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PDF Rule

FTR-11version 1.0coreskill: pdf-ruleskill review: unreviewed

In plain words

One firm rule: PDFs are for sharing finished work, not for making it. The real document is always the Word file, the PDF is just the printout, and Claude never edits a PDF directly.

Use it to avoid the classic mess of an edited PDF that no longer matches the original, so your master file is always the one that is right.

Technical summary

PDFs are publication-only; never edit a PDF directly

Install it

Download the skill folder (SKILL.md, with the full spec in references/spec.md), or the zip: pdf-rule-1.0.zip (2332 bytes, sha256 88c60e089963134a…).

Read it

For an AI without skills, hand over this line, or the plain markdown at id/FTR-11.md.

Fetch https://claude.sotekzone.com/v/20261102a/id/FTR-11.md and walk me through installing it.

PDF Rule

What this is

A single non-negotiable rule: PDFs are for publication, not production. Never go from session content straight to PDF, and never edit a PDF directly. The master is always the Word document; the PDF is output.

Assess first

Ask, only if needed

Nothing to ask — proceed directly to Write.

Write

Add this section to admin\AGENT_INSTRUCTIONS.md:

◆ PDF RULE — NON-NEGOTIABLE

PDFs are for publication, not production. Never go from session content
directly to PDF. The workflow is: session -> markdown -> Word -> PDF.
Keep master Word documents. A PDF is output, not source.

Never edit a PDF directly. If a change is needed, edit the master Word
document and re-export.

If a user tries to skip straight to PDF:
"Let's get this into Word first — that's your editable master. PDF comes
after. It keeps everything editable if something needs to change later."

Confirm

Confirm: the PDF Rule is in your agent instructions — Word is always the master, PDF is publication-only. Want to install another, or is that everything for now?