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pdf-reader

Use this skill when the user wants to read, parse, or extract data from PDF files — text, tables, images, or metadata.

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Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

An exemplary code-recipe skill: fully executable coverage of the common PDF tasks with zero padding and a useful library-selection table. The only gaps are the implicit scanned-vs-text decision flow and no explicit pointer for navigating beyond the inline recipes.

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Conciseness

Lean throughout: section headers, executable functions with purposeful one-line comments ("10-50x faster than pdfplumber"), and a compact Quick Reference table — no explanation of concepts Claude already knows and no padded prose.

5 / 5

Actionability

Every section is copy-paste-ready executable Python covering the common cases: text, tables to DataFrames/CSV, fast extraction, page ranges, metadata, images, OCR, scanned-check, and two-column layouts.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Each recipe is unambiguous and is_text_pdf provides a decision check, but the scanned-vs-text decision flow is never explicitly sequenced (e.g. "run is_text_pdf first; if False, use ocr_pdf"), leaving a minor sequencing/validation gap. No destructive or risky batch operations are present, so the cap-3 rule does not apply.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Well-organized task sections with everything appropriately inline and no buried references, but at ~130 lines it exceeds the under-50-lines exception that would allow a reference-free 5; structure is good with only minor organization gaps.

4 / 5

Total

18

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20

Passed

Description

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Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A strong description with explicit what and when clauses, concrete actions, and a clearly distinct PDF niche. Its main weakness is trigger richness: it lacks common synonyms and file extensions (PDFs, .pdf, scanned, OCR) that would broaden natural activation.

Suggestions

Add trigger synonyms and extensions, e.g. "when the user mentions PDFs, .pdf files, or extracting tables/text from a document" to lift trigger_term_quality and completeness toward 5.

Differentiate the 'what' from the 'when' — state capabilities first ("Extracts text, tables, images, and metadata from PDF files") then a distinct usage clause, so the when-clause adds trigger phrases rather than repeating the actions.

Mention the scanned/OCR capability in the description, since it is a key differentiator covered in the skill body but invisible in the description.

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Specificity

Lists several concrete actions ("read, parse, or extract data") and four output types ("text, tables, images, or metadata"), but the verbs are near-synonyms and capabilities like OCR or form handling are absent, so it falls short of comprehensive anchor 5.

4 / 5

Completeness

Both what and when are explicitly present ("Use this skill when the user wants to..."), but the when-clause simply mirrors the what with no distinct trigger phrasing such as "when the user mentions PDFs" or ".pdf files".

4 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Good natural keyword coverage ("PDF files", "read", "parse", "extract", "tables", "images", "metadata") but misses common variations and synonyms like "PDFs", ".pdf", "scanned", or "OCR".

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

"extract data from PDF files — text, tables, images, or metadata" carves out a clear niche with distinct triggers; minimal conflict risk with any other skill.

5 / 5

Total

17

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20

Passed

Validation

100%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

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No warnings or errors.

Repository

ProwlrBot/prowlr-marketplace

Path

skills/pdf-reader/SKILL.md

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