docx
Use this skill whenever the user wants to create, read, edit, or manipulate Word documents (.docx files) or Word templates (.dotx files). Triggers include: any mention of 'Word doc', 'word document', '.docx', '.dotx', or requests to produce professional documents with formatting like tables of contents, headings, page numbers, or letterheads. Also use when extracting or reorganizing content from .docx or .dotx files, inserting or replacing images in documents, performing find-and-replace in Word files, working with tracked changes or comments, or converting content into a polished Word documen
npx skills add K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills --skill docx --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# DOCX creation, editing, and analysis A `.docx` is a ZIP archive of XML files. Choose your approach by task: | Task | Approach | |---|---| | **Create** a new document | Write a `docx` (npm) script — see gotchas below | | **Edit** an existing document | `unzip` → edit `word/document.xml` → `zip` (docx-js cannot open existing files) | | **Read** content | `pandoc -t markdown file.docx` | > Script paths below are relative to this skill's directory. ## Creating with docx-js — gotchas `docx` is preinstalled — do not run `npm install` first; write the script and `require('docx')` directly. Only if that require fails: `npm install docx`. The model knows the API; these are the footguns: - **Page size defaults to A4.** For US Letter set `page: { size: { width: 12240, height: 15840 } }` (DXA; 1440 = 1″). - **Landscape:** pass portrait dimensions and `orientation: PageOrientation.LANDSCAPE` — docx-js swaps width/height internally. - **Tables need dual widths:** set `columnWidths` on the table AND `width` on every cell, both in `WidthType.DXA` (PERCENTAGE breaks in Google Docs). Column widths must sum to the table width. - **Table shading:** use `ShadingType.CLEAR`, never `SOLID` (renders bla
- Creating with docx-js — gotchas
- Verify the output
- Editing existing documents
- Comments
- Dependencies
python scripts/office/soffice.py --headless --convert-to pdf output.docx pdftoppm -jpeg -r 100 output.pdf page ls page-*.jpg # then Read the images unzip -q doc.docx -d unpacked/ find unpacked -type l -delete # strip symlink entries — docx from external parties is untrusted python scripts/merge_runs.py unpacked/ # coalesce fragmented runs so text is findable edit unpacked/word/document.xml in place — do NOT reformat or pretty-print python scripts/office/validate.py out.docx --original doc.docx # XSD checks; --auto-repair fixes common issues Against an already-unpacked directory (preferred when also placing markers) python scripts/comment.py unpacked/ "Fees & expenses cap is too low"
What does the docx skill do?
Use this skill whenever the user wants to create, read, edit, or manipulate Word documents (.docx files) or Word templates (.dotx files). Triggers include: any mention of 'Word doc', 'word document', '.docx', '.dotx', or requests to produce professional documents with formatting like tables of contents, headings, page numbers, or letterheads. Also use when extracting or reorganizing content from .docx or .dotx files, inserting or replacing images in documents, performing find-and-replace in Word files, working with tracked changes or comments, or converting content into a polished Word documen
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills --skill docx --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, a repository with 32,619 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.