skills/general/markdown-to-pdf/SKILL.md
Convert markdown files to professionally styled PDFs. Triggers: 'render pdf', 'markdown to pdf', 'create pdf', 'export pdf', 'generate pdf', 'make pdf'.
npx skillsauth add beam-ai-team/beam-next-skills markdown-to-pdfInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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Render any markdown file as a clean, professionally styled PDF using Puppeteer. Ideal for legal documents, letters, proposals, and reports.
Before installing markdown2pdf-mcp, rendering a PDF, or opening the output file, show the source markdown path, output PDF path, preset, package/install command when needed, and overwrite risk. Require explicit user approval in the current turn before installing packages or writing/overwriting PDF files. Reading the source markdown and recommending styling presets do not require approval.
markdown2pdf-mcp must be installed globally (provides puppeteer + remarkable):
npm install -g markdown2pdf-mcp
Ask the user which markdown file to render, or infer from context. Read the file to confirm contents.
| Preset | Font | Use case |
|--------|------|----------|
| legal | Times New Roman, 11pt, justified | Declarations, contracts, NDAs |
| business | Helvetica/Arial, 11pt, left-aligned | Letters, proposals, reports |
| minimal | System sans-serif, 10.5pt | Internal docs, notes |
Default to legal for anything contractual/formal, business otherwise. Ask only if ambiguous.
Run the render script with the source file and preset:
NODE_PATH=/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/markdown2pdf-mcp/node_modules \
node skills/tools/markdown-to-pdf/scripts/render.js \
--input "<source.md>" \
--output "<output.pdf>" \
--preset <legal|business|minimal>
open "<output.pdf>"
Show the user the file path and size. Ask if they want styling adjustments before sending.
markdown2pdf-mcp is also configured as an MCP server in ~/.cursor/mcp.json under key markdown2pdf. For simple conversions, the MCP tool create_pdf_from_markdown can be used directly once the server is recognized by Cursor.
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