Guide users through a structured workflow for co-authoring documentation. Use when user wants to write documentation, proposals, technical specs, decision docs, or similar structured content. This workflow helps users efficiently transfer context, refine content through iteration, and verify the doc works for readers. Trigger when user mentions writing docs, creating proposals, drafting specs, or similar documentation tasks.
docx
docx is an open-source docs skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by anthropics. Its author describes it as: “Use this skill whenever the user wants to create, read, edit, or manipulate Word documents (.docx files) or Word templates (.dotx files). Triggers include: any mention of 'Word doc', 'word document', '.docx', '.dotx',…”. The project has 167k stars on GitHub and does not declare a license, so check with the author before reuse. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills`.
Installation
Add docx to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skillsAlways review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.
When to use it
Reach for docx when you want docs help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.
Strengths
- Ships in anthropics/skills, an established project with 166,577 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained (recent commits)
Things to check
- No license declared — confirm terms with the author before reuse
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does docx do?
- Use this skill whenever the user wants to create, read, edit, or manipulate Word documents (.docx files) or Word templates (.dotx files). Triggers include: any mention of 'Word doc', 'word document', '.docx', '.dotx', or requests to produce professional documents with formatting like tables of contents, headings, page numbers, or letterheads. Also use when extracting or reorganizing content from .docx or .dotx files, inserting or replacing images in documents, performing find-and-replace in Word files, working with tracked changes or comments, or converting content into a polished Word document. If the user asks for a 'report', 'memo', 'letter', 'template', or similar deliverable as a Word or .docx file, use this skill. Do NOT use for PDFs, spreadsheets, Google Docs, or general coding tasks unrelated to document generation.
- How do I install docx?
- Run /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/anthropics/skills before installing.
- Is docx free to use?
- docx is publicly available on GitHub, but anthropics has not declared a standard open-source license (No license). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.
- Where does docx come from?
- docx ships inside anthropics/skills, a repository that contains 19 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 166,577 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
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