PDF Conversion Skill

Overview

Converts PDF files to clean, readable Markdown format with proper formatting, image extraction, and table preservation.

When to Use

• "Convert this PDF to markdown"
• "Extract text from PDF"
• "Transform PDF to MD format"
• "Process PDFs in folder X"

Related Resources

• SOP: Operator Team OS/1. SOPs/convert_pdfs_to_markdown.md

Scripts

Usage

python3 scripts/pdf_to_md.py /path/to/input.pdf /path/to/output.md

Features

• Text extraction with OCR fallback
• Image extraction and embedding
• Table detection and formatting
• Heading structure preservation
• Automatic cleanup of formatting artifacts

Edge Cases

• Scanned PDFs: Falls back to OCR
• Complex tables: Best-effort conversion
• Encrypted PDFs: Will fail (requires password)