PrintAssist

Print any file (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, photos) with a plain-language instruction. Handles 2-up layout, duplex, page ranges, rotation, watermarks, and photo editing via Adobe CC — without touching a single print dialog.

nilsgollub@nilsgollub

Install

openclaw skills install @nilsgollub/printassist

Print Assist

Print any file by describing what you want. No more fighting with print dialogs.

What you can say

text

Print this PDF double-sided, A4, black and white.
Drucke das zweimal nebeneinander auf ein Querformat-Blatt.
Print pages 2-5 of this document, 2 copies.
Rotate all pages 90 degrees and print.
Merge these three PDFs and print the result.
Remove the background from this photo and print it on A4.
Show me a preview before printing.

Tool Routing

Task	Script	Key function
Print PDF	`scripts/print.py`	`print_file(path, printer, params)`
Print Office file (Word/Excel/PPT)	`scripts/print.py`	auto-converts via LibreOffice, then prints
Print image/photo	`scripts/print.py`	Pillow + win32print
2-up (two pages side by side)	`scripts/pdf_tools.py`	`impose_2up(input, output)`
Merge PDFs	`scripts/pdf_tools.py`	`merge_pdfs(inputs, output)`
Split PDF	`scripts/pdf_tools.py`	`split_pdf(input, output_dir, pages_per_file)`
Rotate pages	`scripts/pdf_tools.py`	`rotate_pages(input, output, degrees, pages)`
Add watermark	`scripts/pdf_tools.py`	`add_watermark(input, watermark, output)`
Encrypt / decrypt PDF	`scripts/pdf_tools.py`	`encrypt_pdf()` / `decrypt_pdf()`
Extract pages	`scripts/pdf_tools.py`	`extract_pages(input, output, page_numbers)`
Compress PDF	`scripts/pdf_tools.py`	`compress_pdf(input, output)`
Edit Word content	`scripts/office_tools.py`	`replace_text_docx()`, `format_paragraph_docx()`
Edit Excel cells	`scripts/office_tools.py`	`write_cell_xlsx()`, `replace_value_xlsx()`
Edit PowerPoint slides	`scripts/office_tools.py`	`replace_text_pptx()`, `add_slide_pptx()`
Preview before printing	`scripts/pdf_tools.py`	`preview_pdf()` → copy to `preview.png`
Photo editing (exposure, crop, bg remove)	Adobe CC MCP connector	see Adobe routing table in CLAUDE.md

Print parameters

Pass as a dict to print_file():

Key	Values	Example
`paper`	`A4`, `A3`, `Letter`, `Legal`	`"A4"`
`orientation`	`portrait`, `landscape`	`"landscape"`
`duplex`	`duplex`, `duplexshort`, `simplex`	`"duplex"`
`color`	`color`, `monochrome`	`"monochrome"`
`scale`	`fit`, `shrink`, `noscale`	`"fit"`
`pages`	SumatraPDF range string	`"1-3,5"`
`copies`	integer	`2`

Setup

First-time (per device)

powershell

# Windows — run once per machine
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File setup.ps1

This installs SumatraPDF and LibreOffice via winget, runs pip, and guides you through entering your printer name.

Printer config

Edit config/printers.yaml:

yaml

default:
  printer_name: "Your Printer Name"   # get via: wmic printer get name
hosts:
  YOUR-HOSTNAME:
    printer_name: "Your Printer Name"

Preview workflow

Always offer a preview for layout-heavy requests (2-up, booklet, rotated):

python

from scripts.pdf_tools import preview_pdf
import shutil

previews = preview_pdf("output.pdf", dpi=150)
shutil.copy(previews[0], "preview.png")
# Tell user: "Preview saved as preview.png — click it in the file explorer."

What this skill cannot do

Edit text inside a PDF → direct user to Acrobat
Upscale images beyond native resolution
Replace backgrounds generatively (only remove them)
Wake the PC remotely over WiFi (WoL requires Ethernet)