processing-docx

name: processing-docx description: Processes Word document files (.docx). Creates, edits, annotates, tracks revisions, analyzes OOXML structure, and preserves formatting for contracts, policies, academic papers, and business documents. Use when working with .docx files or Word documents. Do NOT use for PDFs, spreadsheets, presentations, or plain text files. user-invocable: false allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob argument-hint: <file.docx | task>

DOCX Processing

.docx is a ZIP archive of XML and resources. Different tasks have different tools and workflows.

Workflow Decision

Text Extraction (Quick)

pandoc --track-changes=all path-to-file.docx -o output.md
# --track-changes=accept/reject/all

Create New Document

1. MANDATORY — READ ENTIRE FILE: docx-js.md (~500 lines). NEVER set range limits.
2. Create JS/TS file using Document, Paragraph, TextRun components.
3. Export with Packer.toBuffer().

Edit Existing Document (Own, Simple)

1. MANDATORY — READ ENTIRE FILE: ooxml.md (~600 lines). NEVER set range limits.
2. python ooxml/scripts/unpack.py <office_file> <output_dir>
3. Run Python script using Document library.
4. python ooxml/scripts/pack.py <input_dir> <office_file>

Edit Someone Else's Document → Redlining

See redlining.md for full 6-step workflow with batching strategy and RSID preservation.

Code Style

• Write concise code, no verbose variable names, no unnecessary print statements.

Dependencies