# Pandoc

> Document conversion between formats with Pandoc Use when this capability is needed.

- Skill: `tomevault-io/pandoc` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/pandoc`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/pandoc/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/pandoc

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# Pandoc

Use the **bash** tool with pandoc for document format conversion.

## Setup

```bash
# Check if installed
command -v pandoc

# Install — macOS
brew install pandoc

# Install — Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install pandoc

# PDF output also requires LaTeX:
#   Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt install texlive-latex-base
#   macOS: brew install --cask mactex (or basictex for lighter install)
```

## Common Conversions
```bash
pandoc input.md -o output.pdf
pandoc input.md -o output.docx
pandoc input.md -o output.html --standalone
pandoc input.docx -o output.md
pandoc input.html -o output.md
```

## With Styling
```bash
pandoc input.md -o output.pdf --template=template.tex
pandoc input.md -o output.html --css=style.css --standalone
pandoc input.md -o output.pdf -V geometry:margin=1in
```

## Batch
```bash
for f in *.md; do pandoc "$f" -o "${f%.md}.pdf"; done
```

## Metadata
```bash
pandoc input.md -o output.pdf --metadata title="Title" --metadata author="Author"
```

## Tips
- Use --standalone (-s) for complete HTML documents
- Use --toc for automatic table of contents
- PDF output requires LaTeX (texlive) or use --pdf-engine=wkhtmltopdf
- Use read_file to check input, write_file to save templates

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