Docx

Need to create docx files, edit existing ones, or do redlining with tracked changes and comments? This skill covers all of that. Reading is handled by pandoc, which can convert a document to markdown with tracked changes shown or accepted. For new documents it uses docx-js, and for editing existing files it unpacks the OOXML and works through a Python Document library, with a redlining workflow that batches tracked insertions and deletions and keeps unchanged runs intact so reviews stay readable. The docs are strict about reading the full reference files before starting, which feels heavy but pays off on legal or government documents. The main thing to know is that it's proprietary, so check the license before bundling it into anything you distribute.

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last updated: Jul 14, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add Prat011/awesome-llm-skills --skill docx --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

DOCX creation, editing, and analysis

Overview

A user may ask you to create, edit, or analyze the contents of a .docx file. A .docx file is essentially a ZIP archive containing XML files and other resources that you can read or edit. You have different tools and workflows available for different tasks.

Workflow Decision Tree

Reading/Analyzing Content

Use "Text extraction" or "Raw XML access" sections below

Creating New Document

Use "Creating a new Word document" workflow

Editing Existing Document

Your own document + simple changes Use "Basic OOXML editing" workflow
Someone else's document Use "Redlining workflow" (recommended default)
Legal, academic, business, or government docs Use "Redlining workflow" (required)

Reading and analyzing content

Text extraction

If you just need to read the text contents of a document, you should convert the document to markdown using pandoc. Pandoc provides excellent support for preserving document structure and can show tracked changes:

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