PDF Extraction Skill

Overview

This skill enables precise extraction of text, tables, and metadata from PDF documents using pdfplumber - the go-to library for PDF data extraction. Unlike basic PDF readers, pdfplumber provides detailed character-level positioning, accurate table detection, and visual debugging.

How to Use

1. Provide the PDF file you want to extract from
2. Specify what you need: text, tables, images, or metadata
3. I'll generate pdfplumber code and execute it

Example prompts:

• "Extract all tables from this financial report"
• "Get text from pages 5-10 of this document"
• "Find and extract the invoice total from this PDF"
• "Convert this PDF table to CSV/Excel"

Domain Knowledge