Pdf To Markdown

aliceisjustplaying/claude-resources-monorepo

Converts entire PDFs to structured Markdown in one shot using IBM's Docling AI, preserving headers, tables, formatting, and images with relative paths. First run is slow (about a second per page) but aggressively caches everything so subsequent loads are instant. The auto-view behavior is smart: when you ask about charts or diagrams, it'll read the extracted images without prompting. Best for when you need the whole document in context rather than grepping specific pages. Uses TableFormer AI for table extraction with 93% accuracy on complex layouts, and cranks image resolution to 4x for clarity. Ships with its own venv to stay out of your project dependencies.

skills.sh installs: 275
GitHub stars: 5
last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add aliceisjustplaying/claude-resources-monorepo --skill pdf-to-markdown --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

PDF to Markdown Converter

Extract complete PDF content as structured Markdown using IBM Docling AI, preserving:

Headers (detected by font size, converted to # tags)
Bold, italic, monospace formatting
Tables (high-accuracy extraction using TableFormer AI model)
Lists (ordered and unordered)
Multi-column layouts (correct reading order)
Code blocks
Images (extracted and copied next to output with relative paths)

When to Use This Skill

USE THIS when:

User wants the "whole PDF" or "entire document" in context
Analyzing, summarizing, or discussing PDF content
User says "load", "read", "bring in", "extract" a PDF
Grepping/searching would miss context or structure
PDF has tables, formatting, or structure to preserve

Environment Setup

This skill uses a dedicated virtual environment at ~/.claude/skills/pdf-to-markdown/.venv/ to avoid polluting the user's working directory.

First-Time Setup (if .venv doesn't exist)

cd ~/.claude/skills/pdf-to-markdown && uv venv .venv && uv pip install --python .venv/bin/python pymupdf docling docling-core

SKILL.md on GitHub

Details

Repository: github.com/aliceisjustplaying/claude-resources-monorepo
Category: Office & Documents
First seen: Jun 3, 2026