# Documind AI-Powered Structured Data Extraction from Documents

> Documind is an open-source Node.js tool that uses AI to extract structured JSON data from PDFs and other documents. Define a custom schema for what you need, and Documind returns clean, typed data — supporting OpenAI and local LLM backends like Llama 3.2 Vision.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/documind-ai-powered-structured-data-extraction-from-document` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/documind-ai-powered-structured-data-extraction-from-document`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/documind-ai-powered-structured-data-extraction-from-document/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/documind-ai-powered-structured-data-extraction-from-document

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# Documind AI-Powered Structured Data Extraction from Documents

Documind is an open-source Node.js tool that uses AI to extract structured JSON data from PDFs and other documents. Define a custom schema for what you need, and Documind returns clean, typed data — supporting OpenAI and local LLM backends like Llama 3.2 Vision.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- brew install ghostscript graphicsmagick
- npm install documind

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- ### **Node.js & NPM**
- Ensure Node.js (v18+) and NPM are installed on your system.
- **documind** requires an **.env** file to store sensitive information like your OpenAI API key.

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- bash
- # On macOS
- # On Debian/Ubuntu

- Source: https://github.com/DocumindHQ/documind
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DocumindHQ/documind/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/documind-ai-structured-data-extraction/)