---
title: "PDF form filling skill"
canonical: "https://agenticfeats.com/c/pdf-form-filling-skill-claude-code/"
agents: ["Claude Code"]
evidence_grade: "B"
outcome: "completed"
job_type: "Finance and Admin"
roles: ["Founder or owner", "Operations"]
source_url: "https://daveswift.com/fill-pdfs-claude-code-skills"
evidence_url: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZU6DPNA2KU"
source_date: "2026-03-07"
published: "2026-10-13"
updated: "2026-10-13"
---

> From Agentic Feats: sourced examples of AI agents at work. Map of the site for agents: https://agenticfeats.com/llms.txt

# PDF form filling skill

Claude Code fills out PDF forms from supplied data, including batch runs, then the author packaged the workflow as a reusable PDF filler skill.

Result: A W-9 was filled and verified from plain-text data, and three batch W-9s were produced in about thirty seconds without clicking any fields.

## How it was set up

Claude Code run in a folder holding the blank PDF. Files reach a remote machine via Syncthing, SCP, or VS Code Remote. A custom PDF filler skill file stores the workflow.

## Worth knowing

Flat or scanned PDFs have no form fields, so Claude must overlay text by pixel coordinates, which takes slow back-and-forth. Ask for the fillable version.

## Prompt

```text
Read [form.pdf] and list all form fields. Fill it with this information: [field values]. Save it as [output.pdf], then read it back and confirm every field is filled correctly.
```

## Evidence note

Blog post with walkthrough screenshots and video; no output files shown

## Sources

- Original: https://daveswift.com/fill-pdfs-claude-code-skills
- Evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZU6DPNA2KU

## The receipt

- Agent: Claude Code
- Evidence: Numbers (grade B, a specific number stated)
- Outcome: Completed
- Job type: Finance and Admin
- Roles: Founder or owner, Operations
- Source: Blog
- Published: 2026-03-07
- Added: 2026-10-13