## Quick start

Scrape any document URL to PDF:

Returns local path: `~/.docs-scraper/output/1706123456-abc123.pdf`

## Basic scraping

**Scrape with daemon** (recommended, keeps browser warm):

## Authentication workflow

When a document requires authentication (login, email verification, passcode):

1. Initial scrape returns a job ID:

## Daemon management

The daemon keeps browser instances warm for faster scraping.

Note: Daemon auto-starts when running scrape commands.

## Cleanup

PDFs are stored in `~/.docs-scraper/output/`. The daemon automatically cleans up files older than 1 hour.

Manual cleanup:

## Supported sources

- **Direct PDF links** - Downloads PDF directly
- **Notion pages** - Exports Notion page to PDF
- **DocSend documents** - Handles DocSend viewer
- **LLM fallback** - Uses Claude API for any other webpage

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## Scraper Reference

Each scraper accepts specific `-D` data fields. Use the appropriate fields based on the URL type.

### DirectPdfScraper

**Handles:** URLs ending in `.pdf`

**Data fields:** None (downloads directly)

**Example:**

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### DocsendScraper

**Handles:** `docsend.com/view/*`, `docsend.com/v/*`, and subdomains (e.g., `org-a.docsend.com`)

**URL patterns:**
- Documents: `https://docsend.com/view/{id}` or `https://docsend.com/v/{id}`
- Folders: `https://docsend.com/view/s/{id}`
- Subdomains: `https://{subdomain}.docsend.com/view/{id}`

**Data fields:**

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `email` | email | Email address for document access |
| `password` | password | Passcode/password for protected documents |
| `name` | text | Your name (required for NDA-gated documents) |

**Examples:**

**Notes:**
- DocSend may require any combination of email, password, and name
- Folders are scraped as a table of contents PDF with document links
- The scraper auto-checks NDA checkboxes when name is provided

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### NotionScraper

**Handles:** `notion.so/*`, `*.notion.site/*`

**Data fields:**

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `email` | email | Notion account email |
| `password` | password | Notion account password |

**Examples:**

**Notes:**
- Public Notion pages don't require authentication
- Toggle blocks are automatically expanded before PDF generation
- Uses session profiles to persist login across scrapes

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### LlmFallbackScraper

**Handles:** Any URL not matched by other scrapers (automatic fallback)

**Data fields:** Dynamic - determined by Claude analyzing the page

The LLM scraper uses Claude to analyze the page HTML and detect:
- Login forms (extracts field names dynamically)
- Cookie banners (auto-dismisses)
- Expandable content (auto-expands)
- CAPTCHAs (reports as blocked)
- Paywalls (reports as blocked)

**Common dynamic fields:**

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `email` | email | Login email (if detected) |
| `password` | password | Login password (if detected) |
| `username` | text | Username (if login uses username) |

**Examples:**

**Notes:**
- Requires `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` environment variable
- Field names are extracted from the page's actual form fields
- Limited to 2 login attempts before failing
- CAPTCHAs require manual intervention

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## Data field summary

| Scraper | email | password | name | Other |
|---------|-------|----------|------|-------|
| DirectPdf | - | - | - | - |
| DocSend | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - |
| Notion | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
| LLM Fallback | ✓* | ✓* | - | Dynamic* |

*Fields detected dynamically from page analysis

## Environment setup (optional)

Only needed for LLM fallback scraper: