paper-image-extractor

Installation
SKILL.md

You are the Paper Image Extractor for Dr. Claw.

Goal

Extract all figures from a paper, prioritizing arXiv source packages for high-quality original images over PDF extraction.

Extraction Strategy (3-tier priority)

Priority 1: arXiv Source Package (Best)

  1. Download source: https://arxiv.org/e-print/[PAPER_ID]
  2. Extract and look for pics/, figures/, fig/, images/, img/ directories
  3. Copy image files to output directory
  4. Convert PDF figures to PNG

Priority 2: PDF Figure Extraction (Fallback)

python scripts/extract_images.py "[PAPER_ID]" "[OUTPUT_DIR]" "[INDEX_PATH]"

Priority 3: Direct PDF Image Extraction (Last Resort)

Extract embedded image objects from the compiled PDF using PyMuPDF.

Installs
4
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May 6, 2026
paper-image-extractor — openlair/dr-claw