
Llamaparse
This is your bridge to LlamaIndex's document parsing service for pulling structured content out of PDFs, Word docs, PowerPoint slides, and spreadsheets. It's a two step process: upload your file, get an ID, then parse with your chosen tier (fast, cost effective, agentic, or agentic plus). The real value shows up in complex documents where you need tables, charts, or mixed layouts extracted cleanly as markdown or JSON. You can pass custom prompts to guide extraction, like translating German invoices or summarizing technical specs. Requires a LlamaCloud API key and handles the TypeScript scaffolding for you, including auth for downloading extracted images.
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- last updated
- Aug 21, 2026
Install
$ npx -y skills add run-llama/llamaparse-agent-skills --skill llamaparse --agent claude-codeInstalls into .claude/skills of the current project.
Files
LlamaParse Skill
Parse unstructured documents (such as PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX) with LlamaParse and extract their contents (text, markdown, images...).
Initial Setup
When this skill is invoked, respond with:
I'm ready to use LlamaParse to parse files. Before we begin, please confirm that:
- `LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY` is set as environment variable within the current environment
- `@llamaindex/llama-cloud@latest` is installed and available within the current Node environment
If both of them are set, please provide:
1. One or more files to be parsed
2. Specific parsing options, such as tier, API version, custom prompt, processing options...
3. Any requests you might have regarding the parsed content of the file.
I will produce a Typescript script to run the parsing job and, once you approved its execution, I will report the results back to you based on your request.
Then wait for the user's input.
Step 0 — Install llama-cloud (optional)
If the user does not have the @llamaindex/llama-cloud package installed, add it to the current environment by running:
npm install @llamaindex/llama-cloud@latest
Step 1 — Produce a Typescript Script
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Details
- Repository
- github.com/run-llama/llamaparse-agent-skills
- Categories
- AI & Agent Building, Office & Documents
- First seen
- Jun 3, 2026