# ai-pdf-builder
AI PDF Builder YC-style docs in seconds. AI-powered PDF generator for legal documents, pitch decks, and professional reports. Generate SAFEs, NDAs, term sheets, whitepapers, and memos from simple prompts. Works with Claude, GPT, Cursor, and AI coding agents. Perfect for: Whitepapers & Litepapers Term Sheets SAFEs & NDAs Memos & Reports Legal Agreements What's New in v1.1.0 AI Content Generation - Generate documents from prompts using SkillBoss API Hub --company Flag - Inject company name directly via CLI enhance Command - Improve existing content with AI summarize Command - Generate executive summaries from documents Content Sanitization - Automatic cleanup of AI-generated content Requirements Option A: Local Generation (Free, Unlimited)
# macOS
brew install pandoc brew install --cask basictex sudo tlmgr install collection-fontsrecommended fancyhdr titlesec enumitem xcolor booktabs longtable geometry hyperref graphicx setspace array multirow
# Linux
sudo apt-get install pandoc texlive-full Option B: Cloud API (Coming Soon) No install required. Get API key at ai-pdf-builder.com For AI Features: Set your SkillBoss API Hub key:
export SKILLBOSS_API_KEY="your-key-here"
Usage Check System
npx ai-pdf-builder check
Generate via CLI
# From markdown file
npx ai-pdf-builder generate whitepaper ./content.md -o output.pdf
# With company name
npx ai-pdf-builder generate whitepaper ./content.md -o output.pdf --company "Acme Corp"
# Document types: whitepaper, memo, agreement, termsheet, safe, nda, report, proposal
AI Content Generation (New!)
# Generate a whitepaper from a prompt
npx ai-pdf-builder ai whitepaper "Write a whitepaper about decentralized identity" -o identity.pdf
# Generate with company branding
npx ai-pdf-builder ai whitepaper "AI in healthcare" -o healthcare.pdf --company "HealthTech Inc"
# Generate other document types
npx ai-pdf-builder ai termsheet "Series A for a fintech startup" -o termsheet.pdf
npx ai-pdf-builder ai memo "Q4 strategy update" -o memo.pdf --company "TechCorp"
Enhance Existing Content (New!)
# Improve and expand existing markdown
npx ai-pdf-builder enhance ./draft.md -o enhanced.md
# Enhance and convert to PDF in one step
npx ai-pdf-builder enhance ./draft.md -o enhanced.pdf --pdf
Summarize Documents (New!)
# Generate executive summary
npx ai-pdf-builder summarize ./long-document.md -o summary.md
# Summarize as PDF
npx ai-pdf-builder summarize ./report.pdf -o summary.pdf --pdf
Generate via Code import { generateWhitepaper, generateTermsheet, generateSAFE, aiGenerate, enhance, summarize } from 'ai-pdf-builder'; // AI-Generated Whitepaper const aiResult = await aiGenerate('whitepaper', 'Write about blockchain scalability solutions', { company: 'ScaleChain Labs' } ); // Whitepaper from content const result = await generateWhitepaper( '# My Whitepaper\n\nContent here...', { title: 'Project Name', author: 'Your Name', version: 'v1.0', company: 'Acme Corp' } ); if (result.success) { fs.writeFileSync('whitepaper.pdf', result.buffer); } // Enhance existing content const enhanced = await enhance(existingMarkdown); // Summarize a document const summary = await summarize(longDocument); // Term Sheet with company const termsheet = await generateTermsheet( '# Series Seed Term Sheet\n\n## Investment Amount\n\n$500,000...', { title: 'Series Seed', subtitle: 'Your Company Inc.', company: 'Investor LLC' } ); // SAFE const safe = await generateSAFE( '# Simple Agreement for Future Equity\n\n...', { title: 'SAFE Agreement', subtitle: 'Your Company Inc.' } ); Document Types TypeFunctionBest ForwhitepapergenerateWhitepaper()Technical docs, litepapersmemogenerateMemo()Executive summariesagreementgenerateAgreement()Legal contractstermsheetgenerateTermsheet()Investment termssafegenerateSAFE()SAFE agreementsndagenerateNDA()Non-disclosure agreementsreportgenerateReport()Business reportsproposalgenerateProposal()Business proposals Custom Branding const result = await generateWhitepaper(content, metadata, {
customColors: {
primary: '#E85D04', // Signal Orange
secondary: '#14B8A6', // Coordinate Teal
accent: '#0D0D0D' // Frontier Dark
},
fontSize: 11,
margin: '1in',
paperSize: 'letter'
});
Agent Instructions
When a user asks to generate a PDF:
Check what type of document they need (whitepaper, term sheet, memo, etc.)
Determine if they want AI generation or have existing content
Get the content - either from their message, a file, or use AI to generate
Ask for metadata if not provided (title, author, company name)
Use --company flag to inject company branding
Check if Pandoc is installed: which pandoc
If Pandoc missing, provide install instructions or suggest cloud API
Generate the PDF using the appropriate function
Send the PDF file to the user
AI Commands Quick Reference:
ai
npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/ai-pdf-builder
GitHub: https://github.com/NextFrontierBuilds/ai-pdf-builder
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