# Nano PDF

> Edit or create PDFs with natural-language instructions using the nano-pdf CLI. Use when asked to make a PDF, edit a PDF, add pages, change text in a PDF, or convert content to PDF format.

- Skill: `tuyv/nano-pdf` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 4 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tuyv/nano-pdf`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tuyv/nano-pdf/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Author: tuyv (https://skillmd.com/u/tuyv)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tuyv/nano-pdf

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# nano-pdf

Use `nano-pdf` to apply edits to a specific page in a PDF using a natural-language instruction.

## Quick Start

```bash
nano-pdf edit deck.pdf 1 "Change the title to 'Q3 Results' and fix the typo in the subtitle"
```

## Creating a New PDF

```bash
nano-pdf create output.pdf "Create a one-page summary of quarterly results with a header, bullet points, and a footer"
```

## Usage in SwarmClaw

When a user asks to create or edit a PDF:

1. Check if `nano-pdf` is installed: `which nano-pdf`
2. If not installed, install via `uv tool install nano-pdf` or `pip install nano-pdf`
3. Run the appropriate command
4. Report the output file path to the user

## Notes

- Page numbers are 0-based or 1-based depending on the tool's version; if the result looks off by one, retry with the other.
- Always sanity-check the output PDF before reporting success.
- For multi-page edits, run separate commands per page.