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 "generated": "2026-10-24",
 "id": "virgiliojr94-book-to-skill--turn-technical-book-into-agent-skill",
 "repo": "virgiliojr94/book-to-skill",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/virgiliojr94/book-to-skill",
 "repo_slug": "virgiliojr94-book-to-skill",
 "title": "Turn a technical book into a skill your agent can use",
 "page_title": "How to turn a technical book into a skill your agent can use with Book to Skill",
 "summary": "Install the skill and point it at a PDF to generate a reusable skill.",
 "who": "A developer learning a framework from a book who wants the agent to apply it.",
 "problem": "Pasting a whole book into context is expensive and unfocused.",
 "outcome": "A generated skill the agent can reference while you work.",
 "steps": [
  "Install with `npx skills add virgiliojr94/book-to-skill`",
  "Start a new agent session",
  "Run /book-to-skill on your PDF",
  "Use the generated skill in later sessions"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using book-to-skill, convert <book.pdf> into a skill and then ask it to explain <topic> citing chapter sections. Confirm the generated skill folder exists.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Only convert books you have the rights to use.",
 "category": "Research",
 "tags": [
  "Research"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "An agent that supports skills",
  "OCR (ocrmypdf) for scanned PDFs"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": true,
 "score": 1.0,
 "evidence": [],
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