# nano-pdf

CLI-backed skill for editing and generating PDF files using plain-text instructions.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 700
- Author: swarmclawai
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/swarmclawai/swarmclaw/tree/HEAD/skills/nano-pdf/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-30
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/swarmclawai-nano-pdf

## What it does

This skill lets agents manipulate PDF documents via the `nano-pdf` CLI tool. It builds single-page documents from scratch with the `create` command or modifies text on targeted pages with `edit`.

The underlying `nano-pdf` binary must be installed on your system beforehand via `uv tool install nano-pdf` or `pip install nano-pdf`. The skill cannot run without it. Multi-page edits require a separate CLI call for each individual page. Page indexing can start at 0 or 1 depending on the tool release, so index adjustments by one are sometimes necessary.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add swarmclawai/swarmclaw --skill nano-pdf -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/nano-pdf/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/nano-pdf/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add swarmclawai/swarmclaw --skill nano-pdf -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/nano-pdf/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add swarmclawai/swarmclaw --skill nano-pdf -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/nano-pdf/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install swarmclawai/swarmclaw nano-pdf
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/nano-pdf/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add swarmclawai/swarmclaw --skill nano-pdf -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/swarmclawai/swarmclaw --path skills/nano-pdf
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/nano-pdf/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add swarmclawai/swarmclaw --skill nano-pdf -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/swarmclawai/swarmclaw/tree/HEAD/skills/nano-pdf/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate a new PDF document from a text prompt
- edit titles or fix typos on a specific PDF page
- create single-page summaries with headers and bullet points
- automate repetitive page-level PDF text adjustments

## Example prompts
- Create a one-page summary output.pdf with quarterly metrics and a footer
- Edit deck.pdf page 1 to change the title to 'Q3 Results'
- Fix the typo in the subtitle on page 2 of report.pdf

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: nano-pdf
description: Edit or create PDFs with natural-language instructions using the nano-pdf CLI. Use when asked to make a PDF, edit a PDF, add pages, change text in a PDF, or convert content to PDF format.
metadata:
  {
    "openclaw":
      {
        "emoji": "📄",
        "requires": { "bins": ["nano-pdf"] },
        "install":
          [
            {
              "id": "uv",
              "kind": "uv",
              "package": "nano-pdf",
              "bins": ["nano-pdf"],
              "label": "Install nano-pdf (uv)",
            },
          ],
      },
  }
---

# nano-pdf

Use `nano-pdf` to apply edits to a specific page in a PDF using a natural-language instruction.

## Quick Start

```bash
nano-pdf edit deck.pdf 1 "Change the title to 'Q3 Results' and fix the typo in the subtitle"
```

## Creating a New PDF

```bash
nano-pdf create output.pdf "Create a one-page summary of quarterly results with a header, bullet points, and a footer"
```

## Usage in SwarmClaw

When a user asks to create or edit a PDF:

1. Check if `nano-pdf` is installed: `which nano-pdf`
2. If not installed, install via `uv tool install nano-pdf` or `pip install nano-pdf`
3. Run the appropriate command
4. Report the output file path to the user

## Notes

- Page numbers are 0-based or 1-based depending on the tool's version; if the result looks off by one, retry with the other.
- Always sanity-check the output PDF before reporting success.
- For multi-page edits, run separate commands per page.
````
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© swarmclawai · MIT · https://github.com/swarmclawai/swarmclaw/tree/HEAD/skills/nano-pdf/SKILL.md

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