# PDF Processing

> Extract text and tables from PDF files, fill forms, merge documents. Use when working with PDF files or when the user mentions PDFs, forms, or document extraction.

- Skill: `nix-community/pdf-processing` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add nix-community/pdf-processing`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/nix-community/pdf-processing/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Author: nix-community (https://skillmd.com/u/nix-community)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/nix-community/pdf-processing

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# PDF Processing

## Quick start

Use pdfplumber to extract text from PDFs:

```python
import pdfplumber

with pdfplumber.open("document.pdf") as pdf:
    text = pdf.pages[0].extract_text()
```