programmatic-doc-generation

Programmatic Doc Generation

A Claude Code plugin for building programmatic document generation pipelines.

Two complementary tracks:

1. Local Typst typesetting for small-batch script-driven runs — author a parameterised .typ template once, render N PDFs from N JSON data files.
2. Automation-pipeline integration — wire document generation into n8n / serverless / API workflows using one of seven supported rendering engines, with reference docs fetched fresh and stored alongside the user's saved engine preference.

The plugin can ingest existing billing/business document samples (PDF, image, Word), extract a JSON schema, and convert them into Typst templates ready for batch rendering. Brand identity (palette, fonts, logo, business address) is captured once and reused across every template.

Skills

• new-typst-template — scaffold a parameterised Typst template for batch rendering.
• batch-render-typst — render N PDFs from a directory of JSON data files against a Typst template.
• ingest-document-sample — turn an existing PDF/image/DOCX sample into a Typst template plus JSON schema.
• schema-from-samples — infer a unified JSON schema from multiple samples of the same document type.
• define-brand-profile — capture brand palette, logo, business identity into a reusable profile.
• extract-brand-from-site — auto-derive a brand profile from a website URL.
• recommend-rendering-service — pick the right rendering engine for the user's stack and produce a worked integration example.
• scaffold-n8n-doc-pipeline — generate an importable n8n workflow JSON for webhook → render → store.

Slash commands

• /doc-gen-onboard — interactive setup: pick a default rendering engine, fetch its reference docs, persist the choice.

Supported rendering engines (out of the box)

Engine	Tier	Best for
Typst CLI	Free / self-host	Local batch, dev-driven pipelines
Carbone	Generous free + OSS core	DOCX/ODT templates with JSON binding
PDFMonkey	Generous free tier	HTML/Liquid, native n8n integration
APITemplate.io	Small free + cheap paid	HTML + JSON, also images
DocRaptor	Paid (free dev mode)	Print-grade HTML/CSS via PrinceXML
Docmosis	Enterprise	High-volume regulated billing
Adobe Document Generation API	Enterprise	Word templates + Acrobat Sign

Templafy (Office template governance) and PandaDoc (sales contracts + e-sign) are surfaced contextually rather than as defaults.

Data storage

The plugin follows the standard data-storage rules for Claude Code plugins:

• User preferences and reference docs live under ${CLAUDE_USER_DATA:-${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/claude-plugins}/programmatic-doc-generation/.
• User-owned outputs (templates, rendered PDFs, n8n workflows) live wherever the user chooses — typically under ~/Documents/ or ~/repos/. The plugin stores only path pointers.
• The plugin install directory is never written to (it's clobbered on updates).

Installation

claude plugins marketplace add danielrosehill/Claude-Code-Plugins
claude plugins install programmatic-doc-generation@danielrosehill

After installation, run /doc-gen-onboard to pick a default rendering engine.

License

MIT.