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+pdf-translate                     personal
 
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+---
+name: pdf-translate
+description: Use when translating a PDF (especially OCR or image-based) to another language and producing faithful HTML output. Handles image extraction, layout preservation, contextual translation, and style-matched reconstruction. Triggers on "translate this PDF", "PDF en francais", "convert PDF to HTML translated", "traduire ce document".
+disable-model-invocation: true
+---
+
+# PDF Translate
+
+Translate a PDF into another language and produce an HTML document that preserves the original layout, images, and visual style. Optimized for OCR/image-based PDFs where the text layer is unreliable.
+
+## Pipeline
+
+```dot
+digraph pipeline {
+  rankdir=LR;
+  PDF [shape=folder];
+  Images [shape=box, label="Page PNGs\n+ embedded images"];
+  Analysis [shape=box, label="Claude Vision\nread + translate\n+ layout map"];
+  HTML [shape=box, label="Faithful HTML\n/design-html"];
+  QA [shape=diamond, label="Visual QA\nPDF vs HTML"];
+
+  PDF -> Images [label="STEP 1"];
+  Images -> Analysis [label="STEP 2-3"];
+  Analysis -> HTML [label="STEP 4"];
+  HTML -> QA [label="STEP 5"];
+  QA -> Analysis [label="fix", style=dashed];
+}
+```
+
+## STEP 0: Dependencies
+
+Check before starting. Install what's missing.
+
+```bash
+# Option A: poppler (lighter)
+command -v pdftoppm && echo "OK" || echo "INSTALL: sudo apt install poppler-utils"
+
+# Option B: PyMuPDF (more powerful — extracts embedded images with coordinates)
+python3 -c "import fitz; print('OK')" 2>/dev/null || echo "INSTALL: pip install pymupdf"
+```
+
+Prefer PyMuPDF if both available — it extracts embedded images + gives page dimensions.
+
+## STEP 1: PDF → Page Images + Embedded Assets
+
+```bash
+# Create working directory
+mkdir -p pdf-translate-work/{pages,assets}
+
+# Convert pages to high-res PNGs
+pdftoppm -png -r 300 input.pdf pdf-translate-work/pages/page
+# OR with PyMuPDF:
+python3 -c "
+import fitz
+doc = fitz.open('input.pdf')
+for i, page in enumerate(doc):
+    pix = page.get_pixmap(dpi=300)
+    pix.save(f'pdf-translate-work/pages/page-{i+1:03d}.png')
+    for img_idx, img in enumerate(page.get_images(full=True)):
+        xref = img[0]
+        base = doc.extract_image(xref)
+        with open(f'pdf-translate-work/assets/img-p{i+1}-{img_idx+1}.{base[\"ext\"]}', 'wb') as f:
+            f.write(base['image'])
+"
+```
+
+## STEP 2: First Pass — Style Analysis
+
+Read page 1 (and optionally 2-3 more) with Claude Vision. Extract:
+
+- **Typography**: font style (serif/sans), heading sizes, body size, weight
+- **Colors**: background, text, accent, header colors
+- **Layout**: single/multi column, margins, header/footer pattern
+- **Spacing**: line height, paragraph gaps, section gaps
+- **Special elements**: callout boxes, sidebars, tables, captions, footnotes
+
+Output a style brief — this feeds into STEP 4.
+
+## STEP 3: Page-by-Page Read + Translate
+
+For each page image, use Claude Vision (Read tool on PNG):
+
+1. **Read** the text content from the image (ignore OCR text layer)
+2. **Map layout**: identify text blocks, headings, images, tables, their relative positions
+3. **Translate** to target language preserving:
+   - Register and tone (formal/informal/technical)
+   - Technical terms (keep original in parentheses on first occurrence if ambiguous)
+   - Sentence structure adapted to target language (not word-for-word)
+4. **Note** image references: what each image shows, where it sits relative to text
+
+### Cross-page context
+
+Maintain a running glossary of translated terms across pages. If page 1 translates "stakeholder" as "partie prenante", every subsequent page must use the same term.
+
+Output per page:
+```markdown
+## Page N
+
+### Layout
+[column structure, image positions]
+
+### Content (translated)
+[translated text with markdown structure]
+
+### Images
+- img-pN-1.png: [description], position: [top-right / inline / full-width]
+```
+
+## STEP 4: HTML Reconstruction
+
+Invoke `/design-html` (or `/frontend-design`) with:
+
+1. The style brief from STEP 2
+2. All translated page content from STEP 3
+3. Extracted images from `pdf-translate-work/assets/`
+
+Requirements for the HTML:
+- Single self-contained HTML file (inline CSS, base64 images or relative paths)
+- Match original typography feel (use closest web-safe or Google Font)
+- Preserve column layout, spacing, color scheme
+- Images at original positions with proper sizing
+- Print-friendly: `@media print` styles, page breaks where original had them
+- Responsive: readable on screen, faithful on print
+
+## STEP 5: Visual QA
+
+Compare original PDF and translated HTML side by side:
+
+1. Read a few pages of the original PDF (Read tool, pages parameter)
+2. Take screenshot of the HTML (if /browse available)
+3. Check: layout match, no missing content, images present, style fidelity
+4. Fix discrepancies → iterate STEP 4
+
+## Decision: OCR vs Native PDF
+
+```dot
+digraph ocr_check {
+  Check [shape=diamond, label="Does PDF have\nreliable text layer?"];
+  Native [shape=box, label="Can use marker\n+ Claude translate"];
+  OCR [shape=box, label="Use Vision pipeline\n(this skill)"];
+  Test [shape=box, label="Copy text from PDF.\nGarbled or missing?"];
+
+  Check -> Test [label="unsure"];
+  Test -> OCR [label="yes"];
+  Test -> Native [label="no, text is clean"];
+  Check -> Native [label="native PDF"];
+  Check -> OCR [label="scanned/OCR"];
+}
+```
+
+If the PDF has a clean text layer, `marker` (pip install marker-pdf) is faster. This skill's Vision pipeline is for when the text layer is unreliable.
+
+## Common Mistakes
+
+| Mistake | Fix |
+|---|---|
+| Using OCR text layer from scanned PDF | Read page images with Vision instead |
+| Translating page-by-page without glossary | Maintain cross-page term consistency |
+| Generic HTML that doesn't match original style | Extract style brief first (STEP 2) |
+| Word-for-word translation | Adapt sentence structure to target language |
+| Forgetting `prefers-reduced-motion` or print styles | Include in HTML output |
+| Images as decoration only | Preserve original placement and sizing |