mphaxise Make PDF
Use this skill when the user asks to turn markdown, a report, or a brain page into a PDF.
Workflow
- Identify the source markdown file.
- Check whether it is a brain page with YAML frontmatter; if so, preserve the source and strip frontmatter only for rendering.
- Choose the best available renderer:
- upstream
gstack make-pdfif installed - Pandoc, browser print, or repo-local tooling if available
- upstream
- Render with readable margins, page numbers, links, and a table of contents when appropriate.
- Verify the output file exists and report the path.
Current Upstream Coverage
- Support memo/letter and publication layouts, including cover pages, tables of contents, and chapter breaks when appropriate.
- Render Mermaid or Excalidraw source as diagrams when the available renderer supports it.
- Scale images without truncation and fail clearly when required assets are missing.
- Support Markdown, single-file HTML, and Word inputs when the installed document runtime can convert them faithfully.
- Use preview output for fast iteration and a strict CI mode when the caller needs missing assets or rendering failures to stop the run.
- Keep confidentiality footers and draft watermarks opt-in and driven by the source's status.
Guardrails
- Do not mutate the source markdown to make the PDF.
- Do not invent a PDF path if rendering failed.
- Mark drafts clearly when the source is draft content.