Add skill for managing documents on reMarkable tablets via SSH: - Upload PDFs and EPUBs to device library - List documents with UUIDs - Delete documents by name or UUID Also includes docs/guides/remarkable-integration.md with full Tailscale setup instructions for remote access. Tested on reMarkable 2, OS 3.24.0.149.
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| remarkable | Manage documents on reMarkable tablets via SSH. Upload PDFs/EPUBs, list library, delete documents. Requires Tailscale or direct SSH access to the device. |
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reMarkable
Manage documents on reMarkable tablets over SSH.
Prerequisites
SSH access to reMarkable via Tailscale (recommended) or local network. Add to ~/.ssh/config:
Host rem
HostName <TAILSCALE_IP>
User root
StrictHostKeyChecking no
UserKnownHostsFile /dev/null
Test: ssh rem echo ok
Document Paths
- Library:
/home/root/.local/share/remarkable/xochitl/ - Documents:
<uuid>.pdf+<uuid>.metadata+<uuid>.content - Restart UI after changes:
systemctl restart xochitl
Upload PDF/EPUB
# Copy file
scp document.pdf rem:/home/root/
# Create document entry
ssh rem 'cd /home/root/.local/share/remarkable/xochitl && \
UUID=$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid) && \
cat > ${UUID}.metadata << EOF
{
"createdTime": "'$(date +%s)'000",
"lastModified": "'$(date +%s)'000",
"lastOpened": "0",
"lastOpenedPage": 0,
"parent": "",
"pinned": false,
"type": "DocumentType",
"visibleName": "My Document Title"
}
EOF
cp /home/root/document.pdf ${UUID}.pdf && \
echo "{}" > ${UUID}.content && \
systemctl restart xochitl'
Adjust visibleName and source filename as needed.
List Documents
ssh rem 'grep -h visibleName /home/root/.local/share/remarkable/xochitl/*.metadata 2>/dev/null | sed "s/.*: \"//" | sed "s/\".*//"'
With UUIDs:
ssh rem 'for f in /home/root/.local/share/remarkable/xochitl/*.metadata; do echo "$(basename $f .metadata): $(grep visibleName $f | sed "s/.*: \"//" | sed "s/\".*//")" ; done 2>/dev/null'
Delete Document
# Find UUID by name
ssh rem 'grep -l "Document Name" /home/root/.local/share/remarkable/xochitl/*.metadata'
# Delete (replace UUID)
ssh rem 'rm /home/root/.local/share/remarkable/xochitl/<UUID>.* && systemctl restart xochitl'
Notes
- Device sleeps aggressively; wake screen before SSH
- EPUBs work the same way as PDFs
parentfield can reference a folder UUID for organization- Changes require
systemctl restart xochitlto appear in UI