Parse messy files
Convert PDFs to markdown
Find skills for PDF parsing, OCR fallback, table extraction, and clean markdown conversion.
Agent prompt
Find the best skill for converting PDF files into clean markdown while preserving headings, tables, and metadata.
Best first install
Pdf Inspector
Fast Rust library for PDF inspection, classification, and text extraction. Intelligently detects scanned vs text-based PDFs to enable smart routing decisions.
Install with one command
$ npx skills add firecrawl/pdf-inspectorInstall targets
Install this skill in your agent workflow
Copy the registry command or an agent-specific install prompt for Codex, Claude Code, and Cursor.
OpenAgentSkill CLI
Use the registry command when your workflow supports the OpenAgentSkill installer.
$ npx skills add firecrawl/pdf-inspectorDecision guide
Use and avoid conditions
Success criteria
- Handles common PDFs
- Keeps headings and tables usable
- Reports extraction limits
Do not use when
- The PDF is encrypted
- Scanned documents need manual OCR review
- Legal/medical data requires compliance review
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