# DOCX

> Extract text from Microsoft Word documents

- Skill: `gabrielmoreira/docx-2` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add gabrielmoreira/docx-2`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/gabrielmoreira/docx-2/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- License: AGPL-3.0-or-later
- Author: gabrielmoreira (https://skillmd.com/u/gabrielmoreira)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/gabrielmoreira/docx-2

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# DOCX Skill

Extracts paragraph text from `.docx` files using `python-docx`.

## Setup

```bash
pip install python-docx
```

## Standalone usage

```python
import asyncio
from synthadoc.skills.docx.scripts.main import DocxSkill

skill = DocxSkill()

async def main():
    result = await skill.extract("/path/to/document.docx")
    print(result.text)      # all paragraphs joined as plain text

asyncio.run(main())
```

## When this skill is used

- Source path ends with `.docx`
- User intent contains: `word document`, `docx`