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Md To PDF by jancbeck — Agent Skill

Name: Md To PDF
Author: jancbeck

File contents

Markdown to PDF

Convert markdown to PDF using pandoc with xelatex. Produces clean sans-serif output with syntax-highlighted code blocks.

Prerequisites

pandoc (brew install pandoc)
basictex (brew install --cask basictex)
LaTeX packages: sudo tlmgr install fontspec unicode-math selnolig upquote microtype parskip xurl bookmark fancyvrb csquotes framed fvextra

Command

pandoc INPUT.md -o OUTPUT.pdf \
  --resource-path=DIRECTORY_CONTAINING_IMAGES \
  --pdf-engine=xelatex \
  -H ~/.claude/skills/md-to-pdf/wrap-code.tex \
  -V mainfont="Helvetica Neue" \
  -V monofont="Menlo" \
  -V fontsize=11pt \
  -V geometry:margin=1in \
  -V colorlinks=true \
  -V linkcolor=NavyBlue \
  -V urlcolor=NavyBlue \
  --syntax-highlighting=tango

Usage Notes

--resource-path must point to the directory containing any images referenced in the markdown (relative paths). Usually the directory the markdown file lives in.
-H wrap-code.tex loads fvextra and redefines pandoc's Highlighting environment with breaklines/breakanywhere, so long lines in code blocks wrap inside the page (with a ↪ continuation marker) instead of running off the right edge.
On macOS, Helvetica Neue and Menlo are always available. On Linux, substitute with DejaVu Sans / DejaVu Sans Mono. On Windows, Segoe UI / Cascadia Code.
Helvetica Neue lacks some glyphs (e.g. → U+2192). If pandoc warns Missing character, pre-process the source to render those glyphs as math, e.g. sed 's/→/$\\rightarrow$/g' IN.md > tmp.md, then convert tmp.md.
If the output PDF lands in a sandboxed-unwritable directory (e.g. ~/Downloads), write to $TMPDIR first and mv it to the destination.
The tango syntax highlighting theme works well with light backgrounds. Other options: kate, monochrome, espresso, haddock, zenburn.

---name: md-to-pdfdescription: Convert markdown files to well-formatted PDF. Use when the user wants to export, render, or convert a .md file to PDF.---# Markdown to PDFConvert markdown to PDF using pandoc with xelatex. Produces clean sans-serif output with syntax-highlighted code blocks.## Prerequisites- `pandoc` (brew install pandoc)- `basictex` (brew install --cask basictex)- LaTeX packages: `sudo tlmgr install fontspec unicode-math selnolig upquote microtype parskip xurl bookmark fancyvrb csquotes framed fvextra`## Command```bashpandoc INPUT.md -o OUTPUT.pdf \ --resource-path=DIRECTORY_CONTAINING_IMAGES \ --pdf-engine=xelatex \ -H ~/.claude/skills/md-to-pdf/wrap-code.tex \ -V mainfont="Helvetica Neue" \ -V monofont="Menlo" \ -V fontsize=11pt \ -V geometry:margin=1in \ -V colorlinks=true \ -V linkcolor=NavyBlue \ -V urlcolor=NavyBlue \ --syntax-highlighting=tango```## Usage Notes- `--resource-path` must point to the directory containing any images referenced in the markdown (relative paths). Usually the directory the markdown file lives in.- `-H wrap-code.tex` loads `fvextra` and redefines pandoc's `Highlighting` environment with `breaklines`/`breakanywhere`, so long lines in code blocks wrap inside the page (with a `↪` continuation marker) instead of running off the right edge.- On macOS, `Helvetica Neue` and `Menlo` are always available. On Linux, substitute with `DejaVu Sans` / `DejaVu Sans Mono`. On Windows, `Segoe UI` / `Cascadia Code`.- `Helvetica Neue` lacks some glyphs (e.g. `→ U+2192`). If pandoc warns `Missing character`, pre-process the source to render those glyphs as math, e.g. `sed 's/→/$\\rightarrow$/g' IN.md > tmp.md`, then convert `tmp.md`.- If the output PDF lands in a sandboxed-unwritable directory (e.g. `~/Downloads`), write to `$TMPDIR` first and `mv` it to the destination.- The `tango` syntax highlighting theme works well with light backgrounds. Other options: `kate`, `monochrome`, `espresso`, `haddock`, `zenburn`.

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