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Pdftk Server

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github·vlatest·backend·MIT

Automates PDF manipulation tasks like merging, splitting, rotating, and encrypting via a GitHub-hosted pdftk server.

Install on your platform

Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill pdftk-server -a claude-code
  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

github

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Install target

Live repository

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This skill failed 1 of 6 checks. A failure is not proof of bad intent; it means something in the code needs a human to look at it before you run it.

  • Declares what it does: failed

    No SKILL.md was found in the skill's directory.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

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  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

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    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned github/awesome-copilot at 6c4d33b9cf.

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About this skill

What it does

The pdftk-server skill enables users to manipulate PDF files through a command-line interface, offering functionalities such as merging, splitting, and encrypting PDFs. It provides an efficient way to handle batch operations on multiple PDF documents.

When to use it

  • You need to combine several PDFs into one consolidated document for reporting or archiving purposes.
  • You want to split large PDF files into smaller sections for easier distribution or editing.
  • You are looking to apply encryption or password protection to sensitive PDF content.

Key capabilities

  • Merge multiple PDF files into a single document.
  • Split a PDF file into individual pages or specified ranges.
  • Encrypt or decrypt PDFs with passwords.
  • Supports batch processing of PDF files through command-line scripts.

Example prompts

  • "Merge all PDFs in the 'reports' folder into one combined file."
  • "Split the 'document.pdf' file into separate pages and save them as individual PDFs."
  • "Encrypt the 'confidential_data.pdf' with a password for secure sharing."

Tips & gotchas

  • Ensure that the pdftk-server is properly installed and accessible in your system's PATH before running commands.
  • Some advanced features may require administrative privileges or specific file permissions to execute successfully.