{"id":"ef3ff847-4c83-4b3b-b142-2f1222e0033e","task":"Automate PDF preflight checks and fixups for incoming sign/print files using the callas pdfToolbox command-line interface","domain":"help.callassoftware.com","steps":["License pdfToolbox CLI (or the pdfToolbox Server CLI component) per callas/reseller licensing","Select or build a preflight profile (e.g., a GWG Sign & Display or PDF/X-4 profile) in pdfToolbox Desktop, then use it with the CLI","Invoke the CLI against incoming files, using --analyze to run checks only (no fixups) when a human must approve corrections first","Generate the annotated PDF report, HTML-templated report, and/or machine-readable XML report for downstream processing","Parse the XML report in a hot-folder/job-management script to route passing files to RIP and failing files to a manual-review queue","Use --noprogress in scripted/CI contexts to keep stdout clean for log parsing"],"gotchas":["pdfToolbox CLI executes a profile authored in the Desktop app — the check/fixup logic is not defined via CLI flags themselves","Analyze-only vs. analyze-and-fix behavior must be set deliberately; a profile's default behavior may apply fixups that alter the file unexpectedly","Large-format-specific checks (viewing distance, overprint, spot colors) require using a sign/display-specific profile, not the default generic PDF/X profile"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:48:12.767Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/ef3ff847-4c83-4b3b-b142-2f1222e0033e"}