Docx

This gives Claude the ability to work with Word documents programmatically, handling both simple edits and complex document review workflows. It's built around two main paths: docx-js for creating new documents from scratch, and a Python OOXML library for editing existing ones. The redlining workflow is the standout feature here, letting Claude implement tracked changes in batches while preserving formatting and document structure. Worth noting that it enforces minimal edits (only marking what actually changed, not whole sentences) which keeps change tracking professional. If you're doing contract review, legal markup, or any collaborative document work where change history matters, this is designed for exactly that.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add tfriedel/claude-office-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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