PythonClaw pdf_writer

Create PDF documents from text, Markdown, or HTML content. Use when: user asks to create, generate, or write a PDF. Supports headings, paragraphs, bullet lists, tables, and basic formatting. NOT for: editing existing PDFs, filling forms, or adding images/charts.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/ericwang915/PythonClaw

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ericwang915/PythonClaw "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/pythonclaw/templates/skills/data/pdf_writer" ~/.claude/skills/ericwang915-pythonclaw-pdf-writer && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: pythonclaw/templates/skills/data/pdf_writer/SKILL.md

source content

PDF Writer Skill

Create PDF documents from plain text, Markdown, or structured content using fpdf2.

When to Use

✅ USE this skill when:

"Create a PDF with this text"
"Write a report as PDF"
"Convert this markdown to PDF"
"Generate a PDF document"
User wants to produce a new PDF file from scratch

When NOT to Use

❌ DON'T use this skill when:

Editing an existing PDF → use PDF manipulation tools
Filling PDF forms → use form-filling libraries
Complex layouts with images/charts → use LaTeX or specialized tools
Converting PDF to other formats → use
```
pdf_convert
```

Usage/Commands

python {skill_path}/write_pdf.py OUTPUT_PATH [options]

Options:

```
--text "content"
```
— plain text body
```
--file INPUT_FILE
```
— read body from a text/markdown file
```
--title "Title"
```
— document title (shown on first page)
```
--author "Name"
```
— PDF metadata author
```
--font-size 12
```
— base font size (default 12)
```
--landscape
```
— landscape orientation (default portrait)
```
--format json
```
— output result as JSON

Content passed via

--text

--file

supports lightweight Markdown:

```
# Heading 1
```
,
```
## Heading 2
```
,
```
### Heading 3
```
```
- bullet items
```
```
**bold**
```
and
```
*italic*
```
Blank lines for paragraph breaks

Examples

"Create a PDF with this text" →

python {skill_path}/write_pdf.py output.pdf --text "Hello World"

"Write report.md as PDF" →

python {skill_path}/write_pdf.py report.pdf --file report.md --title "Report"

"Generate a landscape PDF" →

python {skill_path}/write_pdf.py wide.pdf --text "..." --landscape

Notes

Install dependency:
```
pip install fpdf2
```
Output is UTF-8 compatible (supports CJK characters via built-in fonts)
Maximum recommended body size: ~100 KB of text