PDF Merge

😫 The Pain Point

You have Chapter 1 (Word), Chapter 2 (Excel), and Appendix (Images). You converted them all to PDF. Now you need to join them into one final report. Free online tools often limit file size or are insecure for confidential data.

🚀 Agentic Solution

The Binder: Stitches files together locally.

Key Features:

• Reorder: Drag and drop to arrange Chapter 1 before Chapter 2.
• Bookmarks: Automatically adds a bookmark for the start of each file.

⚔️ Phase 1: Commander (Quick Fix)

For a quick merge.

Prompt:

“Merge all PDFs in this folder into Merged.pdf. Sort them alphabetically by filename.”

Result: One combined file.

🏗️ Phase 2: Architect (Permanent Tool)

For Office Admins.

Engineering Prompt:

**Role:** Python Tool Developer
**Task:** Create a "PDF Binder" App.
**Requirements:**
1.  **GUI:**
    *   **Listbox:** Drag & Drop files.
    *   **Controls:** Up/Down buttons to reorder.
    *   "Merge" button.
2.  **Logic:**
    *   Use `pypdf.PdfMerger`.
    *   Loop items in user-defined order.
    *   *Feature:* Add Bookmark for each component file.
    *   Save output.
3.  **Deliverables:** `pdf_merge.py`, `run.bat` (Windows), `run.sh` (Mac).

🧠 Prompt Decoding

• User Defined Order: Merging is easy. Merging in the correct order is the UI challenge. A simple “Up/Down” button interface is essential here.

🛠️ Instructions

1. Copy Prompt -> Paste -> Run.
2. Drag files -> Order them -> Merge.