documents

name: documents description: Create, edit, inspect, or convert Word documents and DOCX deliverables such as memos, reports, letters, templates, and forms.

Documents

Use this skill when the user wants a .docx or Word-style document, or when an existing document needs edits, comments, extraction, or conversion.

Workflow

1. Clarify the output path if needed. Prefer a .docx file in the workspace.
2. Preserve existing documents. Write edited copies instead of overwriting originals unless the user asked for an in-place edit.
3. Use the best available local tool:
   • python-docx for creation and structured edits
   • pandoc for Markdown/HTML to DOCX conversion
   • OOXML inspection with unzip only for targeted low-level fixes
4. For new documents, choose a simple professional structure: title, metadata when useful, clear headings, readable body text, and tables only for real row/column data.
5. For edits, make the smallest change that satisfies the request and keep the original formatting where practical.
6. Verify by reopening the file with a parser such as python-docx, checking paragraph/table counts, and extracting representative text. If LibreOffice or another renderer is available, render or export a quick visual check.

If required dependencies are missing, ask before installing packages. If the user only needs content and a DOCX cannot be produced in the environment, offer Markdown or HTML as a fallback and clearly state the limitation.