What it contains
Converts books/document folders into structured Agent Skills with SKILL.md, chapters, glossary, patterns, and cheatsheet.
Typical uses
Turn repeatedly referenced books/docs/specs into reusable progressive-disclosure agent knowledge.
Why people choose it
Inference: pays extraction cost once instead of repeatedly loading large documents.
Last meaningful updateUnknown
Production readinessdevelopment
Classification
Subject domains
agent skillsknowledge managementdocuments
Task categories
agent skillsknowledge managementdocuments
Project phases
implementationoperations
Secondary types
CLIdocument extraction
Select when
- Need to compile stable long-form sources into a reusable skill
Do not select when
- Need live RAG over rapidly changing data
- Scanned PDFs lack OCR
Implementation complexitymedium
Routing heuristic 78.0%
Security boundary clarity
3/5 First-party routing documentation
5/5 Strengths
None documented.
Poor-fit scenarios
- Need live RAG over rapidly changing data
- Scanned PDFs lack OCR
Limitations
None documented.
SKILL.md
Drive extraction/generation.
conversion
scripts/extractor/
Parse supported formats.
document parsing
tools/validate_skill.py
Validate generated skill.
validation
tools/discovery_tax.py
Compare token access costs.
benchmark
LanguagesPython, Markdown
FrameworksNone documented
Operating systemsNone documented
Installation methodsNone documented
Required credentialsNone documented
External servicesNone documented
Major dependenciesformat-specific optional parsers
Compatibility notes
None documented.
One-sentence semantic summary
Converts books/document folders into structured Agent Skills with SKILL.md, chapters, glossary, patterns, and cheatsheet.
Capability keywords
PDF/EPUB/DOCX/HTML/RTF/MOBI extractionchapter detectionskill generationvalidation
User intent phrases
- Need to compile stable long-form sources into a reusable skill
Negative match phrases
- Need live RAG over rapidly changing data
- Scanned PDFs lack OCR
Differentiators
None documented.
Security considerations
None documented.
Privacy considerations
None documented.
Uncertainty
Unresolved items
None documented.
Inference notes
None documented.
Repository usage guidance
installation summaryUnknown
basic usage summaryTurn repeatedly referenced books/docs/specs into reusable progressive-disclosure agent knowledge.
documented entry points/book-to-skill
key configuration filesNone documented
important directoriesscripts/extractor/, tools/
documentation pathsREADME.md
example pathsNone documented
Relationships
alternative
high
PageIndex retrieves from documents; book-to-skill compiles stable sources.
Recommended combinations
Long-document research pipeline high
Each repository covers a distinct layer; avoid combining tools that duplicate lifecycle ownership.
Order of operations
- Acquire authorized sources
- Index/retrieve long docs with PageIndex
- Validate against sources
- Compile stable reusable corpus with book-to-skill when worthwhile
Routing rules
rule_017: Need to compile stable long-form sources into a reusable skill P983
Rationale
Converts books/document folders into structured Agent Skills with SKILL.md, chapters, glossary, patterns, and cheatsheet.
Required conditions
None documented.
Preferred
virgiliojr94/book-to-skill
Fallback
None