Skill comparison
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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 | Pdf2json converts binary PDF to JSON and text, for server-side PDF processing and command-line use. Zero dependency. | Stirling PDF #1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere | Bentopdf The Privacy First PDF Toolkit | PDFPatcher PDF补丁丁——PDF工具箱,可以编辑书签、剪裁旋转页面、解除限制、提取或合并文档,探查文档结构,提取图片、转成图片等等 |
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| Quality | 90/100 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 | 2.2K 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 | Apr 16, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | Aug 12, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 |
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| Platform hints | Java, PDF, Claude Code | TypeScript, PDF, Claude Code | JavaScript, PDF, Claude Code | C#, PDF, Claude Code |
| Warnings | No major risk signals from current metadata | 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 | 6 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies |
| Install | $ npx skills add modesty/pdf2json | $ npx skills add Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF | $ npx skills add alam00000/bentopdf | $ npx skills add wmjordan/PDFPatcher |