Is the PDF Converter (MinerU) skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from tanis90/pdf-converter-mineru. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the PDF Converter (MinerU) SkillProof Score?

9.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install PDF Converter (MinerU)?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use PDF Converter (MinerU) with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

PDF Converter (MinerU)

Converts PDFs, scans, and Office docs to Markdown/DOCX/LaTeX via the MinerU CLI, OCR included.

by tanis90 · tanis90/pdf-converter-mineru

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 9.6/10
Tested: Jul 14, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · ee6b956

Installed the real mineru-open-api CLI and ran flash-extract end to end on a live PDF — output matched a plain pdftotext baseline on this trivial file, but the CLI's actual -o directory behavior confirmed the SKILL.md's 'CRITICAL' page-range filename-collision warning is a real, reproducible bug, not a hypothetical.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 9/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What PDF Converter (MinerU) does

Wraps the mineru-open-api CLI so Claude can turn PDFs, images, and Office files into Markdown, Word, HTML, or LaTeX on request. Triggers when a user shares a PDF or document link and asks to convert, extract, summarize, or OCR it, choosing flash-extract for quick no-auth reads and extract for OCR, tables, formulas, or batch/multi-format jobs.

How to install PDF Converter (MinerU)

git clone https://github.com/tanis90/pdf-converter-mineru
cd pdf-converter-mineru
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r . ~/.claude/skills/pdf-converter

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger PDF Converter (MinerU)

/pdf-converter Converts PDFs, scans, and Office docs to Markdown/DOCX/LaTeX via the MinerU CLI, OCR included.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Convert this PDF report into markdown for me
Extract the tables from this scanned PDF document
OCR this scanned contract and turn it into a Word doc

Frequently asked questions

Is the PDF Converter (MinerU) skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from tanis90/pdf-converter-mineru. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does PDF Converter (MinerU) work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 14, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Installed the real mineru-open-api CLI and ran flash-extract end to end on a live PDF — output matched a plain pdftotext baseline on this trivial file, but the CLI's actual -o directory behavior confirmed the SKILL.md's 'CRITICAL' page-range filename-collision warning is a real, reproducible bug, not a hypothetical.
What is the PDF Converter (MinerU) SkillProof Score?: 9.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install PDF Converter (MinerU)?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use PDF Converter (MinerU) with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.