According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-09, pypdf has 1,169 downloads and 1 stars — ranked #4,950 of 5,078 AI skills overall, and #417 of 435 in Office.

Installs

128

Downloads

1.2K

Stars

Overall Rank

#4,950

Top 98% overall · Top 96% in Office

Platform	Installs	Downloads	Stars	Comments
ClawHub ↗	27	1.0K	-	-
SkillHub ↗	128	1.2K	1	—

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What this skill does

The tool uses a dedicated CLI to read PDF text, metadata, and pages, and can split, merge, rotate, or transform pages. Confirm input and output paths before running and process only documents the user specified. Install dependencies in an isolated environment from a trusted source and pin versions. Extracted content may be sensitive, so protect output files.

Profile published 2026-10-29

What you can do with it

Read PDF metadata and page counts
Extract text from a full document or selected pages
Split, merge, rotate, or transform PDF pages

When to use it

PDF processing should use repeatable command-line operations
Input and output paths are explicitly specified
Dependencies can be isolated and extracted content protected

Example prompts

Generated from the skill’s documentation as examples; not results of actual runs.

Extract text from page two of the PDF I specify, first confirming the input and output paths. Do not scan other files or send extracted content to an external service.

Monthly Trend

Downloads1.2K

Stars1

The counting method changed in 2026-09: skills with the same name are now counted separately by author, and the full catalog is covered. Dashed lines show months before the change; they are not compared with later months, and no growth is computed across the change.

Month	Downloads	MoM	Stars
2026-09	1.2K	—	1
2026-08	1.0K	+10.2%	1
2026-07	913	+18.9%	1
2026-06	768	+20.8%	1
2026-05	636	—	-
2026-03	406	—	-

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---
name: pypdf
description: Extract text, metadata, and pages from PDF files using pypdf. Use for tasks such as reading PDF content, extracting specific pages, splitting or merging PDFs, reading document metadata, and rotating or transforming pages.
metadata:
  openclaw:
    requires:
      bins:
        - python3
---

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# pypdf

Use `scripts/pypdf_cli.py` for deterministic PDF operations instead of ad-hoc pypdf snippets.

## Workflow

1. Confirm the PDF file path is accessible locally.
2. Run the desired command (inspect, extract-text, extract-pages, merge, split, rotate).
3. Inspect text output or the resulting PDF file.

## Command Guide

- Inspect metadata and page count:
  - `python scripts/pypdf_cli.py info --input <file.pdf>`
- Extract all text:
  - `python scripts/pypdf_cli.py extract-text --input <file.pdf>`
- Extract text from specific pages (0-indexed):
  - `python scripts/pypdf_cli.py extract-text --input <file.pdf> --pages 0 1 2`
- Split PDF into individual pages:
  - `python scripts/pypdf_cli.py split --input <file.pdf> --output-dir <dir/>`
- Extract a page range into a new PDF:
  - `python scripts/pypdf_cli.py extract-pages --input <file.pdf> --pages 0 1 2 --output <out.pdf>`
- Merge multiple PDFs:
  - `python scripts/pypdf_cli.py merge --inputs <a.pdf> <b.pdf> <c.pdf> --output <merged.pdf>`
- Rotate pages:
  - `python scripts/pypdf_cli.py rotate --input <file.pdf> --angle 90 --output <rotated.pdf>`
  - `--angle` must be 90, 180, or 270.
  - Optionally restrict to specific pages with `--pages 0 2`.

## Operational Rules

- Pages are always 0-indexed in all commands.
- For `extract-text`, output goes to stdout; redirect to a file when needed.
- Require explicit `--output` for commands that write a new PDF.
- Install dependency if missing: `pip install pypdf`.