github.com/anthropics/skills
cp -r skills/skills/pdf ~/.claude/skills/pdf

Use it. Claude loads the skill when a task matches its description. You can also name it in your prompt.
```
Use the pdf skill to …
```

Paste this into Claude Code and it installs pdf for you:

Install the "pdf" skill from https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pdf into ~/.claude/skills, then tell me in one line what it does.