book-reader
Read and search digital books (PDF, EPUB, MOBI, TXT). Use when answering questions about a book, finding quotes or passages, navigating to specific pages or chapters, or extracting information from documents.
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2Install
npx skillscat add trevors/dot-claude/book-reader Install via the SkillsCat registry.
We need to produce a 2-3 sentence plain-text summary, objective, factual, no marketing language, no superlatives, no calls to action. No bullet points, headings, markdown. No quotes. At most 60 words. We need to describe: skill reads and searches digital books (PDF, EPUB, MOBI, TXT). Problem: need to answer questions about a book, find quotes, navigate pages/chapters, extract info. When to use: when user provides a book file and asks questions, need to find specific quotes/passages, navigate, research topics, extract text. We must keep within 60 words. Let's craft ~45 words.
Book Reader
Read and query digital book formats from the command line using BM25 search.
Quick Start
# Get book metadata
uv run ~/.claude/skills/book-reader/book.py info ~/Books/mybook.pdf
# Show table of contents
uv run ~/.claude/skills/book-reader/book.py toc ~/Books/mybook.epub
# Read a specific chapter
uv run ~/.claude/skills/book-reader/book.py read ~/Books/mybook.pdf --chapter 3
# Read a specific page
uv run ~/.claude/skills/book-reader/book.py read ~/Books/mybook.pdf --page 42
# Search for content (BM25 ranked)
uv run ~/.claude/skills/book-reader/book.py search ~/Books/mybook.pdf "query"
# Extract full text
uv run ~/.claude/skills/book-reader/book.py extract ~/Books/mybook.txtSupported Formats
| Format | Extensions | Features |
|---|---|---|
.pdf |
Page numbers, TOC detection, metadata | |
| EPUB | .epub |
Chapters from spine, full metadata |
| MOBI | .mobi, .azw, .azw3 |
Basic extraction |
| Text | .txt, .text, .md |
Chapter pattern detection |
When to Use
- User provides a book file and asks questions about its content
- Need to find specific quotes, passages, or information
- Navigating to specific pages or chapters in a document
- Researching topics across digital books
- Extracting text for further processing
How It Works
- First access: Extracts and caches the book content
- Subsequent access: Uses cached version (invalidates on file change)
- Search: BM25 algorithm ranks results by relevance
- Results: Include chapter/page location for reference
See Also
See REFERENCE.md for complete command documentation.
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Install
npx skillscat add trevors/dot-claude/book-reader Install via the SkillsCat registry.