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book-to-skill

virgiliojr94/book-to-skill

Converts technical book PDFs into Claude Code skills for study and reference

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GraphCanon updated Sep 18, 2026 · GitHub synced Sep 18, 2026

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31k stars3.2k forksLast push Sep 17, 2026 Python MIT

Decision brief

book-to-skill is a Python-based tool that converts technical book PDFs into Claude Code skills, facilitating effective study and reference.

Good fit when

When you need to convert technical book PDFs into a format that can be easily studied and referenced using Claude Code skills.
If you are working with technical documents and want to leverage AI agents for better knowledge management and retrieval.

Avoid when

If your goal is to convert non-technical books or documents that do not require the specific format of Claude Code skills.
When you are looking for a tool that processes and converts documents into formats other than those compatible with Claude Code.

Pricing:: freemium - The tool is free to use under the MIT license, but any books or documents processed with it are subject to their own licensing.
Requirements:: Min 2 GB RAM; Requires Python environment to run the tool.

Observed Sep 18, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts

book-to-skill alternatives Trust report

book-to-skill vs book-gpt book-to-skill vs Skill_Seekers

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Maintenance: Very active (0d since push); As of Sep 18, 2026
Provenance: Not a fork · Personal account; As of Sep 18, 2026
Security (OSV): No lockfile; As of Sep 18, 2026

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Install

pip install book-to-skill

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Alternative

Skill_Seekers

Both repositories aim to convert documentation and code into Claude AI skills, but they likely use different methods or have different features.

alternative

book-gpt

Both repositories aim to convert books into a format where they can be queried, but they likely use different methods or have different features.

alternative

agent-toolkit

While both are related to AI agent skills, book-to-skill specifically focuses on converting books into skills, whereas agent-toolkit is a broader collection of skills.

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Overview

A Python-based tool that transforms technical book PDFs into a format suitable for Claude Code skills, enabling users to study and reference the content effectively

Capability facts

CLI: CLI entrypoint
Source: pyproject.toml:[project.scripts] · Sep 18, 2026
Languages: python
Source: github.language+pyproject.toml · Sep 18, 2026

README

License MIT — applies to the converter (code + skill definition) in this repository, not to any book or document you process with it.

For agents

This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.

/tools/virgiliojr94-book-to-skill.md GET /api/graphcanon/tools/virgiliojr94-book-to-skill GET /api/graphcanon/graph?tool=virgiliojr94-book-to-skill