echo-core/memory/kb/projects/FEATURE-files-pdf-download.md

Feature: PDF Download Button in Files Dashboard

Overview

Add a "Download as PDF" button in the file preview panel of the files dashboard, next to the existing preview button.

Requirements

Functionality

• When user clicks "Download PDF" on any markdown file, convert it to PDF and trigger download
• Button visible in: /echo/files.html preview panel
• Works for: .md files (markdown)
• Optional: Support other formats (txt, html) if time permits

UX

• Button placement: Next to "Preview" button in preview panel
• Button label: "📥 Download PDF" or "⬇️ PDF"
• Action: Click → PDF downloads to user's default Downloads folder
• Filename: Use original filename with .pdf extension

Technical Requirements

Questions to Answer First:

1. Where is files.html code?

   • Location of dashboard files app source
   • Frontend framework (React, Vue, vanilla JS?)
   • How preview panel is structured

2. PDF Conversion Options:

   • Install pandoc + markdown-to-pdf pipeline?
   • Use server-side converter (Python: markdown2, weasyprint, reportlab)?
   • Use client-side JS library (html2pdf.js, pdfkit)?
   • Recommendation: Pandoc (robust, handles markdown edge cases well)

3. Architecture:

   • Backend endpoint needed? (/api/convert-to-pdf)
   • Or handle conversion in Python tooling?
   • Where do temporary PDFs live before download?

Implementation Path:

1. Locate files app source code
2. Add button HTML/UI element
3. Wire click handler
4. Choose converter (recommend: Pandoc + Python backend)
5. Test with group sprijin files

Priority

• 🟡 Medium (nice-to-have, improves UX but not blocking)
• Context: User wants to share + print group activity sheets in PDF format

Related Files

• Dashboard location: https://moltbot.tailf7372d.ts.net/echo/files.html
• Files repo: /home/moltbot/clawd/memory/kb/projects/grup-sprijin/biblioteca/
• First test case: fisa-2026-02-05-ancorare-oglinda.md

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Acceptance Criteria

• User can click "Download PDF" on any .md file
• PDF downloads with correct filename
• PDF preserves markdown formatting (headers, lists, emphasis)
• Works in Firefox/Chrome

Notes

• User is comfortable with multi-session handoff (can track progress across sub-agents)