pdf

Savant verdict: Analyzed

Scanned or evaluated by Savant; not yet both passing.

Live evaluation

0 pass · 0 investigate · 5 fail across 5 cases. Jev accepted 5 of 14 LLM-drafted cases. Drafted and run by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b, validated and scored by jev-latest.

• Create a one-page PDF report summarizing quarterly sales data with a title, a table of regional figures, and a bar chart comparing Q1-Q4 performance. Use A4 page size, 1-inch margins, and Helvetica font. Save the final version to output/pdf/sales_report_q1q4.pdf.positive case · fail
• Generate a fillable PDF form for employee onboarding with fields for full name, employee ID, department (dropdown), start date, and emergency contact. Use reportlab to create the form, render to PNG to verify field placement and legibility, and save to output/pdf/onboarding_form.pdf.positive case · fail
• Extract all text from the PDF and summarize the key findings. Focus on the methodology section.edge case · fail
• Convert this Word-like outline into a PDF with proper heading styles and page numbers.edge case · fail
• Edit this scanned PDF contract to change the expiration date from 2024-12-31 to 2025-01-15 and initial the change.negative case · fail

Safety (NVIDIA SkillSpector)

1 pattern found

• Privilege Escalation: sudomedium · SKILL.md:44 · Commands invoke sudo or root privileges. Verify this elevated access is necessary and justified.

SKILL.md

---
name: "pdf"
description: "Use when tasks involve reading, creating, or reviewing PDF files where rendering and layout matter; prefer visual checks by rendering pages (Poppler) and use Python tools such as `reportlab`, `pdfplumber`, and `pypdf` for generation and extraction."
---


# PDF Skill

## When to use
- Read or review PDF content where layout and visuals matter.
- Create PDFs programmatically with reliable formatting.
- Validate final rendering before delivery.

## Workflow
1. Prefer visual review: render PDF pages to PNGs and inspect them.
   - Use `pdftoppm` if available.
   - If unavailable, install Poppler or ask the user to review the output locally.
2. Use `reportlab` to generate PDFs when creating new documents.
3. Use `pdfplumber` (or `pypdf`) for text extraction and quick checks; do not rely on it for layout fidelity.
4. After each meaningful update, re-render pages and verify alignment, spacing, and legibility.

## Temp and output conventions
- Use `tmp/pdfs/` for intermediate files; delete when done.
- Write final artifacts under `output/pdf/` when working in this repo.
- Keep filenames stable and descriptive.

## Dependencies (install if missing)
Prefer `uv` for dependency management.

Python packages:
```
uv pip install reportlab pdfplumber pypdf
```
If `uv` is unavailable:
```
python3 -m pip install reportlab pdfplumber pypdf
```
System tools (for rendering):
```
# macOS (Homebrew)
brew install poppler

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install -y poppler-utils
```

If installation isn't possible in this environment, tell the user which dependency is missing and how to install it locally.

## Environment
No required environment variables.

## Rendering command
```
pdftoppm -png $INPUT_PDF $OUTPUT_PREFIX
```

## Quality expectations
- Maintain polished visual design: consistent typography, spacing, margins, and section hierarchy.
- Avoid rendering issues: clipped text, overlapping elements, broken tables, black squares, or unreadable glyphs.
- Charts, tables, and images must be sharp, aligned, and clearly labeled.
- Use ASCII hyphens only. Avoid U+2011 (non-breaking hyphen) and other Unicode dashes.
- Citations and references must be human-readable; never leave tool tokens or placeholder strings.

## Final checks
- Do not deliver until the latest PNG inspection shows zero visual or formatting defects.
- Confirm headers/footers, page numbering, and section transitions look polished.
- Keep intermediate files organized or remove them after final approval.