strands-rendercv

CV generation with Strands Agents + RenderCV

Generate beautiful, typographically perfect CVs from YAML. AI reads your docs, validates schema, outputs PDF.

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Installation

pip install strands-rendercv

# macOS: Install LaTeX for PDF generation
brew install --cask mactex-no-gui

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Quick Start

from strands import Agent
from strands_rendercv import render_cv

agent = Agent(tools=[render_cv])

# Create template → Edit → Generate
agent.tool.render_cv(action="create_template")
agent.tool.render_cv(action="validate", input_file="John_Doe_CV.yaml")
agent.tool.render_cv(action="render", input_file="John_Doe_CV.yaml")

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AI-Powered Generation

agent("""
Read my LinkedIn from ~/linkedin.md and work log from ~/work-log.md.
Generate CV for ... Engineer at ....
Focus on: distributed systems, leadership, open source.
Use 'engineeringresumes' theme.
""")

What happens:

1. AI reads your docs
2. Extracts + structures data as YAML
3. Validates schema
4. Generates PDF + HTML + Markdown

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Examples

5 production-ready templates in examples/:

• Senior SWE - Full-stack, distributed systems (YAML)
• ML Researcher - PhD, publications (YAML)
• Product Designer - UX/UI, design systems (YAML)
• Startup Founder - Exits, fundraising (YAML)
• DevRel Engineer - Community, content (YAML)

agent.tool.render_cv(action="render", input_file="examples/senior_swe_cv.yaml")

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Actions

Action	Description
create_template	Generate sample YAML
validate	Check schema before render
render	Generate PDF + HTML + MD
list_themes	Show available themes

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YAML Structure

cv:
  name: Jane Doe  # Only required field
  headline: Senior Software Engineer
  email: jane@example.com
  
  social_networks:
    - network: GitHub
      username: janedoe
  
  sections:
    work_experience:
      - company: Tech Corp
        position: Staff Engineer
        start_date: 2020-01
        end_date: present
        highlights:
          - "Built distributed tracing system (1B+ events/day)"
          - "Reduced P99 latency by 80%"
    
    education:
      - institution: Stanford
        degree: MS
        area: Computer Science
        start_date: 2016-09
        end_date: 2018-06

design:
  theme: engineeringresumes  # or classic, sb2nov, moderncv

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Advanced

Override fields:

render_cv(
    action="render",
    input_file="cv.yaml",
    overrides='{"cv.email": "work@company.com"}'
)

PDF only (faster):

render_cv(
    action="render",
    input_file="cv.yaml",
    dont_generate_png=True,
    dont_generate_html=True
)

Multi-target generation:

for company in ["google", "meta", "openai"]:
    agent(f"Customize my CV for {company}, output to ./{company}/")

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Common Issues

Validation fails:

• Use YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD or present for dates
• Phone format: +1 234 567 8900 (optional)
• Social networks: LinkedIn, GitHub, X (not Twitter)
• Page size: us-letter (not letterpaper)

Empty CV:

• Sections must be under cv.sections, not at root
• Avoid special chars: #, %

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Citation

@software{strands_rendercv2026,
  author = {Cagatay Cali},
  title = {strands-rendercv: AI-Powered Professional CV Generation},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://github.com/cagataycali/strands-rendercv},
  note = {Built with Strands Agents and RenderCV}
}

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Built with: Strands Agents | RenderCV

License: MIT | Issues & PRs