Book to Skill
Converts books and documents (PDF, EPUB, DOCX, HTML, Markdown, plain text, RTF, MOBI/AZW with Calibre) into structured agent skills, extracting frameworks, mental models, principles, techniques, and anti-patterns. Use when the user wants to study a document through GitHub Copilot CLI, Amp, Claude Code, Hermes Agent, OpenCode, or OpenClaw, apply an author's frameworks while working, or build a reusable knowledge base from a file.
Install
npx skills add virgiliojr94/book-to-skill --skill book-to-skillgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/virgiliojr94/book-to-skill.git /tmp/book-to-skill
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/book-to-skill/. ~/.claude/skills/book-to-skillPersonal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.
From the SKILL.md
# Book-to-Skill Converter Transform written knowledge into actionable agent skills by extracting structure — not producing summaries. ## Philosophy Books contain crystallized expertise: frameworks, principles, and techniques that took years to develop. This skill extracts that knowledge into a format GitHub Copilot CLI, Amp, Claude Code, Hermes Agent, OpenCode, OpenClaw, or another compatible agent can leverage repeatedly. **Extract structure, not summaries.** A skill isn't a book report. It's a toolkit of: - Named frameworks (mental models with clear application) - Actionable principles (rules that guide decisions) - Techniques (step-by-step methods) - Anti-patterns (what to avoid and why) - Voice calibration (how the author thinks and communicates) **Preserve the author's precision.** Frameworks often have specific names for reasons. "The 5 Whys" isn't interchangeable with "ask why multiple times." Capture the exact formulation. **Layer depth appropriately.** Simple books → simple skills. Complex books with 10+ frameworks → skills with reference files and on-demand chapters. --- ## Modes of Operation Four paths available. Route based on what the user asks: ### 1. Full Conversion (Default) **Trigger:** User provides one or more document/directory/glob paths without special instructions **Action:** Run all steps below (Steps 0–9) **Output:** Complete skill with SKILL.md, chapters/, glossary, patterns, cheatsheet ### 2. Analyze Only
Details
- Skill name
book-to-skill- Repository
- virgiliojr94/book-to-skill
- License
- MIT
- Repo updated
- 28 October 2026
FAQ
What does the Book to Skill skill do?
Converts books and documents (PDF, EPUB, DOCX, HTML, Markdown, plain text, RTF, MOBI/AZW with Calibre) into structured agent skills, extracting frameworks, mental models, principles, techniques, and anti-patterns. Use when the user wants to study a document through GitHub Copilot CLI, Amp, Claude Code, Hermes Agent, OpenCode, or OpenClaw, apply an author's frameworks while working, or build a reusable knowledge base from a file.
How do I install the Book to Skill skill?
skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add virgiliojr94/book-to-skill --skill book-to-skill. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.
Is Book to Skill popular?
It lives in virgiliojr94/book-to-skill, which has 36,621 GitHub stars and 3,877 forks.
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