docx

# 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. ## Prerequisites Python dependencies are resolved automatically by `uv run` — scripts declare them in PEP 723 headers. The workflows below also rely on: - **pandoc** (`brew install pandoc`) — text extraction to markdown - **LibreOffice** (`brew install --cask libreoffice`) and **poppler** (`brew install poppler`) — converting documents to images (`soffice`, `pdftoppm`) - **Node.js packages** — creating new documents uses the `docx` npm package; if `node_modules/` is missing, run `npm install` in this skill directory once ## 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...