DOCUMENTS / Anthropic
Anthropic Word Documents
Separates new Word-document generation from editing existing OOXML, with explicit checks for tables, comments and tracked changes.
“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”
01 / THE REASONING
Why this made the selection.
- Documents the different create, edit and read paths instead of treating Word files as plain text.
- Combines schema checks with rendered-page inspection and explains Word-specific table and redline failures.
02 / THE REVIEW RECORD
What we actually inspected.
Source review has boundaries.
A clear record is more useful than a “safe” badge.
Material inspected
- skills/docx/SKILL.md
- skills/docx/scripts/office/validate.py
- skills/docx/scripts/office/soffice.py
- skills/docx/LICENSE.txt
Our findings
- The validator enables the redlining check only when --author and --original are supplied.
- The --auto-repair path can rewrite the input; preserve a source copy before repairs.
- The inspected LibreOffice wrapper creates a temporary profile and can compile a sandbox compatibility shim when Unix sockets are unavailable.
Not established by this review
- Source inspection only; no skill installation or workflow execution was performed.
The review applies to the material and revision named here. A newer upstream release can change its behavior.
03 / PUT IT TO WORK
Add a skill to your workflow.
DOCUMENTED COMMAND
/plugin install document-skills@anthropic-agent-skillsCopying does not execute this command. It may retrieve a newer version than the reviewed source.
- In Claude Code, first register the official marketplace with /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills.
- Install the document-skills plugin under the applicable Anthropic agreement, or use the document capabilities supplied in Claude.
- This catalogue does not redistribute these restricted definitions or offer a cross-agent copying command.
Before you start
- Claude Code or an eligible Claude service
- Applicable Anthropic service access and terms
- Dependencies listed upstream include pandoc, LibreOffice and Poppler; preinstalled-package assumptions are host-specific.
04 / FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
The source trail.
Our notes are separate from the original resource.
Check upstream before adopting a new version.
https://github.com/anthropics/skills/blob/34040c9c568585f6929bedeaad110ad08f079624/skills/docx/SKILL.md
Supports: summary, upstreamDescription, whySelected, bestFor, limitations, review, compatibility, access
https://github.com/anthropics/skills/blob/34040c9c568585f6929bedeaad110ad08f079624/skills/docx/scripts/office/validate.py
Supports: review, limitations, access
https://github.com/anthropics/skills/blob/34040c9c568585f6929bedeaad110ad08f079624/skills/docx/scripts/office/soffice.py
Supports: review, limitations, access
https://github.com/anthropics/skills/blob/34040c9c568585f6929bedeaad110ad08f079624/skills/docx/LICENSE.txt
Supports: license
https://github.com/anthropics/skills/blob/34040c9c568585f6929bedeaad110ad08f079624/README.md
Supports: install, compatibility, access
https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills/blob/7407f3893ad4dceab546ac002c3ef806e4000c73/README.md
Supports: install