Active PDF Reading
Builds an active-reading plan for a long document (PDF, paper, report) — broken down by section with a time estimate, key points pulled from each part, comprehension questions to test recall, and a concept map as a Mermaid mind map.
Real example
Taken from the skill's “Example” section (in French: the skill answers in your language).
Plan de lecture (temps total ~2h)
Section · Temps indicatif · Objectif de lecture
Introduction et enjeux · 15 min · Comprendre la problématique générale
Partie 1 — Modèles économiques · 40 min · Identifier les 3 modèles présentés
Points clés par section
Introduction et enjeux
- L'économie circulaire s'oppose au modèle linéaire extraire-produire-jeter
Question de compréhension : Pourquoi le modèle linéaire est-il jugé non soutenable dans ce rapport ?
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Install in two minutes
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claude.ai or Claude Desktop
Settings, capabilities (skills) section, then import the .zip file.
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Claude Code
Unzip the folder into
~/.claude/skills/: the/lecture-active-pdfcommand appears. - 3
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