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adobe-create-pdfs-from-data

Skill

Perform a full InDesign data merge from a CSV/TSV and an .indd template (or a PDF that gets converted to .indd automatically). Use this skill whenever the user wants to merge a data file with a layout template — including visiting cards, certificates, badges, catalogs, mailers, labels, invoices, or

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git clone https://github.com/adobe/skills.git ~/.claude/skills/adobe-create-pdfs-from-data

What is adobe-create-pdfs-from-data?

Perform a full InDesign data merge from a CSV/TSV and an .indd template (or a PDF that gets converted to .indd automatically). Use this skill whenever the user wants to merge a data file with a layout template — including visiting cards, certificates, badges, catalogs, mailers, labels, invoices, or any per-row personalisation. Triggers on: "data merge", "InDesign merge", "merge my CSV with InDesign", "batch export PDF from template", "variable data InDesign", "personalise each row", or any request combining an .indd / PDF template with a data file. Use this skill even when only two of the three inputs (template, data, images) are mentioned — and even when the user never uses the phrase "data merge".

What this can do

Capabilities declared in this component's own frontmatter — not inferred.

~177 tokens of context used while enabled, before you invoke anything

All declared tools (1)
adobe_mandatory_init asset_inline_preview asset_preview_file asset_initialize_file_upload asset_finalize_file_upload convert_pdf_to_indd export_idml generate_indd_mapping_prompt prepare_indd_merge_template document_merge_data_layout

Trust

87/100 · Excellent

2 factors scored below maximum

Documentation

README · ~9 min read

InDesign Data Merge Skill

Orchestrates the complete InDesign data merge pipeline. The naive path — calling document_merge_data_layout directly — often fails because the template must have its data-merge fields linked to the correct data columns before merging. This skill ensures that linkage is in place first, including automatic placeholder creation when the template has none, and PDF-to-INDD conversion when the user only has a PDF layout.

Pipeline at a glance:

PhaseWhat happensGate
0Adobe init—

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