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  "Windows, Linux or macOS; CPU works, compatible GPUs are used automatically",
  "Model downloads for the tier you choose",
  "Optional: Node.js for npx to install the agent skill"
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 "section": "earlier",
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 "category": "Research",
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   "id": "opendatalab-mineru--parse-a-pdf-into-markdown-with-mineru",
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   "title": "Search inside your parsed documents from Python",
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 "disclaimer": "Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk."
}