# PDF Redact

> True content redaction (`pdf-redact`)

- Skill: `samraddhashrivastavatech/pdf-redact` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add samraddhashrivastavatech/pdf-redact`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/samraddhashrivastavatech/pdf-redact/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Author: SAMRADDHASHRIVASTAVATECH (https://skillmd.com/u/samraddhashrivastavatech)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/samraddhashrivastavatech/pdf-redact

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# True content redaction  (`pdf-redact`)

True content redaction

> Part of the **Universal PDF Management & Creation Skill Repository**.
> Category: **PDF Management**.
> Every skill is individually callable (INDIVIDUAL MODE) and may also be
> invoked automatically by the orchestrator (SYSTEM MODE).

## When to use
Remove sensitive content so it cannot be copied/selected, with verification.

## Operations
- text-term redaction
- region redaction
- page-level
- metadata cleanup
- post-redaction leak verification

## Engine (what actually executes this)
`universal_pdf/core.annotate:redact_text`

All heavy lifting is done on disk / one page at a time by the shared engine —
never by loading the document into an LLM context.

## Tools & graceful degradation
- Preferred tool: **PyMuPDF redact annots + apply_redactions**
- Fallback: **—**

If the preferred backend is unavailable the skill transparently uses the
fallback or reports a documented limitation. It **never** reports success when
an operation did not actually happen.

## Validation (this skill attaches checks to its Outcome)
underlying_content_removed (leak check passes)

## Related skills
`pdf-validation`, `pdf-metadata`, `pdf-provenance`, `pdf-orchestrate`

## Example requests it handles
  * "Redact every mention of the account number and all metadata."

## Notes
Provenance: outputs cite their source page/section where relevant.