PDF Reader Skill for OpenClaw

Extract and read text from PDF files using PyMuPDF.

Installation

pip install pymupdf

Usage

# Extract text (first 10 pages by default)
python pdf_reader.py "path/to/file.pdf" 10

# Output to JSON file (for reading)
python pdf_reader.py "path/to/file.pdf" 10 --output=extracted.json

# Read specific number of pages
python pdf_reader.py "path/to/file.pdf" 5

Features

• Extracts text from any PDF
• Supports large files
• Outputs JSON for AI reading
• Handles encoding issues
• Shows metadata (title, author, etc.)

Security Restrictions

For safety, the script enforces:

• Input files: Must be .pdf files within the current working directory
• Output files: Must be .json files within the current working directory
• No path traversal (../) allowed
• Files can only be read/written in the directory where the script runs

Files

• pdf_reader.py - Main Python script
• SKILL.md - This documentation