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heavy-file-ingestion-claude-desktop
Use in Claude Desktop when a user asks to read, analyze, summarize, or extract from a heavyweight file such as PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, CSV, or TSV. Avoid raw ingestion of bulky files. Ask for a converted markdown or CSV artifact first, or give the user exact conversion commands to run outside Claude Desktop.
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Installation and usage
Use in Claude Desktop when a user asks to read, analyze, summarize, or extract from a heavyweight file such as PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, CSV, or TSV. Avoid raw ingestion of bulky files. Ask for a converted markdown or CSV artifact first, or give the user exact conversion commands to run outside Claude Desktop.
Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage
Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:
skills use heavy-file-ingestion-claude-desktop