Point it at a PDF, a folder of docs or a set of papers and it builds a skill your agent can study and cite while you work: chapters, key ideas, definitions and frameworks, extracted on your own machine.
In short: Point it at a PDF, a folder of docs or a set of papers and it builds a skill your agent can study and cite while you work: chapters, key ideas, definitions and frameworks, extracted on your own machine. It is a free skill for people who use Claude Code, Codex, Hermes Agent or OpenClaw and want help with research & trends.
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| Agent / tool | Access / cost | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Paid Claude plan or API | claude.com/claude-code |
| Codex | ChatGPT plan or API | openai.com/codex |
| Hermes Agent | Free & open source + model costs | github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent |
| OpenClaw | Free & open source + model costs | github.com/openclaw/openclaw |
| GitHub repo | Open source · ★ 36.1k | virgiliojr94/book-to-skill |
npx skills add virgiliojr94/book-to-skill git clone https://github.com/virgiliojr94/book-to-skill.git ~/.claude/skills/book-to-skill
Install command copied from the project README. Check the README for the latest version.
Point it at a PDF, a folder of docs or a set of papers and it builds a skill your agent can study and cite while you work: chapters, key ideas, definitions and frameworks, extracted on your own machine.
A converter you point at files you already own, such as a technical book, internal docs or research papers. It extracts the text locally and builds a structured skill with the main ideas so your coding agent can draw on…
Short excerpt from the README of virgiliojr94/book-to-skill. Read the full README on GitHub.
Written by us so you can reuse it. Replace each [bracket] with your details.
Use books and documents you have the right to read. The README is clear that skills made from someone else's book are personal study notes: keep them private and don't publish or share them. If your model runs in the cloud, the text you feed it follows that provider's data terms. The README has a sponsor link you don't need.
Point it at a PDF, a folder of docs or a set of papers and it builds a skill your agent can study and cite while you work: chapters, key ideas, definitions and frameworks, extracted on your own machine.
It works with Claude Code, Codex, Hermes Agent and OpenClaw. The code is on GitHub at virgiliojr94/book-to-skill.
Free & open source (MIT). The extraction runs locally; turning the text into a skill uses your normal agent model, so long books cost tokens on your plan.
Run the install command from the README: “npx skills add virgiliojr94/book-to-skill”. Check the README on GitHub for the latest version, then follow the steps on this page.
We read 51 instruction and code files in the repo and found no red flags. That is not a guarantee, so review anything that runs commands on your machine.
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