paper

Paper - Markdown Print Skill

This skill enables beautiful printing of markdown documents with customizable templates.

Capabilities

• Convert markdown to styled HTML
• Open OS print dialog for direct printing
• Support multiple templates (B&W friendly, color, minimal)
• Syntax highlighting for code blocks
• Print Claude Code conversations with beautiful formatting

Templates

Template	Style	Best For
default	Clean, professional	B&W printers, general documents
report	Colorful, headers/footers	Color printers, formal reports
minimal	Compact, ink-saving	Draft printing, reference sheets

Workflow

Step 1: Identify the source

Determine what the user wants to print:

1. Explicit file path - User provides a .md file path
2. Conversation - User wants to print Claude Code conversation (.jsonl file)
3. Recent output - User wants to print Claude's recent markdown output
4. Unclear - Ask the user using AskUserQuestion

Step 2: Select template

Guide template selection based on user's printer or preference:

• B&W printer → Recommend default or minimal
• Color printer → Recommend report
• Quick draft → Recommend minimal
• Formal document → Recommend report

If unclear, ask using AskUserQuestion with these options:

• default - Clean document (B&W friendly)
• report - Professional report (color)
• minimal - Ink-saving (B&W)

Step 3: Execute print

Run the print command:

For markdown files:

cd ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} && node scripts/paper.mjs "<file_path>" --template <template>

For conversations:

# Print the latest conversation
cd ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} && node scripts/paper.mjs --conversation --latest --template <template>

# Print a specific conversation file
cd ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} && node scripts/paper.mjs --conversation "<path_to_jsonl>" --template <template>

Step 4: Inform user

Let user know:

• Browser window will open with print dialog
• They can select printer and adjust settings
• Close browser when done

Example Conversations

Direct file print

User: Print README.md
Assistant: [Executes /paper README.md]

Template selection

User: I want to print this report for a meeting
Assistant: For a formal meeting document, I recommend the 'report' template
which includes headers, page numbers, and professional styling.
[Executes with --template report]

Printer type hint

User: Print this on my black and white printer
Assistant: [Executes with --template default or minimal]

Conversation printing (대화 프린트)

User: Print our conversation / 대화 프린트해줘
Assistant: [Executes with --conversation --latest]

Specific conversation file

User: Print the conversation from ~/.claude/projects/.../00abc123.jsonl
Assistant: [Executes with --conversation "<path>"]

Conversation Printing Feature

Print Claude Code conversations with beautiful formatting:

• Claudy icon (🤖) for Claude's messages
• Developer icon (👨‍💻) for user messages
• Markdown rendering for all message content
• Code syntax highlighting preserved
• Tool usage and results displayed clearly

Conversation File Location

Claude Code stores conversations in:

~/.claude/projects/<project_hash>/<session_id>.jsonl

Use --latest to automatically find the most recent conversation.

Technical Details

• Engine: Playwright (Chromium)
• Markdown parser: marked with highlight.js
• Output: Direct to OS print dialog
• Temporary files: Auto-cleaned after printing