Skill comparison
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Decision summary
Strongest overall
Stirling PDF
Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack.
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 | Gotenberg A developer-friendly API for converting many document formats into PDF files, and more! | Stirling PDF #1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere | Bentopdf The Privacy First PDF Toolkit | Pdfcpu PDF tooling for Go and the command line. |
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| Quality | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent |
| Decision verdict | 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. | 100/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. |
| Adoption | 12K 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 |
| 8.7K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page |
| Freshness | Jun 19, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | Aug 12, 2026 | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Use-case fit |
| Workflow fit |
| Platform hints | Go, PDF, Claude Code | TypeScript, PDF, Claude Code | JavaScript, PDF, Claude Code | Go, PDF, Claude Code |
| Warnings | 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 · 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 | Document processing workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals |
| Not ideal for | 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 | teams that need a vendor-supported SLA · high-compliance environments without internal security review |
| OpenAgentSkill engagement | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies |
| Install | $ npx skills add gotenberg/gotenberg | $ npx skills add Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF | $ npx skills add alam00000/bentopdf | $ npx skills add pdfcpu/pdfcpu |