Agent skill · writing content · claude-office-skills
Chat with PDF
Answer questions about PDF content, summarize, and extract information
Why this skill is useful
Provides domain-specific commands for extracting and summarizing information from PDFs that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-01-31. 363 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Chat with PDF Have intelligent conversations about PDF documents - ask questions, get summaries, and extract specific information. Overview This skill enables you to: Ask questions about PDF content Get summaries at various detail levels Extract specific data points Compare information across multiple PDFs Find relevant sections quickly How to Use Basic Interaction 1. Share or upload the PDF document 2. Ask your question or request 3. Get contextual answers with citations Question Types Factual Questions Summarization Extraction Analysis Output Formats Q&A Format Summary Format Extraction Format Best Practices For Better Answers 1. Be specific: "What is the termination clause?" vs "Tell me about the contract" 2. Reference sections: "What does Section 5.2 say about liability?" 3. Ask follow-ups: Build on previous answers for deeper understanding For Better Extraction 1. Specify format: "Extract as a table" or "List as bullet points" 2. Name the fields: "Extract: name, date, amount, description" 3. Set criteria: "Only extract amounts over $10,000" For Better Summaries 1. Specify length: "Summarize in 100 words" or "3 bullet points" 2. Focus area: "Summarize the financial terms only" 3. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills claude-office-skills/chat-with-pdf