# Document > Generate and extract data from professional documents — PDFs via HTML+Playwright, extraction via poppler-utils. Zero Python deps. - Skill: `matrixx0070/document` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 20 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add matrixx0070/document` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/matrixx0070/document/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Web & Frontend - Author: Matrixx0070 (https://skillmd.com/u/matrixx0070) - Updated: 2026-09-10 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/matrixx0070/document --- # Document Skill ## Routes | Route | Trigger phrases | Tool | |---|---|---| | HTML to PDF | "create PDF", "generate report", "render HTML as PDF", "save this as PDF" | document.pdf-from-html | | Markdown to PDF | "turn this markdown into PDF", "convert markdown to PDF", "PDF from notes" | document.markdown-to-pdf | | Extract text | "get text from this PDF", "read the PDF", "extract content from PDF", "parse PDF" | document.pdf-extract-text | | Extract tables | "pull tables from PDF", "get the tables", "extract table data from PDF" | document.pdf-extract-tables | ## Decision Rules 1. **User has HTML** → use `document.pdf-from-html` directly. Supports A4/Letter, landscape, custom margins. 2. **User has Markdown** → use `document.markdown-to-pdf`. Internally converts Markdown→HTML→PDF. 3. **User wants to read a PDF** → use `document.pdf-extract-text`. Returns full text with layout preservation. 4. **User wants table data from a PDF** → use `document.pdf-extract-tables`. Returns structured rows/cells. 5. **Page range needed** → both extraction tools accept `pages: "1-5"` or `pages: "3"`. 6. **Format preference** → `document.pdf-extract-text` accepts `format: "json"` to return per-page arrays. ## Output Path Rules PDF creation tools (`pdf-from-html`, `markdown-to-pdf`) save to: - `/tmp/.pdf` — for temporary outputs - `/data/documents/.pdf` — for persistent outputs Always use an absolute path in the `outputPath` parameter. ## Examples ### Generate a PDF report from HTML ```json { "tool": "document.pdf-from-html", "params": { "html": "

Monthly Report

Results for Q1...

", "outputPath": "/tmp/monthly-report.pdf", "format": "A4", "landscape": false, "margins": { "top": 15, "right": 15, "bottom": 15, "left": 15 } } } ``` ### Convert Markdown notes to PDF ```json { "tool": "document.markdown-to-pdf", "params": { "markdown": "# Meeting Notes\n\n## Action items\n- Follow up with team\n- Send report", "outputPath": "/tmp/notes.pdf", "title": "Meeting Notes 2026-04-13" } } ``` ### Extract all text from a PDF ```json { "tool": "document.pdf-extract-text", "params": { "pdfPath": "/data/documents/report.pdf", "format": "text" } } ``` ### Extract pages 2-4 as JSON (one entry per page) ```json { "tool": "document.pdf-extract-text", "params": { "pdfPath": "/data/documents/report.pdf", "pages": "2-4", "format": "json" } } ``` ### Extract tables from first page of a PDF ```json { "tool": "document.pdf-extract-tables", "params": { "pdfPath": "/tmp/financial-data.pdf", "pages": "1" } } ``` ## Error Cases | Scenario | Behavior | |---|---| | `outputPath` outside `/tmp/` or `data/documents/` | Returns error with instructions | | PDF file not found | Returns error with path | | pdftotext/pdftohtml not installed | Returns error with `apt install poppler-utils` hint | | No tables found in PDF | Returns `tables: []` (not an error) | | Invalid page range | Returns validation error | | Playwright/Chromium crash | Cleans up browser, returns error message | | HTML is empty | Returns validation error before launching browser | ## Dependencies | Component | Source | Notes | |---|---|---| | Playwright Chromium | `playwright-core` npm package | Already installed; browser binary at `~/.cache/ms-playwright/` | | pdftotext | system `poppler-utils` | `which pdftotext` to verify | | pdftohtml | system `poppler-utils` | Same package as pdftotext | | marked (optional) | `marked` npm package | Used if installed; falls back to inline converter | ## Performance - PDF generation: ~2-5s for simple pages, up to 30s for complex HTML - Text extraction: <5s for most PDFs (15s timeout) - Table extraction: <10s for most PDFs (15s timeout) - All tools clean up resources (browser, temp files) on both success and error