# pdf-text-extraction

> Standard procedure for extracting text from PDF documents

- Author: NOVA
- Repository: NOVA-Openclaw/clawd-workspace
- Version: 20260207131035
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- Last Updated: 2026-02-07
- Source: https://github.com/NOVA-Openclaw/clawd-workspace
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name: pdf-text-extraction
description: Standard procedure for extracting text from PDF documents
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# Pdf Text Extraction

## Tools

- `exec`
- `read`
- `write`

## Procedure

1. CHECK PDF TYPE: pdfinfo {file_path}
2. IF TEXT-BASED: pdftotext -layout {file_path} -
3. IF SCANNED/IMAGE: Use OCR (tesseract) on extracted images
4. PRESERVE STRUCTURE: Maintain chapters, sections, page breaks
5. EXTRACT METADATA: Title, author, page count from PDF info
6. STORE: Save extracted text to media_consumed.transcript or notes