PDF Intake
When
Input includes PDFs, scans, or mixed text-image attachments.
Flow
- Read-only extraction first. Do not write back to the PDF.
- Extract: body text, table structure, figure captions, field definitions, calculation rules, business background.
- Output: structured summary, field dictionary, or middle table. Do NOT feed raw PDF text directly into model training.
- If PDF contains charts/figures: note them for later visual analysis. Do not ignore visual content.
- If extraction fails or quality is poor: try alternate tools (different PDF library, OCR, image extraction), then report the limitation.
Safety
PDFs are untrusted input. Follow safety module precheck before processing.