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- CHANGELOG + render.test.ts fixtures use "Faber & Faber" instead of a personal name. Same regression coverage (ampersand in <title>, cover, TOC, body), neutral subject. - make-pdf/SKILL.md.tmpl description drops the "send to a VC partner, a book agent, a judge, or Rick Rubin's team" line. "Not a draft artifact — a finished artifact" stands on its own without the audience posturing. - SKILL.md regenerated. No functional changes. All 58 make-pdf tests still pass. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Cheetah
---
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name: make-pdf
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preamble-tier: 1
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version: 1.0.0
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description: |
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Turn any markdown file into a publication-quality PDF. Proper 1in margins,
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intelligent page breaks, page numbers, cover pages, running headers, curly
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quotes and em dashes, clickable TOC, diagonal DRAFT watermark. Not a draft
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artifact — a finished artifact. Use when asked to "make a PDF", "export to
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PDF", "turn this markdown into a PDF", or "generate a document". (gstack)
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voice-triggers:
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- "make this a pdf"
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- "make it a pdf"
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- "export to pdf"
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- "turn this into a pdf"
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- "turn this markdown into a pdf"
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- "generate a pdf"
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- "make a pdf from"
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- "pdf this markdown"
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triggers:
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- markdown to pdf
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- generate pdf
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- make pdf
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- export pdf
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allowed-tools:
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- Bash
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- Read
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- AskUserQuestion
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---
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{{PREAMBLE}}
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# make-pdf: publication-quality PDFs from markdown
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Turn `.md` files into PDFs that look like Faber & Faber essays: 1in margins,
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left-aligned body, Helvetica throughout, curly quotes and em dashes, optional
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cover page and clickable TOC, diagonal DRAFT watermark when you need it.
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Copy-paste from the PDF produces clean words, never "S a i l i n g".
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On Linux, install `fonts-liberation` for correct rendering — Helvetica and Arial
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aren't present by default, and Liberation Sans is the standard metric-compatible
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fallback. CI and Docker builds install it automatically via Dockerfile.ci.
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{{MAKE_PDF_SETUP}}
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## Core patterns
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### 80% case — memo/letter
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One command, no flags. Gets a clean PDF with running header + page numbers
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+ CONFIDENTIAL footer by default.
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```bash
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$P generate letter.md # writes /tmp/letter.pdf
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$P generate letter.md letter.pdf # explicit output path
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```
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### Publication mode — cover + TOC + chapter breaks
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```bash
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$P generate --cover --toc --author "Garry Tan" --title "On Horizons" \
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essay.md essay.pdf
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```
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Each top-level H1 in the markdown starts a new page. Disable with
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`--no-chapter-breaks` for memos that happen to have multiple H1s.
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### Draft-stage watermark
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```bash
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$P generate --watermark DRAFT memo.md draft.pdf
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```
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Diagonal 10% opacity DRAFT across every page. When the draft is final, drop
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the flag and regenerate.
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### Fast iteration via preview
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```bash
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$P preview essay.md
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```
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Renders HTML with the same print CSS and opens it in your browser. Refresh
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as you edit the markdown. Skip the PDF round trip until you're ready.
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### Brand-free (no CONFIDENTIAL footer)
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```bash
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$P generate --no-confidential memo.md memo.pdf
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```
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## Common flags
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```
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Page layout:
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--margins <dim> 1in (default) | 72pt | 2.54cm | 25mm
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--page-size letter|a4|legal
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Structure:
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--cover Cover page (title, author, date, hairline rule)
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--toc Clickable TOC with page numbers
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--no-chapter-breaks Don't start a new page at every H1
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Branding:
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--watermark <text> Diagonal watermark ("DRAFT", "CONFIDENTIAL")
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--header-template <html> Custom running header
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--footer-template <html> Custom footer (mutex with --page-numbers)
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--no-confidential Suppress the CONFIDENTIAL right-footer
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Output:
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--page-numbers "N of M" footer (default on)
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--tagged Accessible PDF (default on)
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--outline PDF bookmarks from headings (default on)
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--quiet Suppress progress on stderr
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--verbose Per-stage timings
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Network:
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--allow-network Fetch external images. Off by default
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(blocks tracking pixels).
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Metadata:
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--title "..." Document title (defaults to first H1)
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--author "..." Author for cover + PDF metadata
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--date "..." Date for cover (defaults to today)
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```
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## When Claude should run it
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Watch for markdown-to-PDF intent. Any of these patterns → run `$P generate`:
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- "Can you make this markdown a PDF"
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- "Export it as a PDF"
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- "Turn this letter into a PDF"
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- "I need a PDF of the essay"
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- "Print this as a PDF for me"
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If the user has a `.md` file open and says "make it look nice", propose
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`$P generate --cover --toc` and ask before running.
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## Debugging
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- Output looks empty / blank → check browse daemon is running: `$B status`.
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- Fragmented text on copy-paste → highlight.js output (Phase 4). Retry with
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`--no-syntax` once that flag exists. For now, remove fenced code blocks
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and regenerate.
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- Paged.js timeout → probably no headings in the markdown. Drop `--toc`.
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- External image missing → add `--allow-network` (understand you're giving
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the markdown file permission to fetch from its image URLs).
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- Generated PDF too tall/wide → `--page-size a4` or `--margins 0.75in`.
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## Output contract
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```
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stdout: /tmp/letter.pdf ← just the path, one line
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stderr: Rendering HTML... ← progress spinner (unless --quiet)
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Generating PDF...
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Done in 1.5s. 43 words · 22KB · /tmp/letter.pdf
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exit code: 0 success / 1 bad args / 2 render error / 3 Paged.js timeout
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/ 4 browse unavailable
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```
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Capture the path: `PDF=$($P generate letter.md)` — then use `$PDF`.
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