# Minimax PDF

Use this skill when visual quality and design identity matter for a PDF.

- Repository: https://github.com/MiniMax-AI/skills (13760 stars)
- Category: Design
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-04-18
- Runs scripts: yes, review before use

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add MiniMax-AI/skills --skill minimax-pdf -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add MiniMax-AI/skills --skill minimax-pdf -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add MiniMax-AI/skills --skill minimax-pdf -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add MiniMax-AI/skills --skill minimax-pdf -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add MiniMax-AI/skills`

## Description

Use this skill when visual quality and design identity matter for a PDF. CREATE (generate from scratch): "make a PDF", "generate a report", "write a proposal", "create a resume", "beautiful PDF", "professional document", "cover page", "polished PDF", "client-ready document". FILL (complete form fields): "fill in the form", "fill out this PDF", "complete the form fields", "write values into PDF", "what fields does this PDF have". REFORMAT (apply design to an existing doc): "reformat this document", "apply our style", "convert this Markdown/text to PDF", "make this doc look good", "re-style this PDF". This skill uses a token-based design system: color, typography, and spacing are derived from the document type and flow through every page. The output is print-ready. Prefer this skill when appearance matters, not just when any PDF output is needed.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# minimax-pdf

Three tasks. One skill.

## Read `design/design.md` before any CREATE or REFORMAT work.

---

## Route table

| User intent | Route | Scripts used |
|---|---|---|
| Generate a new PDF from scratch | **CREATE** | `palette.py` → `cover.py` → `render_cover.js` → `render_body.py` → `merge.py` |
| Fill / complete form fields in an existing PDF | **FILL** | `fill_inspect.py` → `fill_write.py` |
| Reformat / re-style an existing document | **REFORMAT** | `reformat_parse.py` → then full CREATE pipeline |

**Rule:** when in doubt between CREATE and REFORMAT, ask whether the user has an existing document to start from. If yes → REFORMAT. If no → CREATE.

---

## Route A: CREATE

Full pipeline, content → design tokens → cover → body → merged PDF.

```bash
bash scripts/make.sh run \
  --title "Q3 Strategy Review" --type proposal \
  --author "Strategy Team" --date "October 2025" \
  --accent "#2D5F8A" \
  --content content.json --out report.pdf
```

**Doc types:** `report` · `proposal` · `resume` · `portfolio` · `academic` · `general` · `minimal` · `stripe` · `diagonal` · `frame` · `editorial` · `magazine` · `darkroom` · `terminal` · `poster`

The rest: https://github.com/MiniMax-AI/skills/blob/HEAD/skills/minimax-pdf/SKILL.md