# ai.thrain/blackout

> ai.thrain/blackout — ai-thrain-blackout. Use this tool when you need to permanently redact sensitive information from PDFs locally, without uploading files, to ensure text is completely removed and not just covered. It solves problems related to data privacy and security by providing a secure way to edit and verify redactions. The tool takes PDF files as input and produces redacted PDFs as output, making it ideal for use cases where confidentiality and compliance are crucial.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ai-thrain-blackout  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ai-thrain-blackout

## Description

Permanent local PDF redaction: text is removed and verified gone, not covered. No uploads.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** file-system
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/ai.thrain%2Fblackout)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/thrain-ai/blackout-pdf>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "ai-thrain-blackout"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ai-thrain-blackout` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ai-thrain-blackout/pull`

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