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
MinerU
Transforms complex documents like PDFs and Office docs into LLM-ready markdown/JSON for your Agentic workflows.
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Decision 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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