Skill
Use this skill whenever the user wants to do anything with PDF files. This includes reading or extracting text/tables from PDFs, combining or merging multiple PDFs into one, splitting PDFs apart, rotating pages, adding watermarks, creating new PDFs, filling PDF forms, encrypting/decrypting PDFs, extracting images, and OCR on scanned PDFs to make them searchable. If the user mentions a .pdf file or asks to produce one, use this skill.
○ declared by the publisher, as-isSafety
Safety · gatev1.2 · assessed 5w ago
B3 severity-bearing · 21 informational
Graded from 3 severity-bearing findings on this release.
A gate; it passes or fails, never weighed against price or quality.
Reliability & Quality
n/a
Reliability & Qualityv1.2 · assessed 5w ago
n/anot assessed
Not assessed; no producer has emitted into this category. An absence, not a zero.
Findings with severity, graded on the same letter scale as safety.
not assessed
Cost
n/a
Costv1.2 · assessed 5w ago
n/anot assessed
Not assessed; no producer has emitted into this category. An absence, not a zero.
Declared external service dependencies. Never a monetary figure.
not assessed
Popularity
4335
Popularity · not a figurev1.2 · assessed 5w ago
4335Forks
Read off the linked repository, not off this record. It carries no verdict and enters no grade.
Context read off the linked repository. It enters no ranking and no grade.
Performance tested for◌ not assessed
no controlled task evaluation on this release
Vettd Note
No Vettd note yet for this asset.
Best for
Not for
Re-assessed 5w ago · 3 of 7 categories assessed
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Custody chainSource ↗○ linked, not verified by Vettd
k-dense-ai ◐k-dense-ai/scientific-agent-skills ○v1.2 = △ no commit pinnedsha256:808f…4963 ◐ signature △ not assessedProprietary. LICENSE.txt has complete terms ○record 2636ff7f-0fd3-4890-9118-62d6f7dddbb2 · live
Evidence · 3 of 7 categories · 30 signals
Safety● gradedBmost recent 5w ago24 signals
how it was established24 signals · vettd · scan
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Skill name collides with well-known skillflagged"pdf" matches a well-known skill name — may cause unintended invocationvettd · scan · 5wMedium
References external URL — review for indirect prompt injection riskflaggedExternal URL(s) detected in SKILL.md — referenced content can change after auditvettd · scan · 5wMedium
Description overclaims scopeflaggedBroad trigger words (anything, everything, all files, etc.) widen attack surface — narrow to specific use casesvettd · scan · 5wLow
scripts/ directory presentflaggedBundled executable scripts foundvettd · scan · 5wInfo
Description within character limitflagged437/1024 characters usedvettd · scan · 5wInfo
CLI help supportedflaggedscripts/extract_form_field_info.py: Script documents its interface via --help or argument parsingvettd · scan · 5wInfo
No secrets or unsafe code patterns detectedflaggedScanned all files for credentials, private keys, and code-level risks (eval, shell exec, destructive ops)vettd · scan · 5wInfo
No prompt injection or jailbreak signals detectedflaggedScanned text content for instruction override, jailbreak framing, credential solicitation, and embedded injection markersvettd · scan · 5wInfo
CLI help supportedflaggedscripts/check_bounding_boxes.py: Script documents its interface via --help or argument parsingvettd · scan · 5wInfo
CLI help supportedflaggedscripts/fill_pdf_form_with_annotations.py: Script documents its interface via --help or argument parsingvettd · scan · 5wInfo
Description includes usage contextflaggedGood: description explains when to activate the skillvettd · scan · 5wInfo
Examples includedflaggedFound code blocks, input/output samples, or an examples section — concrete samples help agents pattern-match effectivelyvettd · scan · 5wInfo
No repository linkflaggedNo repository field found in SKILL.md frontmatter. Skills without a verifiable source repository cannot be externally audited.vettd · scan · 5wInfo
SKILL.md body length is reasonableflagged313 lines (recommended: under 500)vettd · scan · 5wInfo
No clear workflow structureflaggedConsider adding numbered steps or a structured procedure for the agent to followvettd · scan · 5wInfo
No evaluation test casesflaggedAdd an evals/ directory with test prompts and expected outputs to measure skill qualityvettd · scan · 5wInfo
CLI help supportedflaggedscripts/convert_pdf_to_images.py: Script documents its interface via --help or argument parsingvettd · scan · 5wInfo
SKILL.md presentflaggedRequired skill definition file foundvettd · scan · 5wInfo
Progressive disclosure usedflaggedSKILL.md body references files in references/, scripts/, or assets/ — agents can load additional context on demand instead of consuming everything upfrontvettd · scan · 5wInfo
CLI help supportedflaggedscripts/fill_fillable_fields.py: Script documents its interface via --help or argument parsingvettd · scan · 5wInfo
Valid name fieldflaggedName "pdf" follows spec (lowercase, hyphens, ≤64 chars)vettd · scan · 5wInfo
CLI help supportedflaggedscripts/check_fillable_fields.py: Script documents its interface via --help or argument parsingvettd · scan · 5wInfo
CLI help supportedflaggedscripts/create_validation_image.py: Script documents its interface via --help or argument parsingvettd · scan · 5wInfo
CLI help supportedflaggedscripts/extract_form_structure.py: Script documents its interface via --help or argument parsingvettd · scan · 5wInfo
Reliability & Quality◌ not assessednot assessed0 signals
how it was establishednot assessed; no producer has emitted into this category
Not assessed; no producer has emitted into reliability & quality for this asset. That is different from a check that ran and found nothing, which the record would carry as a row of its own.
Performance◌ not assessednot assessed0 signals
how it was establishednot assessed; no producer has emitted into this category
Not assessed; no producer has emitted into performance for this asset. That is different from a check that ran and found nothing, which the record would carry as a row of its own.
Cost◌ not assessednot assessed0 signals
how it was establishednot assessed; no producer has emitted into this category
Not assessed; no producer has emitted into cost for this asset. That is different from a check that ran and found nothing, which the record would carry as a row of its own.
Compatibility◌ not assessednot assessed0 signals
how it was establishednot assessed; no producer has emitted into this category
Not assessed; no producer has emitted into compatibility for this asset. That is different from a check that ran and found nothing, which the record would carry as a row of its own.
Popularity◇ context onlynot judgedmost recent 1w ago5 signals
how it was establishedgithub-repo-object · 5 signals · github-api · research
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Forksmeasuredgithub-api · research · 1w4335
Days since last commitmeasuredgithub-api · research · 1w4 days
Open issuesmeasuredgithub-api · research · 1w23
Starsmeasuredgithub-api · research · 1w48163
Watchersmeasuredgithub-api · research · 1w203
Characteristics◇ context onlynot judgedmost recent 1w ago1 signal
how it was established1 signal · github-api · research
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Archivedreadgithub-api · research · 1wfalse
Coverage3 of 7 categories assessed · shown
Safety
✓ assessed
assessed as findings and a letter grade, not as signals
Reliability & Quality
△ not assessed
no producer has emitted for this category
Performance
△ not assessed
no producer has emitted for this category
Cost
△ not assessed
no producer has emitted for this category
Compatibility
△ not assessed
no producer has emitted for this category
Popularity
✓ assessed
5 signals recorded
Characteristics
✓ assessed
1 signal recorded
Freshness & re-evaluation
assessed5w ago · Cisco AI Defense · Vettd core● unreachable
source stateThe tracked branch no longer exists.Unreachable
re-check policysource unreachable: re-probed on the scheduler's cadence until it answersnext check in 28h
re-run whena new release ships, the upstream source changes, or the scanner ruleset is revisedauto-scheduled
Limitations & open conflicts
limitationReliability & Quality, Performance, Cost, Compatibility are not assessed: behaviour there is unmeasured, not clean△ gap
conflictno two sources report the same quantity on this record
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scannerv9△ superseded by v11
validityassessed 5w ago · Unreachable
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Signal kinds
▲ finding: something to act on, carries a severity● measurement: a reproducible quantityƒ estimate: inferred from a sample▪ fact: read directly off the artifact◆ classification: assigned from a taxonomy◌ nothing found: a producer looked and emitted no object◇ context only: described, never graded
Custody marks◐ computed by vettd○ declared by the publisher, as-is△ not assessed: nothing looked