# tools

- Author: jeffchen006
- Repository: jeffchen006/AI-assisted-research
- Version: 20251215151803
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- Last Updated: 2026-02-07
- Source: https://github.com/jeffchen006/AI-assisted-research
- Web: https://mule.run/skillshub/@@jeffchen006/AI-assisted-research~tools:20251215151803

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# Shared tools

Shared scripts used across folders.

## PDF reader (text extraction)

- Script: `tools/scripts/read_pdf.py`

Examples
- Print to stdout:
  - `python tools/scripts/read_pdf.py path/to/paper.pdf`
- Write to file:
  - `python tools/scripts/read_pdf.py path/to/paper.pdf --out literature/outputs/paper.txt`
- Page range:
  - `python tools/scripts/read_pdf.py path/to/paper.pdf --pages 1:5`

Limitations
- No OCR for scanned PDFs.