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Comparing 4 skills
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Decision summary
Stirling PDF is the strongest overall pick here because it has a 100/100 readiness score and fits Document processing.
Strongest overall
Stirling PDF
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Fastest prototype
Stirling PDF
Best first install candidate based on install readiness and adoption.
Freshest repo
Bentopdf
Most recent maintenance signal among this shortlist.
| Signal | Pdf Simple http microservice that converts Word documents to PDF | Stirling PDF #1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere | Bentopdf The Privacy First PDF Toolkit | Zettlr Your One-Stop Publication Workbench |
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| Quality | 48/100 Needs review | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent |
| Decision verdict | 38/100 Needs manual review Do a manual repository review before adding this to an agent workflow. | 100/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. | 100/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. | 100/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. |
| Adoption | 164 stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 81K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 15K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 13K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page |
| Freshness | Jul 15, 2021 | Jun 18, 2026 | Aug 12, 2026 | Jun 14, 2026 |
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| Platform hints | Python, PDF, Claude Code | TypeScript, PDF, Claude Code | JavaScript, PDF, Claude Code | TypeScript, PDF, Claude Code |
| Warnings | Repository looks stale · No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet |
| Best for | Document processing workflows · Claude Code teams · builders willing to evaluate younger projects | Document processing workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | Document processing workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | Document processing workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals |
| Not ideal for | teams that require actively maintained dependencies · production agents without a repository review | teams that need a vendor-supported SLA · high-compliance environments without internal security review | teams that need a vendor-supported SLA · high-compliance environments without internal security review | teams that need a vendor-supported SLA · high-compliance environments without internal security review |
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| Install | $ npx skills add as-a-service/pdf | $ npx skills add Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF | $ npx skills add alam00000/bentopdf | $ npx skills add Zettlr/Zettlr |