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Turn a folder of PDFs into a structured report

Extract data from multiple PDFs and compile into an organized report.

Last tested Mar 1, 2026

Access Scope

Local Folders

Your PDF folder

Permitted Actions

read

write

rename

delete

Why these permissions? Read access to analyze your PDFs; write access to save the generated report to your output folder. Rename and delete are not needed for this workflow.

Workflow Steps

Cowork Prompt Pack

Cowork-ready

Analyze PDFs in my folder with read-only access. List all PDFs, extract key data from each, then compile a structured report. Save as report-[date].md. Do not modify any source files.

Works best when you limit Cowork to specific folders and verify before destructive actions.

Verification Checklist

0 of 4 verified

All PDFs included

Every PDF in the folder was processed

Citations accurate

Each section references its source PDF correctly

No original files modified

Source PDFs remain unchanged

Report saved correctly

Output file exists in the designated folder

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Turn a folder of PDFs into a structured report

Access Scope

Local Folders

Permitted Actions

Workflow Steps

Grant read-only access to your PDF folder

Extract content from each PDF

Identify themes and propose report structure

Draft the full report

Save the report

Cowork Prompt Pack

Verification Checklist