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
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.
Install with one command
$ npx skills add PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCRInstall targets
Install this skill in your agent workflow
Use the public install endpoint to fetch the command, safety checklist, target prompts, and canonical links for this skill.
OpenAgentSkill CLI
Resolve policy, run the source installer safely, and report a verified install receipt.
$ npx --yes https://github.com/Leon-Drq/openagentskill/releases/download/cli-v0.2.1/openagentskill-0.2.1.tgz install paddlepaddle-paddleocrDecision 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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