diff --git a/generate_auto_job b/generate_auto_job
index 94695277..b4a45bad 100755
--- a/generate_auto_job
+++ b/generate_auto_job
@@ -32,17 +32,6 @@ def write_file(filename):
         os.rename(tmpfile, filename)
 
 
-# QXXXQ
-# These need manual handlers.
-complex = set([
-    'add-attachment',
-    'copy-attachments-from',
-    'encrypt',
-    'overlay',
-    'pages',
-    'underlay',
-])
-
 # QXXXQ
 # These are trivial but not in main and so need a different config
 # object. Some are in more than one table.
@@ -466,8 +455,8 @@ class Main:
             for i, [kind, v] in flags.items():
                 self.options_without_help.add(f'--{i}')
                 add_jdata(i, table_prefix or table)
-                # QXXXQ complex, not_yet
-                if i in complex or i in not_yet or config is None:
+                # QXXXQ not_yet
+                if i in not_yet or config is None or i in o.get('manual', []):
                     identifier = self.to_identifier(i, arg_prefix, False)
                     self.handle_flag(i, identifier, kind, v)
                 else:
@@ -581,7 +570,7 @@ class Main:
             ['choices', 'options', 'no-json', 'json']))
         for o in data['options']:
             self.check_keys('top', o, set(
-                ['table', 'prefix', 'config', 'bare', 'positional',
+                ['table', 'prefix', 'config', 'manual', 'bare', 'positional',
                  'optional_parameter', 'required_parameter',
                  'required_choices', 'optional_choices', 'from_table']))
 
diff --git a/include/qpdf/QPDFJob.hh b/include/qpdf/QPDFJob.hh
index 853f7969..5d29e34e 100644
--- a/include/qpdf/QPDFJob.hh
+++ b/include/qpdf/QPDFJob.hh
@@ -135,6 +135,17 @@ class QPDFJob
         bool replace;
     };
 
+    struct PageSpec
+    {
+        PageSpec(std::string const& filename,
+                 char const* password,
+                 std::string const& range);
+
+        std::string filename;
+        std::shared_ptr<char> password;
+        std::string range;
+    };
+
   public:
     class Config;
 
@@ -172,6 +183,24 @@ class QPDFJob
         CopyAttachmentFrom caf;
     };
 
+    class PagesConfig
+    {
+        friend class QPDFJob;
+        friend class Config;
+      public:
+        PagesConfig& pageSpec(std::string const& filename,
+                              char const* password,
+                              std::string const& range);
+
+#       include <qpdf/auto_job_c_pages.hh>
+
+      private:
+        PagesConfig(Config&);
+        PagesConfig(PagesConfig const&) = delete;
+
+        Config& config;
+    };
+
     // Configuration is performed by calling methods XXX QXXXQ document
     class Config
     {
@@ -180,6 +209,7 @@ class QPDFJob
         QPDF_DLL
         std::shared_ptr<CopyAttConfig> copyAttachmentsFrom();
         std::shared_ptr<AttConfig> addAttachment();
+        std::shared_ptr<PagesConfig> pages();
 
 #       include <qpdf/auto_job_c_main.hh>
 
@@ -243,17 +273,6 @@ class QPDFJob
     static void parse_object_id(
         std::string const& objspec, bool& trailer, int& obj, int& gen);
 
-    struct PageSpec
-    {
-        PageSpec(std::string const& filename,
-                 char const* password,
-                 std::string const& range);
-
-        std::string filename;
-        std::shared_ptr<char> password;
-        std::string range;
-    };
-
     struct RotationSpec
     {
         RotationSpec(int angle = 0, bool relative = false) :
diff --git a/include/qpdf/auto_job_c_pages.hh b/include/qpdf/auto_job_c_pages.hh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d81c336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/qpdf/auto_job_c_pages.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+//
+// This file is automatically generated by generate_auto_job.
+// Edits will be automatically overwritten if the build is
+// run in maintainer mode.
+//
+QPDF_DLL Config& end();
diff --git a/job.sums b/job.sums
index 78fc450a..4eaaeb76 100644
--- a/job.sums
+++ b/job.sums
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Generated by generate_auto_job
-generate_auto_job d9f75a50dd4e503ede676bad54f80f856de096da7f3ad0e4594b0d09a6e1215d
+generate_auto_job 66e43cdb4ae166d020be19fcc6f8e9f0445c4de6a5395ff5aff511b89763c4e1
 include/qpdf/auto_job_c_att.hh ecc3f8f711b486b491e811176362a90c022eb225ff12157df3a10ca021be87b1
 include/qpdf/auto_job_c_copy_att.hh caffae3d1faf2cd92a07ba77da638cce31da3e074a047918834195c0f3ed508a
 include/qpdf/auto_job_c_main.hh 5fdd9c85aa295a3caec467b9607fe82c874cd3aaeb7806b9d18074f7b96fd085
-job.yml e649f7dbb3748584f338b330043336ce4a4d51a34b00b42caa89dcfbc7bdcb84
+include/qpdf/auto_job_c_pages.hh 79ee6e52a36fedfd0e6ca60bd926bc25a3e975ab6fa984a7e798a48791e8ba86
+job.yml 4cd60df0caa74b68cc39352910a8381c3411248bc3edef69f9d16d75e807f451
 libqpdf/qpdf/auto_job_decl.hh 38f7462e34fea7d46d5e5519ac1742be6e57ea6f66c47b37d5425f3a2b9ca536
 libqpdf/qpdf/auto_job_help.hh 383eea80e2c185ef5295fc126246457a7ceeffea759fdb90bb2e6727532ea538
 libqpdf/qpdf/auto_job_init.hh b49d839078d84398142f8f14bdae8a71f44fbff13cdf7b350b84ef2410aaa6a3
diff --git a/job.yml b/job.yml
index 01ad3630..1b379e3d 100644
--- a/job.yml
+++ b/job.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ options:
       - job-json-help
   - table: main
     config: c_main
+    manual:
+      - add-attachment
+      - copy-attachments-from
+      - encrypt
+      - overlay
+      - pages
+      - underlay
     positional: true
     bare:
       - add-attachment
@@ -148,8 +155,11 @@ options:
       remove-unreferenced-resources: remove_unref
       stream-data: stream_data
   - table: pages
+    config: c_pages
     prefix: Pages
     positional: true
+    manual:
+      - password
     required_parameter:
       password: password
   - table: encryption
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDFJob_argv.cc b/libqpdf/QPDFJob_argv.cc
index a32818ba..063f77d8 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDFJob_argv.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDFJob_argv.cc
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace
         std::shared_ptr<QPDFJob::Config> c_main;
         std::shared_ptr<QPDFJob::CopyAttConfig> c_copy_att;
         std::shared_ptr<QPDFJob::AttConfig> c_att;
+        std::shared_ptr<QPDFJob::PagesConfig> c_pages;
         std::vector<char*> accumulated_args; // points to member in ap
         char* pages_password;
     };
@@ -310,6 +311,7 @@ ArgParser::argPages()
         usage("the --pages may only be specified one time");
     }
     this->accumulated_args.clear();
+    this->c_pages = c_main->pages();
     this->ap.selectOptionTable(O_PAGES);
 }
 
@@ -402,7 +404,7 @@ ArgParser::argPagesPositional(char* arg)
     {
         range = "1-z";
     }
-    o.page_specs.push_back(QPDFJob::PageSpec(file, this->pages_password, range));
+    this->c_pages->pageSpec(file, this->pages_password, range);
     this->accumulated_args.clear();
     this->pages_password = nullptr;
     if (next_file != nullptr)
@@ -415,10 +417,8 @@ void
 ArgParser::argEndPages()
 {
     argPagesPositional(nullptr);
-    if (o.page_specs.empty())
-    {
-        usage("--pages: no page specifications given");
-    }
+    c_pages->end();
+    c_pages = nullptr;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDFJob_config.cc b/libqpdf/QPDFJob_config.cc
index 7342aeea..c4961fd3 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDFJob_config.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDFJob_config.cc
@@ -657,3 +657,34 @@ QPDFJob::AttConfig::end()
     this->config.o.attachments_to_add.push_back(this->att);
     return this->config;
 }
+
+QPDFJob::PagesConfig::PagesConfig(Config& c) :
+    config(c)
+{
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFJob::PagesConfig>
+QPDFJob::Config::pages()
+{
+    return std::shared_ptr<PagesConfig>(new PagesConfig(*this));
+}
+
+QPDFJob::Config&
+QPDFJob::PagesConfig::end()
+{
+    if (this->config.o.page_specs.empty())
+    {
+        throw QPDFJob::ConfigError("--pages: no page specifications given");
+    }
+    return this->config;
+}
+
+QPDFJob::PagesConfig&
+QPDFJob::PagesConfig::pageSpec(std::string const& filename,
+                               char const* password,
+                               std::string const& range)
+{
+    this->config.o.page_specs.push_back(
+        QPDFJob::PageSpec(filename, password, range));
+    return *this;
+}