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pdf_writer

Create PDF documents from text, Markdown, or HTML content. Use when: user asks to create, generate, or write a PDF. Supports headings, paragraphs, bullet lists, tables, and basic formatting. NOT for: editing existing PDFs, filling forms, or adding images/charts.

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PDF Writer Skill

Create PDF documents from plain text, Markdown, or structured content using fpdf2.

When to Use

✅ USE this skill when:

"Create a PDF with this text"
"Write a report as PDF"
"Convert this markdown to PDF"
"Generate a PDF document"
User wants to produce a new PDF file from scratch

When NOT to Use

❌ DON'T use this skill when:

Editing an existing PDF → use PDF manipulation tools
Filling PDF forms → use form-filling libraries
Complex layouts with images/charts → use LaTeX or specialized tools
Converting PDF to other formats → use pdf_convert

Usage/Commands

python {skill_path}/write_pdf.py OUTPUT_PATH [options]

Options:

--text "content" — plain text body
--file INPUT_FILE — read body from a text/markdown file
--title "Title" — document title (shown on first page)
--author "Name" — PDF metadata author
--font-size 12 — base font size (default 12)
--landscape — landscape orientation (default portrait)
--format json — output result as JSON

Content passed via --text or --file supports lightweight Markdown:

# Heading 1, ## Heading 2, ### Heading 3
- bullet items
**bold** and *italic*
Blank lines for paragraph breaks

Examples

"Create a PDF with this text" → python {skill_path}/write_pdf.py output.pdf --text "Hello World"
"Write report.md as PDF" → python {skill_path}/write_pdf.py report.pdf --file report.md --title "Report"
"Generate a landscape PDF" → python {skill_path}/write_pdf.py wide.pdf --text "..." --landscape

Notes

Install dependency: pip install fpdf2
Output is UTF-8 compatible (supports CJK characters via built-in fonts)
Maximum recommended body size: ~100 KB of text

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name: pdf_writer
description: "Create PDF documents from text, Markdown, or HTML content. Use when: user asks to create, generate, or write a PDF. Supports headings, paragraphs, bullet lists, tables, and basic formatting. NOT for: editing existing PDFs, filling forms, or adding images/charts."
dependencies: fpdf2
metadata:
  emoji: "📝"

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---
name: pdf_writer
description: "Create PDF documents from text, Markdown, or HTML content. Use when: user asks to create, generate, or write a PDF. Supports headings, paragraphs, bullet lists, tables, and basic formatting. NOT for: editing existing PDFs, filling forms, or adding images/charts."
dependencies: fpdf2
metadata:
  emoji: "📝"
---

# PDF Writer Skill

Create PDF documents from plain text, Markdown, or structured content using fpdf2.

## When to Use

✅ **USE this skill when:**
- "Create a PDF with this text"
- "Write a report as PDF"
- "Convert this markdown to PDF"
- "Generate a PDF document"
- User wants to produce a new PDF file from scratch

## When NOT to Use

❌ **DON'T use this skill when:**
- Editing an existing PDF → use PDF manipulation tools
- Filling PDF forms → use form-filling libraries
- Complex layouts with images/charts → use LaTeX or specialized tools
- Converting PDF to other formats → use `pdf_convert`

## Usage/Commands

```bash
python {skill_path}/write_pdf.py OUTPUT_PATH [options]
```

Options:
- `--text "content"` — plain text body
- `--file INPUT_FILE` — read body from a text/markdown file
- `--title "Title"` — document title (shown on first page)
- `--author "Name"` — PDF metadata author
- `--font-size 12` — base font size (default 12)
- `--landscape` — landscape orientation (default portrait)
- `--format json` — output result as JSON

Content passed via `--text` or `--file` supports lightweight Markdown:
- `# Heading 1`, `## Heading 2`, `### Heading 3`
- `- bullet items`
- `**bold**` and `*italic*`
- Blank lines for paragraph breaks

### Examples

- "Create a PDF with this text" → `python {skill_path}/write_pdf.py output.pdf --text "Hello World"`
- "Write report.md as PDF" → `python {skill_path}/write_pdf.py report.pdf --file report.md --title "Report"`
- "Generate a landscape PDF" → `python {skill_path}/write_pdf.py wide.pdf --text "..." --landscape`

## Notes

- Install dependency: `pip install fpdf2`
- Output is UTF-8 compatible (supports CJK characters via built-in fonts)
- Maximum recommended body size: ~100 KB of text

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Review before install: Avoid automatic install

License: MIT

Financial research output is not financial advice; require human review before any live investment decision
Description claims support for HTML and tables, but the script only handles Markdown headings, bullets, bold, and italic.
The note about CJK support via built-in fonts is inaccurate; fpdf2's built-in fonts (Helvetica) do not include CJK glyphs.
No table rendering is implemented despite the description mentioning tables.
Low GitHub adoption signal
Financial research output is not financial advice; require human review before any live investment decision.
Quality score needs review
GitHub adoption: 40 GitHub stars
Stars/forks activity: 40 stars, 15 forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadata

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