Skill comparison
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Decision summary
Strongest overall
Markitdown
Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack.
Fastest prototype
Markitdown
Best first install candidate based on install readiness and adoption.
Freshest repo
Stirling PDF
Most recent maintenance signal among this shortlist.
| Signal | Pdf.Tocgen A CLI toolset to generate table of contents for PDF files automatically. | Markitdown Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown. | PaddleOCR Turn any PDF or image document into structured data for your AI. A powerful, lightweight OCR toolkit that bridges the gap between images/PDFs and LLMs. Supports 100+ languages. | Stirling PDF #1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere |
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| Quality | 81/100 Strong | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent |
| Decision verdict | 92/100 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 | 836 stars 0 installs | 156K stars 0 installs | 83K stars 0 installs |
| 81K stars 0 installs |
| Freshness | May 13, 2026 | May 26, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Use-case fit |
| Stack fit |
| Platform hints | Python, PDF, Claude Code | Python, PDF, Claude Code, OpenAI Agents, LangChain | Python, OCR, Claude Code | TypeScript, 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 Krasjet/pdf.tocgen | $ npx skills add microsoft/markitdown | $ npx skills add PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR | $ npx skills add Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF |