# Export

> Convert thesis chapters and reading notes from Markdown to Word (.docx) and package for submission. Use when preparing materials for supervisors or examiners.

- Skill: `yha9806/export` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add yha9806/export`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/yha9806/export/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Author: yha9806 (https://skillmd.com/u/yha9806)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/yha9806/export

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# /export — Document Export Skill

## Running Python helpers

Choose the interpreter before running the examples. For a globally installed
copy, use the private runtime recorded by its installer. In a checkout or linked
workspace, use `AWT_PYTHON` when set, otherwise the toolkit's `.venv` (follow the
skill directory link back to the toolkit): `Scripts/python.exe` on Windows,
`bin/python` on macOS/Linux. Without that environment, check that `python`
(Windows) or `python3` (macOS/Linux) actually runs and has the helper's dependencies.
Replace the example's `python3` with that executable. In PowerShell, prefix a
quoted executable with `&`; keep commands on one line and quote file paths.

## Purpose

Convert thesis chapters and reading notes from Markdown to Word (.docx) format and package them into a ZIP archive for submission to supervisors or examiners. This skill is user-invoked only and will not be triggered automatically.

## Trigger Words

This skill activates on: `/export`. It is never invoked automatically by the model.

## Parameters

- `$ARGUMENTS[0]` -- **scope**: `chapters` | `notes` | `all` (default: `all`)
- `$ARGUMENTS[1]` -- **language filter**: `en-only` | `all` (default: `all`)

Examples:
- `/export chapters en-only` -- export only chapter files, skip files with significant CJK content
- `/export notes all` -- export only reading notes, include all languages
- `/export` -- export everything, all languages

## Workflow

0. **Resolve every source first (Advisory here; Enforced in the AWT app).**
   Before converting, confirm that every author-year citation in `chapters/`
   has a lint-conforming notes file under `literature/reading_notes/`, and
   that `references.bib` (when present) neither contains entries nothing
   cites nor lacks an entry a chapter cites:

   ```
   python3 .claude/skills/audit/scripts/audit-claim-positioning.py --base-dir chapters --bib references.bib --json
   ```

   Stop and report if anything is unresolved. On this surface nothing blocks
   you from exporting anyway — say so if you do. In the AWT app the same
   condition is a typed denial (`EXPORT_SOURCES_UNRESOLVED`) on the
   `export_docx` tool, and the export does not run.

1. **Check dependencies.** Verify that `pypandoc` is installed AND a working `pandoc` binary is on PATH (the script smoke-probes via `pypandoc.get_pandoc_version()`). If pypandoc/pandoc are unavailable, fall back to `python-docx` + `markdown`. Report which conversion method is being used.

   **Run from the project root.**

2. **Run the conversion script.**
   ```
   python3 .claude/skills/export/scripts/convert_to_docx.py --base-dir "{project_root}" --output-dir "{project_root}/final_output" --scope {scope} --lang-filter {lang_filter}
   ```

3. **Report results.**
   ```
   ## Export Complete

   | Item | Value |
   |------|-------|
   | Files converted | {N} |
   | Files skipped (language filter) | {N} |
   | Output directory | {path} |
   | ZIP archive | {path} |
   | Total size | {size} |

   Conversion method: {pandoc | python-docx fallback}
   ```

## Constraints

1. **User-invoked only.** This skill has `disable-model-invocation: true` and must not run unless the user explicitly calls `/export`.
2. **No hardcoded paths.** All paths are derived from arguments or project root.
3. **No emoji** in output.
4. **Preserve formatting** as much as possible during conversion -- headings, tables, block quotes, inline code.