---
name: pdf-extract-d2c589975869
description: "Extract text from PDF files for LLM processing"
metadata:
  {
    "openclaw":
      {
        "emoji": "📄",
        "requires": { "bins": ["pdftotext"] },
        "install":
          [
            {
              "id": "dnf",
              "kind": "dnf",
              "package": "poppler-utils",
              "bins": ["pdftotext"],
              "label": "Install via dnf",
            },
          ],
      },
  }
---

# PDF Extract

Extract text from PDF files for LLM processing. Uses `pdftotext` from the poppler-utils package to convert PDF documents into plain text.

## Commands

```bash
# Extract all text from a PDF
pdf-extract "document.pdf"

# Extract text from specific pages
pdf-extract "document.pdf" --pages 1-5
```

## Install

```bash
sudo dnf install poppler-utils
```


---
Source attribution: kbarbel640-del
Original project: https://github.com/kbarbel640-del/skills/blob/e7e336ac628c3e3bd771aff1aaa469c93778f94a/skills/xejrax/pdf-extract/SKILL.md
License: MIT
License information: https://opensource.org/license/mit
Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Dave AI.

## Upstream license notice

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 clawdbot

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.



# Dave AI resource metadata

Creator / publisher: kbarbel640-del
Original project: https://github.com/kbarbel640-del/skills/blob/e7e336ac628c3e3bd771aff1aaa469c93778f94a/skills/xejrax/pdf-extract/SKILL.md
Attribution basis: Source repository record

Fields of work: Data & Analytics, Development & Engineering, Education & Research
Roles: Data Analyst, ML / AI Engineer, Researcher
Specialties: API
Tools: Pdftotext
Country applicability: Country not specified
Classification basis: Source catalog labels
Instruction SHA-256: 9b95ab4089de1b74fd428bafb981be4dcb179f88e3494c3a727e5a7d9f086d8f