# TableShot

> Use this tool when you need to extract tables from PDFs, scanned documents, or images with automatic detection and flexible output formats. It solves problems related to data extraction, document processing, and information retrieval, providing structured output in Markdown, CSV, JSON, and HTML. Ideal for use cases requiring efficient and accurate table extraction, with optional OCR support for scanned or image-based documents.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/bespoke34-tableshot  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bespoke34-tableshot

## Description

Provides PDF table extraction with automatic detection and structured output in four formats: Markdown, CSV, JSON, and HTML. Uses pdfplumber for native PDFs with text layers, with optional Table Transformer and OCR backends for scanned documents and images. Offers two tools -- extract_tables for full extraction with page selection and format control, and list_tables for quick previews of table dimensions and headers. Lightweight ~33MB install with no model downloads or API keys required.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.87
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/bespoke34-tableshot)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/bespoke34/tableshot>

## 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": "bespoke34-tableshot"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bespoke34-tableshot` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bespoke34-tableshot/pull`

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