typst vs pdf-generation
typst is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑29.
typst is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Chan Meng. No marketplace we read lists it any more. pdf-generation is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Gleb Kalinin. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace | ||
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace chanmeng666/typst-claude-skill | Removed on 2026-10-29 Version: 0.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 15 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace glebis/claude-skills | Not listed | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 61 Stars (GitHub): 401 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | typstno longer listed · | pdf-generation |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 15 | 401 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 61 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/chanmeng666/typst-claude-skill | github.com/glebis/claude-skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-19 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of typst
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Turn a description into a shareable, editable PDF — invoices, certificates, reports, resumes.
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Interactive playground for creating and testing PDF reports and proposals
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Turn a Markdown resume draft into an interview-ready PDF. 32 templates, no account, nothing stored.
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pdf-report-generator io.github.themoddedcube/pdf-report-generator
Generate professional PDF reports from LLM output — cover, TOC, tables, charts, 5 themes.
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Official Carbone skill — complete templating language reference covering tags, loops, conditions, formatters, aggregators, and all output formats (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, ODT, HTML…
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documents io.github.theluckystrike/documents
Generate real Word documents from your AI chat: proposals, quotes, contracts, SOWs.
What each says it does
typst
Generate professional PDFs (CVs, cover letters, papers, reports, slides, invoices) via the Typst typesetting system. Strong CJK support.
pdf-generation
Professional PDF generation from markdown using Pandoc with Eisvogel template and EB Garamond fonts. Use when converting
How to run each
typst
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
pdf-generation As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add glebis/claude-skills
/plugin install pdf-generation@glebis-skillsCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: typst · What it can do: pdf-generation · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.