Pdf

PDF Skill

Required Environment Variables

• None required.

Invocation Contract

• Call run_skill_script with:
• skill_name: pdf
• script_name: one of check_fillable_fields, extract_form_field_info, fill_fillable_fields, convert_pdf_to_images, check_bounding_boxes, create_validation_image, fill_pdf_form_with_annotations
• These scripts are positional-argument based. Use args, not kwargs, for required parameters.

Scripts API

script_name: check_fillable_fields

• args: [""]
• Output: prints whether the PDF has fillable fields.

script_name: extract_form_field_info

• args: ["", ""]
• Output: JSON file with discovered fields and metadata.

script_name: fill_fillable_fields

• args: ["", "", ""]
• Input contract: field values JSON structure documented in forms.md.

script_name: convert_pdf_to_images

• args: ["", ""]
• Output: PNG images (one per page).

script_name: check_bounding_boxes

• args: [""]
• Input contract: fields.json format documented in forms.md.
• Output: validation messages.

script_name: create_validation_image

• args: ["", "", "", ""]
• Output: image with overlay boxes for inspection.

script_name: fill_pdf_form_with_annotations

• args: ["", "", ""]
• Input contract: annotated form JSON schema in forms.md.

run_skill_script Examples

• Extract field info:

{
  "skill_name": "pdf",
  "script_name": "extract_form_field_info",
  "args": ["form.pdf", "fields.json"]
}

• Fill fillable fields:

{
  "skill_name": "pdf",
  "script_name": "fill_fillable_fields",
  "args": ["form.pdf", "field_values.json", "filled.pdf"]
}

Direct CLI Examples

python agent_skills/skills/pdf/scripts/check_fillable_fields.py form.pdf
python agent_skills/skills/pdf/scripts/extract_form_field_info.py form.pdf fields.json
python agent_skills/skills/pdf/scripts/fill_fillable_fields.py form.pdf field_values.json filled.pdf
python agent_skills/skills/pdf/scripts/convert_pdf_to_images.py form.pdf out_images/
python agent_skills/skills/pdf/scripts/check_bounding_boxes.py fields.json
python agent_skills/skills/pdf/scripts/create_validation_image.py 1 fields.json out_images/page_1.png validated.png
python agent_skills/skills/pdf/scripts/fill_pdf_form_with_annotations.py form.pdf fields.json annotated.pdf

References

• forms.md: required JSON structures for form workflows.
• reference.md: additional PDF workflow guidance.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: datalayer
• Source: datalayer/agent-skills
• License: BSD-3-Clause
• Homepage: https://agent-skills.datalayer.tech

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.