Report with an image and table

Render report.md as report.pdf. The chart image next to it must appear in the PDF.

The task

The reference answer shows the job can be done with deft. It is not an agent run.

deft md to-pdf report.md -o report.pdf

Input

chart.png 29.9 KB · 128x128

report.md 218 B

# Quarterly review

Revenue grew in **every** region. See the table and the chart.

| Region | Q1 | Q2 |
|:--|--:|--:|
| North | 120 | 140 |
| South | 95 | 130 |

![Chart](chart.png)

```python
total = sum(values)
```

Reference output

report.pdf 60.2 KB · 1 page

How a result is judged (2 checks)

pdf_text: file = "report.pdf", contains = ["Quarterly review", "North"]
min_bytes: file = "report.pdf", bytes = 25000

Runs

CodexWithout deftFailed2026-11-07

report.pdf does not contain "Quarterlyreview"

Time: 50s
New tokens: 12.9k
Total input: 115.3k
Output tokens: 2.3k
Commands: 9
Failed: 2

Trace

I’ll inspect the report and nearby chart assets, then render a PDF in the current directory with the image embedded.
pwd && rg --files -g 'report.md' -g '*.png' -g '*.jpg' -g '*.jpeg' -g '*.svg' -g '*.webp' -g 'AGENTS.md'
output
```
chart.png
report.md
```

cat report.md

output

# Quarterly review

Revenue grew in **every** region. See the table and the chart.

| Region | Q1 | Q2 |
|:--|--:|--:|
| North | 120 | 140 |
| South | 95 | 130 |

![Chart](chart.png)

```python
total = sum(values)
```

command -v pandoc; command -v wkhtmltopdf; command -v weasyprint; command -v python3; command -v cupsfilter; command -v textutil
output
```
/usr/local/bin/python3
/usr/sbin/cupsfilter
/usr/bin/textutil
```

file chart.png

output

chart.png: PNG image data, 128 x 128, 8-bit/color RGB, non-interlaced

python3 -c \"import importlib.util as u; print({m:bool(u.find_spec(m)) for m in ['reportlab','markdown','weasyprint','PIL','fitz']})\"; ls -la

output

{'reportlab': False, 'markdown': False, 'weasyprint': False, 'PIL': True, 'fitz': False}
total 72
drwxr-xr-x@    4 user  staff    128 Nov  6 17:13 .
drwx------@ 1711 user  staff  54752 Nov  6 17:13 ..
-rw-r--r--@    1 user  staff  30605 Nov  5 21:11 chart.png
-rw-r--r--@    1 user  staff    218 Nov  5 18:26 report.md

The report references `chart.png` locally. I’m using the system’s document conversion tools and will confirm the resulting PDF contains the chart image.

textutil -convert html report.md -output <tmp> && head -c 1000 <tmp> && cupsfilter -i text/html -m application/pdf <tmp> > <tmp> && file <tmp> (exit 1)

output

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css">
  <title></title>
  <meta name="Generator" content="Cocoa HTML Writer">
  <meta name="CocoaVersion" content="2685.3">
  <style type="text/css">
    p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Light'}
    p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Light'; min-height: 14.0px}
  </style>
</head>
<body>
<p class="p1"># Quarterly review</p>
<p class="p2"><br></p>
<p class="p1">Revenue grew in **every** region. See the table and the chart.</p>
<p class="p2"><br></p>
<p class="p1">| Region | Q1 | Q2 |</p>
<p class="p1">|:--|--:|--:|</p>
<p class="p1">| North | 120 | 140 |</p>
<p class="p1">| South | 95 | 130 |</p>
<p class="p2"><br></p>
<p class="p1">![Chart](chart.png)</p>
<p class="p2"><br></p>
<p class="p1">```python</p>cupsfilter: No filter to convert from text/html to application/pdf.

command -v swift; command -v qlmanage; command -v md2pdf; command -v markdown (exit 1)
output
```
/usr/bin/swift
/usr/bin/qlmanage
```

fc-list | head -3

output

/System/Library/Fonts/SFCompact.ttf: .SF Compact:style=Thin
/System/Library/Fonts/ADTNumeric.ttc: .SF Soft Numeric:style=ExtraCompressedBoldG1
/System/Library/Fonts/Apple Color Emoji.ttc: .Apple Color Emoji UI:style=Regular

python3 - <<'PY' from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont from pathlib import Path import re W,H=612,792; margin=54 im=Image.new('RGB',(W,H),'white'); d=ImageDraw.Draw(im) regular='/System/Library/Fonts/SFNS.ttf' bold='/System/Library/Fonts/SFNSRounded.ttf' # Use a clear system font available on macOS. for p in ['/System/Library/Fonts/Supplemental/Arial.ttf','/System/Library/Fonts/SFNS.ttf']: if Path(p).exists(): regular=p; break for p in ['/System/Library/Fonts/Supplemental/Arial Bold.ttf','/System/Library/Fonts/SFNS.ttf']: if Path(p).exists(): bold=p; break font=lambda size,b=False: ImageFont.truetype(bold if b else regular,size) y=54 def wrap(text,f,maxw): words=text.split(); lines=[]; cur='' for word in words: t=(cur+' '+word).strip() if d.textbbox((0,0),t,font=f)[2] <= maxw: cur=t else: if cur: lines.append(cur) cur=word if cur: lines.append(cur) return lines def write(text,f,fill='#202124',gap=7): global y for line in wrap(text,f,W-2*margin): d.text((margin,y),line,font=f,fill=fill); y+=d.textbbox((0,0),line,font=f)[3]+gap lines=Path('report.md').read_text().splitlines(); i=0 while i<len(lines): line=lines[i].strip() if not line: y+=9; i+=1; continue if line.startswith('# '): y+=4; write(line[2:],font(25,True),gap=10); i+=1; continue if line.startswith('|'): rows=[] while i<len(lines) and lines[i].strip().startswith('|'): cells=[c.strip() for c in lines[i].strip().strip('|').split('|')] if not all(re.fullmatch(r':?-{2,}:?',c or '') for c in cells): rows.append(cells) i+=1 cols=max(map(len,rows)); widths=[(W-2*margin)//cols]*cols rowh=31 for ri,row in enumerate(rows): … 1720 more characters
output
```
report.pdf: PDF document, version 1.4, 1 pages
-rw-r--r--@ 1 user  staff    22K Nov  6 17:14 report.pdf
```
Created [report.pdf](report.pdf) in the current directory. It’s a one-page PDF with the chart image included.

Output

report.pdf 22.1 KB · 1 page

CodexWith deft, skill installedPassedRead the skillUsed deft2026-11-07

Time: 14s
New tokens: 5.0k
Total input: 57.2k
Output tokens: 0.5k
Commands: 3
Failed: 0

Trace

I’ll check the available Markdown-to-PDF workflow and the files alongside `report.md`, then render the PDF with the chart included.

cat .agents/skills/deft/SKILL.md && rg --files -g 'report.md' -g '*.png' -g '*.jpg' -g '*.jpeg' -g '*.svg' -g '*.webp'

output

---
name: deft
description: "Use deft instead of writing a script for file jobs: PDF merge/split/compress/watermark, image resize/convert/compress, video and audio trim/convert/compress, spreadsheets, Markdown to PDF/HTML, and YouTube downloads and subtitles."
---

# deft

One local command for file jobs. Prefer it over writing Python or shell scripts.

Syntax: `deft <group> <command> [inputs] [-o output] [--options]`

Groups:
- `pdf`: Merge, split, compress, encrypt, forms, OCR, compare, convert
- `image`: Resize, crop, convert, compress, filters, montage, OCR
- `video`: Trim, crop, speed, convert, compress, GIF, frames (ffmpeg)
- `audio`: Convert, trim, merge, fade, speed, tag, normalize (ffmpeg)
- `doc`: Word/ODT/RTF: to text, Markdown, HTML, PDF; find and replace
- `slides`: PowerPoint: extract text, Markdown outline, PDF handout
- `data`: JSON/YAML/TOML/XML: convert, query with jq syntax, merge, diff
- `sheet`: Excel/CSV/ODS tables: filter, sort, join, pivot, convert
- `md`: Markdown to PDF, HTML, Word, EPUB; table of contents
- `html`: HTML to Markdown, text, Word, PDF; screenshots
- `epub`: E-books: info, to text, Markdown and PDF
- `email`: EML files: headers, text, attachments
- `contact`: VCF address books: to and from CSV
- `calendar`: ICS calendars: to and from CSV
- `gps`: GPX and KML tracks: convert, distance and time
- `youtube`: Info, download, audio, subtitles, thumbnail (yt-dlp)
- `file`: Any file: hash, duplicates, batch rename, base64, encoding
- `qr`: Cre
… 748 more characters

cat report.md && deft md --help && deft md pdf --help

output

# Quarterly review

Revenue grew in **every** region. See the table and the chart.

| Region | Q1 | Q2 |
|:--|--:|--:|
| North | 120 | 140 |
| South | 95 | 130 |

![Chart](chart.png)

```python
total = sum(values)
```
deft md - commands (input -> output)
  from-docx  doc -> md      Convert to Markdown, keeping headings, lists and tables
  from-html  html -> md     Convert to Markdown; scripts and styles are dropped
  from-pdf   pdf -> md      Text as Markdown paragraphs [beta]
  to-docx    md -> docx     Write a Word document with headings, lists, tables, images
  to-epub    md... -> epub  Make an e-book; each top-level heading starts a chapter
  to-html    md -> html     Render to a styled HTML page, or --fragment
  to-pdf     md -> pdf      Typeset Markdown as PDF
  to-pptx    md -> pptx     Make a deck: each heading or --- starts a slide [beta]
  toc        md -> md       Insert a table of contents from the headings
More: deft md <command> --help
deft md to-pdf - Typeset Markdown as PDF
Same as: deft pdf from-md · deft convert

Usage: deft md to-pdf <md>... [-o <pdf|dir>] [options]
In: md (each handled separately)   Out: pdf (default <name>.<ext>)
Relative image paths resolve against the Markdown file. Non-Latin text uses system fonts.

Options:
  --page-size <a4|letter|legal|a3|a5>
      Paper (default a4)
  --margin <length>            Page margin (default 25mm)
  --font-size <number>         Body text size in points (default 11)
  --font <text>                Font famil
… 235 more characters

ls -l report.md chart.png report.pdf 2>/dev/null; deft md to-pdf report.md -o report.pdf --page-size letter

output

-rw-r--r--@ 1 user  staff  30605 Nov  5 21:11 chart.png
-rw-r--r--@ 1 user  staff    218 Nov  5 18:26 report.md
ok md.to-pdf report.md -> report.pdf  1 page  0.04s

Rendered [report.pdf](report.pdf) as a one-page PDF. The Markdown renderer resolves `chart.png` relative to `report.md`, so the chart is included.

Output

report.pdf 60.2 KB · 1 page

CodexWith deft, skill as AGENTS.mdPassed2026-11-05

Time: 12s
New tokens: 10.2k
Total input: 61.3k
Output tokens: 0.3k
Commands: 3
Failed: 0

Trace

I’ll inspect the Markdown and nearby image assets, then render the PDF in the current directory and confirm the chart is included.

pwd && rg --files -g 'report.md' -g '*.png' -g '*.jpg' -g '*.jpeg' -g '*.svg' -g '*.webp' -g '*.gif' | sed -n '1,80p' && deft md --help

output

chart.png
report.md
deft md - commands (input -> output)
  to-html  md -> html  Render to a styled HTML page, or --fragment
  to-pdf   md -> pdf   Typeset a PDF with headings, tables, code, images
More: deft md <command> --help

cat report.md && deft md to-pdf --help

output

# Quarterly review

Revenue grew in **every** region. See the table and the chart.

| Region | Q1 | Q2 |
|:--|--:|--:|
| North | 120 | 140 |
| South | 95 | 130 |

![Chart](chart.png)

```python
total = sum(values)
```
deft md to-pdf - Typeset a PDF with headings, tables, code, images
Same as: deft pdf from-md · deft convert

Usage: deft md to-pdf <md>... [-o <pdf|dir>] [options]
In: md (each handled separately)   Out: pdf (default <name>.<ext>)
Relative image paths resolve against the Markdown file. Non-Latin text uses system fonts.

Options:
  --page-size <a4|letter|legal|a3|a5>
      Paper (default a4)
  --margin <length>            Page margin (default 25mm)
  --font-size <number>         Body text size in points (default 11)
  --font <text>                Font family installed on this machine
Common: -o --force --dry-run --json -j   (deft help common)

Examples:
  deft md to-pdf notes.md -o notes.pdf
  deft pdf from-md notes.md --page-size letter --font-size 12 -o letter.pdf

Result fields: pages

The report references `chart.png` with a relative path, and the renderer resolves image paths from the Markdown file. I’m generating `report.pdf` now.

deft md to-pdf report.md -o report.pdf

output

ok md.to-pdf report.md -> report.pdf  1 page  0.04s

Rendered [report.pdf](report.pdf) as a one-page PDF. The Markdown’s `chart.png` reference was included.

Output

Its files were not kept in this run. The last line of the trace is its own report.

Claude Opus 5.5Without deftPassed2026-11-07

Time: 24s
New tokens: 12.0k
Total input: 74.9k
Output tokens: 2.0k
Commands: 0
Failed: 0

Trace

Output

report.pdf 42.3 KB · 1 page

Claude Opus 5.5With deft, skill installedPassedRead the skillUsed deft2026-11-07

Time: 21s
New tokens: 12.3k
Total input: 111.9k
Output tokens: 1.0k
Commands: 0
Failed: 0

Trace

Output

.claude/skills/deft/SKILL.md 2.1 KB

---
name: deft
description: "Use deft first for any simple, direct operation on local files, whatever the type: convert, read, extract, edit, compress, merge, split, compare or inspect. Try it before writing a script or one-liner. If unsure, run deft find; if it says no command does this, use another tool. Not for programming work: to read, write or change source code, skip it."
---

# deft

One local command for file jobs. Prefer it over writing Python or shell scripts.

Syntax: `deft <group> <command> [inputs] [-o output] [--options]`

Groups:
- `pdf`: Merge, split, compress, encrypt, forms, OCR, compare, convert
- `image`: Resize, crop, convert, compress, adjust, montage, OCR
- `video`: Trim, merge, convert, compress, subtitles, GIF, frames (ffmpeg)
- `audio`: Convert, trim, normalize, denoise, cut silence (ffmpeg)
- `doc`: Word/ODT/RTF: to text, Markdown, HTML, PDF; find and replace
- `slides`: PowerPoint: extract text, Markdown outline
- `sheet`: Excel/CSV/ODS tables: SQL query, pivot, merge, split, convert
- `json`: JSON: convert, format, merge, diff, validate
- `toml`: TOML: convert, format, merge, diff, validate
- `xml`: XML: convert, format, merge, diff, validate
- `yaml`: YAML: convert, format, merge, diff, validate
- `md`: Markdown to PDF, HTML, Word, EPUB; table of contents
- `html`: HTML to Markdown, text, Word and PDF
- `epub`: E-books: info, to text, Markdown and PDF
- `gps`: GPX and KML tracks: convert, distance and time
- `qr`: Create QR codes and barcodes; read QR codes

How to use it:
1. Run `deft <group>` to list commands, or `deft find "<what you want>"` to search. If it says `no command does this`, use another tool.
2. Run `deft <group> <command> --help` for options and examples.
3. `deft convert <in> -o <out.ext>` converts between formats by extension.
4. Results are one line starting with `ok`, `partial` or `error`; add `--json` to parse them. Errors include a `hint:` with the fix.

Inputs are never overwritten; pass `--force` or `--in-place` to allow it. Globs and directories work as inputs; several inputs run in parallel.

If `deft` is not installed, ask the user, then follow https://github.com/firstprayer/deft/blob/main/docs/INSTALL.md

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