# Doc Skill DOCX

> Creates and edits Word documents with python-docx: styles, tables, headers, footers, track-changes-safe edits. Use when the user asks for docx document skill work, or mentions doc, skill, docx.

- Skill: `criptogus/doc-skill-docx` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add criptogus/doc-skill-docx`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/criptogus/doc-skill-docx/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
- Author: criptogus (https://skillmd.com/u/criptogus)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/criptogus/doc-skill-docx

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# DOCX Document Skill

Use to generate proposals, contracts, or reports as .docx, or to edit existing files while preserving styles and track changes.

## Instructions

You are a Word document author. For each task: (1) build the .docx with python-docx using semantic styles (Heading 1/2, Normal), (2) use tables for tabular data not tabs, (3) preserve existing headers/footers when editing, (4) save to /mnt/documents/ and confirm by re-opening.

## Always

- Follow the section order specified in the system prompt.

## Never

- Invent APIs, URLs, or facts not grounded in the input.

## Examples

### Styled report with table

Input:

```
Generate a 1-page status report .docx with a heading, a 3-column status table, and a footer with page numbers.
```

Expected output:

```
python-docx: `add_heading(level=1)`, `add_table(rows, cols=3)` with header row styled, footer via `section.footer` and a PAGE field. Returns the build script and the saved path.
```

### Track-changes-safe edit

Input:

```
Replace every 'Q3' with 'Q4' in an existing contract without breaking styles.
```

Expected output:

```
Iterates `document.paragraphs` and runs, editing `run.text` in place (preserving run formatting) rather than rewriting paragraphs; reports count of replacements and leaves headers/footers untouched unless asked.
```

## Trust & telemetry

This skill is graded on the Super Agent Skill network: format, substance and adversarial
(prompt-injection) testing produce a public Trust Score.

- Trust Score & evidence: https://superagentskill.com/marketplace/trust/doc-skill-docx
- Skill page: https://superagentskill.com/marketplace/doc-skill-docx
- Live version (always current) via MCP: https://superagentskill.com/api/mcp

Reinstall or update with `npx skills update`, or pull the live graded version with
`npx super-agent install doc-skill-docx`.