# Lexfolio > Typeset legal documents from Markdown to print-ready PDF with CJK-aware layout. Supports four document templates (legal opinion / memo / contract review / analysis), three brand color schemes, and eight typography presets. Triggers when the user needs to typeset legal documents, generate legal PDFs, format legal writing, or mentions "lexfolio" or "md-to-pdf". - Skill: `cslawyer1985/lexfolio` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 35 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add cslawyer1985/lexfolio` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/cslawyer1985/lexfolio/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Design & Media - Author: cslawyer1985 (https://skillmd.com/u/cslawyer1985) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/cslawyer1985/lexfolio --- # LexFolio — Legal Markdown-to-PDF Typesetting LexFolio renders Markdown-formatted legal documents into professionally typeset PDF files. Built on ReportLab, it ships with a Noto Serif SC / Noto Sans SC / EB Garamond font stack, three brand color schemes, eight typography presets, and four document templates tuned for common legal deliverables. > **Dual identity.** LexFolio is both a WorkBuddy skill (this file) and an open-source Python project (Apache-2.0). The codebase is identical; this `SKILL.md` simply teaches WorkBuddy how to discover and invoke it. When distributed on GitHub, this file is harmless and can be kept. ## Project layout ``` {SKILL_DIR}/ ├── SKILL.md This file (WorkBuddy discovery descriptor) ├── run.py CLI entry point (--demo / --list-presets / ...) ├── _demo.md Built-in sample document ├── theme.json Main config (colors / fonts / presets / page / cover / i18n) ├── engine/ Typesetting engine │ ├── api.py Public API: md_to_pdf(input, output, **opts) │ ├── parser.py Markdown -> Block list │ ├── renderer.py Block -> PDF (two-pass render for page numbering) │ ├── styles.py ParagraphStyle factory │ ├── fonts.py Font registration + CJK/Latin mixed-text formatting │ ├── theme.py theme.json loader │ ├── cover.py Cover page builder │ └── chrome.py Header / footer drawing ├── templates/ 4 document template JSONs │ ├── opinion.json Legal opinion (full cover) │ ├── memo.json Legal memo (header table) │ ├── review.json Contract review (no cover) │ └── analysis.json Legal analysis (no cover) └── fonts/ Font files (Noto SC + EB Garamond, OFL) ``` `{SKILL_DIR}` refers to the absolute path of the directory containing this `SKILL.md`. ## Setup Requires `reportlab` and `pyyaml`. Install before first use: ```bash pip install reportlab pyyaml ``` ## Invocation ### Option 1: Python API (recommended) ```python import sys sys.path.insert(0, "{SKILL_DIR}") from engine.api import md_to_pdf # Basic call md_to_pdf("input.md", "output.pdf") # With template md_to_pdf("input.md", template="opinion") # With color scheme + font provider + preset md_to_pdf("input.md", color_scheme="B", font_provider="noto", preset="executive") ``` ### Option 2: CLI ```bash cd {SKILL_DIR} python run.py input.md -t opinion # legal opinion template python run.py input.md -t memo # memo template python run.py input.md -s C # color scheme C python run.py input.md --preset executive # executive preset python run.py --demo -t opinion # built-in demo python run.py --list-templates # list templates python run.py --list-presets # list presets ``` ## Document templates | Template | Label | Default preset | Default scheme | Cover | |---|---|---|---|---| | `opinion` | Legal Opinion | standard | B (teal + amber) | Full cover | | `memo` | Legal Memo | executive | A (indigo) | Memo header table | | `review` | Contract Review | redline | B (teal + amber) | None | | `analysis` | Legal Analysis | deep | B (teal + amber) | None | Resolution priority: CLI args > front matter > template defaults > theme.json baseline. ## Brand color schemes | Scheme | Name | Fit | |---|---|---| | A | Indigo + Periwinkle | Traditional firms, finance, government | | B | Teal + Amber | Tech, data platforms, cross-border compliance | | C | Graphite + Cobalt | Internet, AI startups | ## Typography presets `standard`, `executive`, `mobile`, `editorial`, `academic`, `deep`, `matrix` (landscape), `redline`. ## Markdown authoring ### Front matter (YAML) ```yaml --- doc_type: opinion # required: opinion / memo / review / analysis title: Legal Opinion on XX # cover title firm_name_cn: XX Law Firm # cover firm name (CN); overrides theme.json default firm_name_en: XX LAW FIRM # cover firm name (EN); opinion cover only author: Jane Doe # author / issuing attorney date: June 15, 2026 # date ref_no: LEGAL-OP-2026-015 # reference number (header right side) addressee: XX Corp. # addressee confidential: true # cover bottom confidential marker cover_style: standard # standard (white) or color (brand full-bleed) color_scheme: B # A / B / C font_provider: noto # noto (founder is kept as an alias of noto) layout_preset: standard # typography preset --- ``` **Key constraints:** - `doc_type` is required; it determines the cover type and default typography. - `firm_name_cn` / `firm_name_en` override the theme.json defaults. **Set these when deploying to a new firm.** - `cover_style: color` enables a brand-color full-bleed cover (white text + accent line); default is `standard` (white background). - The `founder` provider is kept as a backward-compatible alias of `noto`. The original Founder (FZ) commercial fonts were removed for licensing reasons; both providers now resolve to the same open-source Noto fonts (OFL). Configure custom fonts via `theme.json` paths. ### Supported syntax | Syntax | Behavior | |---|---| | `# H1` / `## H2` / `### H3` | Three heading levels (H1 gets a brand-color decoration line; H4+ degrades to H3) | | `> quote text` | Block quote (auto-detects case / statute / general) | | `**Analysis**: ...` | Opinion paragraph (brand-color top bar) | | `**bold**` / `*italic*` / `` `code` `` | Inline formatting | | `\| header \| ... \|` | Three-line table (zebra striping + right-aligned numeric columns) | | `---` | Horizontal rule | | `` | Forced page break | | `` | Signature-page footer ornament (brand line + confidential marker + firm name) | | `>right text` | Right-aligned paragraph (signature blocks, attribution) | | `^[n]^` | Footnote superscript (auto-placed before preceding punctuation, e.g. `item^[4]^.` -> `item⁴.`) | | `[^n]: text` | Footnote definition (rendered as `[n] text` inline paragraph) | **Limitations:** - Ordered (`1.`) and unordered (`-`) lists are not rendered with indentation; use "First / Second" or paragraph form instead. - Footnotes render as inline paragraphs (not page-bottom); the superscript is visual only. ## Signature page The signature page must occupy its own page at the document end. Fixed structure: ```markdown ## Signature Page >right **Issuing firm:** XX Law Firm >right **Issuing attorney:** Jane Doe >right **Date:** June 15, 2026 *Disclaimer text.* ``` **Key constraints:** - Leave one blank line before and after ``. - `>right` lines must **not** be separated by blank lines (blank lines parse as separate paragraphs). - `` must be the last non-empty line in the document. - Use `## Signature Page` (H2) for the heading, not H1. ## Full document skeleton ```markdown --- doc_type: opinion title: Legal Opinion on XX Matter firm_name_cn: XX Law Firm firm_name_en: XX LAW FIRM author: Jane Doe date: June 15, 2026 ref_no: LEGAL-OP-2026-001 addressee: XX Corp. confidential: true --- # Legal Opinion on XX Matter **Client:** XX Corp. **Issuing firm:** XX Law Firm **Issuing attorney:** Jane Doe --- ## I. Background (Body text...) ## II. Legal Analysis (Body text...) ## III. Conclusion and Recommendations (Body text...) ## Signature Page >right **Issuing firm:** XX Law Firm >right **Issuing attorney:** Jane Doe >right **Date:** June 15, 2026 *Disclaimer text.* ```