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Md To PDF by jie-meng — Agent Skill

Name: Md To PDF
Author: jie-meng

Md To PDF

Convert Markdown files to PDF via a bundled Python script. Supports custom CSS styling, table of contents generation, paper size selection, and landscape orientation. Trigger whenever the user asks to convert, export, or render a Markdown file as PDF, or says phrases like "markdown to pdf", "md to pdf", "convert md to pdf", "export markdown as pdf", "render markdown to pdf", "generate pdf from markdown", "markdown 转 pdf", "md 转 pdf", "把 markdown 转成 pdf", "导出 pdf", "markdown 导出 pdf", "md 导出", "生成 pdf". Also trigger when the user mentions a .md file and wants a PDF version of it.

jie-meng Updated Sep 21, 2026

File contents

When to Use This Skill

User mentions a .md file and wants to convert it to PDF
Export markdown notes, documentation, or README files as PDF
Generate printable PDF from markdown with styling

Prerequisites

markdown-pdf — converts markdown to PDF using markdown-it-py + PyMuPDF

Pre-flight check:

python3 -c "import markdown_pdf; print('markdown-pdf', markdown_pdf.__version__)"

Install if missing:

pip install mythril-agent-skills[md-to-pdf]

Or standalone:

pip install markdown-pdf

Workflow

User provides a markdown file path (and optionally an output path)
Run the conversion script
Report the output PDF path to the user

All commands use:

python3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py [options] <input.md>

The script path is relative to this skill directory.

Command Reference

Basic conversion

# Convert to PDF (output next to input: README.md -> README.pdf)
python3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md

# Specify output path
python3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md -o /path/to/output.pdf

# Generate TOC from h1-h2 headings (default: no TOC)
python3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md --toc 2

# TOC from h1-h3
python3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md --toc 3

Paper size and orientation

# Use Letter paper
python3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md --paper-size Letter

# A4 landscape
python3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md --paper-size A4-L

Supported sizes: A3, A4, A5, A6, B4, B5, Letter, Legal (append -L for landscape).

Custom CSS

# Apply custom CSS file
python3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md --css style.css

PDF metadata

# Set title and author
python3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md --title "User Guide" --author "Jane Doe"

Optimize file size

python3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md --optimize

Combining options

python3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py README.md \
  -o guide.pdf \
  --toc 2 \
  --paper-size A4 \
  --title "Project Guide" \
  --author "Team" \
  --optimize

Guidelines

Output defaults to same directory as input: notes.md produces notes.pdf in the same folder
Images: relative image paths in markdown are resolved from the markdown file's directory
UTF-8: full Unicode support for any language
Large documents: use --optimize to reduce file size

---name: md-to-pdfdescription: Convert Markdown files to PDF via a bundled Python script. Supports custom CSS styling, table of contents generation, paper size selection, and landscape orientation. Trigger whenever the user asks to convert, export, or render a Markdown file as PDF, or says phrases like "markdown to pdf", "md to pdf", "convert md to pdf", "export markdown as pdf", "render markdown to pdf", "generate pdf from markdown", "markdown 转 pdf", "md 转 pdf", "把 markdown 转成 pdf", "导出 pdf", "markdown 导出 pdf", "md 导出", "生成 pdf". Also trigger when the user mentions a .md file and wants a PDF version of it.license: Apache-2.0---# When to Use This Skill- User mentions a `.md` file and wants to convert it to PDF- Export markdown notes, documentation, or README files as PDF- Generate printable PDF from markdown with styling# Prerequisites- `markdown-pdf` — converts markdown to PDF using markdown-it-py + PyMuPDFPre-flight check:```bashpython3 -c "import markdown_pdf; print('markdown-pdf', markdown_pdf.__version__)"```Install if missing:```bashpip install mythril-agent-skills[md-to-pdf]```Or standalone:```bashpip install markdown-pdf```# Workflow1. User provides a markdown file path (and optionally an output path)2. Run the conversion script3. Report the output PDF path to the userAll commands use:```bashpython3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py [options] <input.md>```The script path is relative to this skill directory.# Command Reference## Basic conversion```bash# Convert to PDF (output next to input: README.md -> README.pdf)python3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md# Specify output pathpython3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md -o /path/to/output.pdf```## Table of contents```bash# Generate TOC from h1-h2 headings (default: no TOC)python3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md --toc 2# TOC from h1-h3python3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md --toc 3```## Paper size and orientation```bash# Use Letter paperpython3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md --paper-size Letter# A4 landscapepython3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md --paper-size A4-L```Supported sizes: A3, A4, A5, A6, B4, B5, Letter, Legal (append `-L` for landscape).## Custom CSS```bash# Apply custom CSS filepython3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md --css style.css```## PDF metadata```bash# Set title and authorpython3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md --title "User Guide" --author "Jane Doe"```## Optimize file size```bashpython3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py document.md --optimize```## Combining options```bashpython3 scripts/md_to_pdf.py README.md \ -o guide.pdf \ --toc 2 \ --paper-size A4 \ --title "Project Guide" \ --author "Team" \ --optimize```# Guidelines- **Output defaults to same directory as input**: `notes.md` produces `notes.pdf` in the same folder- **Images**: relative image paths in markdown are resolved from the markdown file's directory- **UTF-8**: full Unicode support for any language- **Large documents**: use `--optimize` to reduce file size

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