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 "generated": "2026-10-31",
 "id": "krushnavardhanreddy-paperpilot--batch-merge-and-compress-pdfs-from-the-command-line",
 "repo": "KrushnaVardhanReddy/PaperPilot",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/KrushnaVardhanReddy/PaperPilot",
 "repo_slug": "krushnavardhanreddy-paperpilot",
 "title": "Merge, compress and rotate PDFs in a script with the CLI",
 "page_title": "How to merge, compress and rotate PDFs in a script with the CLI with Paper Pilot",
 "summary": "Use the paperpilot CLI for repeatable batch jobs such as merging monthly statements or shrinking scans.",
 "who": "An office worker or ops person who processes the same kinds of PDFs every week.",
 "problem": "Doing the same merge and compress steps in a GUI every week is slow and error prone.",
 "outcome": "A small script that merges, compresses and rotates PDFs the same way every time.",
 "steps": [
  "Install the CLI from Releases or build it with cargo",
  "Merge files with `paperpilot merge --inputs doc1.pdf doc2.pdf --output merged.pdf`",
  "Shrink the result with `paperpilot compress --input in.pdf --quality 75 --output compressed.pdf`",
  "Fix scanned pages with `paperpilot rotate --input in.pdf --pages 1,3-5 --angle 90 --output out.pdf`",
  "Wrap the commands in a shell script for your weekly batch"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Write a shell script that uses KrushnaVardhanReddy/PaperPilot's CLI to merge every PDF in <folder> in name order, compress the result at quality 75 and save it as <output.pdf>.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "20 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "This card is written from the KrushnaVardhanReddy/PaperPilot README, not from a test run by Deduped. Before you start, make sure you have the paperpilot or paperpilot-mcp binary from GitHub Releases, or Rust 1.75+ to build from source. Check the repo for newer instructions before you rely on these steps.",
 "category": "Work and operations",
 "tags": [
  "Work and operations"
 ],
 "lang": "rust",
 "requirements": [
  "The paperpilot or paperpilot-mcp binary from GitHub Releases, or Rust 1.75+ to build from source",
  "An MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or Claude Desktop for agent use",
  "Node.js and pnpm only for the desktop app"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
 "evidence": [],
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