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document-processing AI Agent Skill
View Source: dirnbauer/webconsulting-skills
CriticalInstallation
npx skills add dirnbauer/webconsulting-skills --skill document-processing 150
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Document Processing
Source: This skill is adapted from Anthropic's document-processing skill
document processing skills (pdf, docx, pptx, xlsx) for Claude Code and AI agents.
Create, edit, and analyze office documents including PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations,
and Excel spreadsheets.
Quick Reference: Which Tool to Use
| Task | Document Type | Best Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Extract text | pdfplumber, pdftotext |
|
| Merge/split | pypdf, qpdf |
|
| Fill forms | pdf-lib (JS), pypdf |
|
| Create new | reportlab |
|
| OCR scanned | pytesseract + pdf2image |
|
| Extract text | DOCX | pandoc, markitdown |
| Create new | DOCX | docx-js (JS) |
| Edit existing | DOCX | OOXML (unpack/edit/pack) |
| Extract text | PPTX | markitdown |
| Create new | PPTX | html2pptx, PptxGenJS |
| Edit existing | PPTX | OOXML (unpack/edit/pack) |
| Data analysis | XLSX | pandas |
| Formulas/formatting | XLSX | openpyxl |
PDF Processing
Text Extraction
import pdfplumber
# Extract text with layout preservation
with pdfplumber.open("document.pdf") as pdf:
for page in pdf.pages:
text = page.extract_text()
print(text)Table Extraction
import pdfplumber
import pandas as pd
with pdfplumber.open("document.pdf") as pdf:
all_tables = []
for page in pdf.pages:
tables = page.extract_tables()
for table in tables:
if table:
df = pd.DataFrame(table[1:], columns=table[0])
all_tables.append(df)
# Combine all tables
if all_tables:
combined_df = pd.concat(all_tables, ignore_index=True)
combined_df.to_excel("extracted_tables.xlsx", index=False)Merge PDFs
from pypdf import PdfWriter, PdfReader
writer = PdfWriter()
for pdf_file in ["doc1.pdf", "doc2.pdf", "doc3.pdf"]:
reader = PdfReader(pdf_file)
for page in reader.pages:
writer.add_page(page)
with open("merged.pdf", "wb") as output:
writer.write(output)Split PDF
from pypdf import PdfReader, PdfWriter
reader = PdfReader("input.pdf")
for i, page in enumerate(reader.pages):
writer = PdfWriter()
writer.add_page(page)
with open(f"page_{i+1}.pdf", "wb") as output:
writer.write(output)Rotate Pages
from pypdf import PdfReader, PdfWriter
reader = PdfReader("input.pdf")
writer = PdfWriter()
page = reader.pages[0]
page.rotate(90) # Rotate 90 degrees clockwise
writer.add_page(page)
with open("rotated.pdf", "wb") as output:
writer.write(output)OCR Scanned PDFs
# Requires: pip install pytesseract pdf2image
import pytesseract
from pdf2image import convert_from_path
# Convert PDF to images
images = convert_from_path('scanned.pdf')
# OCR each page
text = ""
for i, image in enumerate(images):
text += f"Page {i+1}:\n"
text += pytesseract.image_to_string(image)
text += "\n\n"
print(text)Add Watermark
from pypdf import PdfReader, PdfWriter
watermark = PdfReader("watermark.pdf").pages[0]
reader = PdfReader("document.pdf")
writer = PdfWriter()
for page in reader.pages:
page.merge_page(watermark)
writer.add_page(page)
with open("watermarked.pdf", "wb") as output:
writer.write(output)Password Protection
from pypdf import PdfReader, PdfWriter
reader = PdfReader("input.pdf")
writer = PdfWriter()
for page in reader.pages:
writer.add_page(page)
writer.encrypt("userpassword", "ownerpassword")
with open("encrypted.pdf", "wb") as output:
writer.write(output)Create PDF with ReportLab
from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import letter
from reportlab.platypus import SimpleDocTemplate, Paragraph, Spacer, PageBreak
from reportlab.lib.styles import getSampleStyleSheet
doc = SimpleDocTemplate("report.pdf", pagesize=letter)
styles = getSampleStyleSheet()
story = []
# Add content
title = Paragraph("Report Title", styles['Title'])
story.append(title)
story.append(Spacer(1, 12))
body = Paragraph("This is the body of the report. " * 20, styles['Normal'])
story.append(body)
story.append(PageBreak())
# Page 2
story.append(Paragraph("Page 2", styles['Heading1']))
story.append(Paragraph("Content for page 2", styles['Normal']))
doc.build(story)Command Line Tools
# Extract text (poppler-utils)
pdftotext input.pdf output.txt
pdftotext -layout input.pdf output.txt # Preserve layout
# Merge PDFs (qpdf)
qpdf --empty --pages file1.pdf file2.pdf -- merged.pdf
# Split pages
qpdf input.pdf --pages . 1-5 -- pages1-5.pdf
# Rotate pages
qpdf input.pdf output.pdf --rotate=+90:1
# Remove password
qpdf --password=mypassword --decrypt encrypted.pdf decrypted.pdf
# Extract images
pdfimages -j input.pdf output_prefixWord Document (DOCX) Processing
Text Extraction
# Convert to markdown with pandoc
pandoc document.docx -o output.md
# With tracked changes preserved
pandoc --track-changes=all document.docx -o output.mdCreate New Document (docx-js)
import { Document, Paragraph, TextRun, HeadingLevel, Packer } from 'docx';
import * as fs from 'fs';
const doc = new Document({
sections: [{
properties: {},
children: [
new Paragraph({
text: "Document Title",
heading: HeadingLevel.HEADING_1,
}),
new Paragraph({
children: [
new TextRun("This is a "),
new TextRun({
text: "bold",
bold: true,
}),
new TextRun(" word in a paragraph."),
],
}),
new Paragraph({
text: "This is another paragraph.",
}),
],
}],
});
// Export to file
const buffer = await Packer.toBuffer(doc);
fs.writeFileSync("output.docx", buffer);Create Document with Tables
import { Document, Paragraph, Table, TableRow, TableCell, Packer } from 'docx';
const table = new Table({
rows: [
new TableRow({
children: [
new TableCell({ children: [new Paragraph("Header 1")] }),
new TableCell({ children: [new Paragraph("Header 2")] }),
new TableCell({ children: [new Paragraph("Header 3")] }),
],
}),
new TableRow({
children: [
new TableCell({ children: [new Paragraph("Cell 1")] }),
new TableCell({ children: [new Paragraph("Cell 2")] }),
new TableCell({ children: [new Paragraph("Cell 3")] }),
],
}),
],
});
const doc = new Document({
sections: [{
children: [
new Paragraph({ text: "Table Example", heading: HeadingLevel.HEADING_1 }),
table,
],
}],
});Edit Existing Document (OOXML)
For complex edits, work with raw OOXML:
Unpack the document:
python ooxml/scripts/unpack.py document.docx unpacked/Edit XML files (primarily
word/document.xml)Validate and pack:
python ooxml/scripts/validate.py unpacked/ --original document.docx python ooxml/scripts/pack.py unpacked/ output.docx
Tracked Changes Workflow
For document review with track changes:
# 1. Get current state
pandoc --track-changes=all document.docx -o current.md
# 2. Unpack
python ooxml/scripts/unpack.py document.docx unpacked/
# 3. Edit using tracked change patterns
# Use <w:ins> for insertions, <w:del> for deletions
# 4. Pack final document
python ooxml/scripts/pack.py unpacked/ reviewed.docxPowerPoint (PPTX) Processing
Text Extraction
python -m markitdown presentation.pptxCreate New Presentation (PptxGenJS)
import PptxGenJS from 'pptxgenjs';
const pptx = new PptxGenJS();
// Slide 1 - Title
const slide1 = pptx.addSlide();
slide1.addText("Presentation Title", {
x: 1, y: 2, w: 8, h: 1.5,
fontSize: 36,
bold: true,
color: "363636",
align: "center",
});
slide1.addText("Subtitle goes here", {
x: 1, y: 3.5, w: 8, h: 0.5,
fontSize: 18,
color: "666666",
align: "center",
});
// Slide 2 - Content
const slide2 = pptx.addSlide();
slide2.addText("Key Points", {
x: 0.5, y: 0.5, w: 9, h: 0.8,
fontSize: 28,
bold: true,
});
slide2.addText([
{ text: "• First important point\n", options: { bullet: true } },
{ text: "• Second important point\n", options: { bullet: true } },
{ text: "• Third important point\n", options: { bullet: true } },
], {
x: 0.5, y: 1.5, w: 9, h: 3,
fontSize: 18,
});
// Slide 3 - Chart
const slide3 = pptx.addSlide();
slide3.addChart(pptx.ChartType.bar, [
{ name: "Q1", labels: ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar"], values: [100, 200, 300] },
{ name: "Q2", labels: ["Apr", "May", "Jun"], values: [150, 250, 350] },
], {
x: 1, y: 1, w: 8, h: 4,
showLegend: true,
legendPos: "b",
});
// Save
pptx.writeFile("output.pptx");Edit Existing Presentation (OOXML)
# 1. Unpack
python ooxml/scripts/unpack.py presentation.pptx unpacked/
# 2. Key files:
# - ppt/slides/slide1.xml, slide2.xml, etc.
# - ppt/notesSlides/ for speaker notes
# - ppt/theme/ for styling
# 3. Validate and pack
python ooxml/scripts/validate.py unpacked/ --original presentation.pptx
python ooxml/scripts/pack.py unpacked/ output.pptxCreate Thumbnail Grid
# Create visual overview of all slides
python scripts/thumbnail.py presentation.pptx --cols 4Convert Slides to Images
# Convert to PDF first
soffice --headless --convert-to pdf presentation.pptx
# Then PDF to images
pdftoppm -jpeg -r 150 presentation.pdf slide
# Creates slide-1.jpg, slide-2.jpg, etc.Excel (XLSX) Processing
Data Analysis with Pandas
import pandas as pd
# Read Excel
df = pd.read_excel('file.xlsx') # Default: first sheet
all_sheets = pd.read_excel('file.xlsx', sheet_name=None) # All sheets as dict
# Analyze
df.head() # Preview data
df.info() # Column info
df.describe() # Statistics
# Filter and transform
filtered = df[df['Sales'] > 1000]
grouped = df.groupby('Category')['Revenue'].sum()
# Write Excel
df.to_excel('output.xlsx', index=False)Create Excel with Formulas (openpyxl)
from openpyxl import Workbook
from openpyxl.styles import Font, PatternFill, Alignment
wb = Workbook()
sheet = wb.active
# Add data
sheet['A1'] = 'Product'
sheet['B1'] = 'Price'
sheet['C1'] = 'Quantity'
sheet['D1'] = 'Total'
# Header formatting
for cell in ['A1', 'B1', 'C1', 'D1']:
sheet[cell].font = Font(bold=True, color='FFFFFF')
sheet[cell].fill = PatternFill('solid', start_color='4472C4')
sheet[cell].alignment = Alignment(horizontal='center')
# Add data rows
data = [
('Widget A', 10.00, 5),
('Widget B', 15.00, 3),
('Widget C', 20.00, 8),
]
for row_idx, (product, price, qty) in enumerate(data, start=2):
sheet[f'A{row_idx}'] = product
sheet[f'B{row_idx}'] = price
sheet[f'C{row_idx}'] = qty
# FORMULA - not hardcoded value!
sheet[f'D{row_idx}'] = f'=B{row_idx}*C{row_idx}'
# Add sum formula at bottom
last_row = len(data) + 2
sheet[f'D{last_row}'] = f'=SUM(D2:D{last_row-1})'
# Column width
sheet.column_dimensions['A'].width = 15
sheet.column_dimensions['B'].width = 10
sheet.column_dimensions['C'].width = 10
sheet.column_dimensions['D'].width = 10
wb.save('output.xlsx')Financial Model Standards
Color Coding
from openpyxl.styles import Font
# Industry-standard colors
BLUE = Font(color='0000FF') # Hardcoded inputs
BLACK = Font(color='000000') # Formulas
GREEN = Font(color='008000') # Links from other sheets
RED = Font(color='FF0000') # External links
# Apply to cells
sheet['B5'].font = BLUE # User input
sheet['B6'].font = BLACK # FormulaNumber Formatting
# Currency with thousands separator
sheet['B5'].number_format = '$#,##0'
# Percentage with one decimal
sheet['B6'].number_format = '0.0%'
# Zeros as dashes
sheet['B7'].number_format = '$#,##0;($#,##0);"-"'
# Multiples
sheet['B8'].number_format = '0.0x'CRITICAL: Use Formulas, Not Hardcoded Values
# ❌ WRONG - Hardcoding calculated values
total = df['Sales'].sum()
sheet['B10'] = total # Hardcodes 5000
# ✅ CORRECT - Use Excel formulas
sheet['B10'] = '=SUM(B2:B9)'
# ❌ WRONG - Computing in Python
growth = (current - previous) / previous
sheet['C5'] = growth
# ✅ CORRECT - Excel formula
sheet['C5'] = '=(C4-C2)/C2'Edit Existing Excel
from openpyxl import load_workbook
# Load with formulas preserved
wb = load_workbook('existing.xlsx')
sheet = wb.active
# Modify cells
sheet['A1'] = 'New Value'
sheet.insert_rows(2)
sheet.delete_cols(3)
# Add new sheet
new_sheet = wb.create_sheet('Analysis')
new_sheet['A1'] = 'Data'
wb.save('modified.xlsx')Recalculate Formulas
After creating/modifying Excel files with formulas:
# Recalculate all formulas using LibreOffice
python recalc.py output.xlsxDependencies
Install as needed:
# PDF
pip install pypdf pdfplumber reportlab pytesseract pdf2image
# DOCX
npm install -g docx
pip install "markitdown[docx]"
# PPTX
npm install -g pptxgenjs
pip install "markitdown[pptx]"
# XLSX
pip install pandas openpyxl
# Command line tools
sudo apt-get install poppler-utils qpdf libreoffice pandocQuick Task Reference
| I want to... | Command/Code |
|---|---|
| Extract PDF text | pdfplumber.open(f).pages[0].extract_text() |
| Merge PDFs | pypdf.PdfWriter() + loop |
| Split PDF | One PdfWriter() per page |
| OCR scanned PDF | pdf2image → pytesseract |
| Convert DOCX to MD | pandoc doc.docx -o doc.md |
| Create DOCX | docx-js (JavaScript) |
| Extract PPTX text | python -m markitdown pres.pptx |
| Create PPTX | PptxGenJS (JavaScript) |
| Analyze Excel | pandas.read_excel() |
| Excel with formulas | openpyxl |
Credits & Attribution
This skill is adapted from Anthropic's Skills.
Original repository: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/document-processing
Copyright (c) Anthropic — The document processing skills (pdf, docx, pptx, xlsx) are
source-available (not open source). See Anthropic's README for terms.
Adapted by webconsulting.at for this skill collection
Thanks to Netresearch DTT GmbH for their contributions to the TYPO3 community.
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How to use this skill
Install document-processing by running npx skills add dirnbauer/webconsulting-skills --skill document-processing in your project directory. Run the install command above in your project directory. The skill file will be downloaded from GitHub and placed in your project.
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