name: pandoc-docx description: Create clean first-draft Word documents from Markdown using pandoc, with sciClaw auto-applying the bundled NIH reference template unless a custom --reference-doc is provided.
Pandoc DOCX
Use this skill when the user asks to create a new Word document from fresh content.
When to use
- "create a Word document from this outline"
- "convert this markdown to docx"
- "generate a clean manuscript draft in .docx"
Default workflow
- Draft content in Markdown (
.md). - Convert with pandoc:
pandoc manuscript.md -o manuscript.docx
- Keep output clean (no tracked changes) unless explicitly requested.
Critical routing rule
- For NEW clean documents: use
pandoc. - For tracked review edits/comments on existing docs: use
docx-review.
Notes
- sciClaw injects
PANDOC_DEFAULTSat runtime for DOCX commands and resolves a bundled NIH reference template automatically. - If user passes
--reference-doc, respect that override.