Agent skill

Adobe Anydocx

by adobe in adobe/skills

MANDATORY when a Word/DOCX task's source content is an uploaded PDF — including when the PDF's text is already extracted and visible in the conversation.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Adobe Anydocx

skills CLI
$ npx skills add adobe/skills --skill adobe-anydocx -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install adobe/skills adobe-anydocx --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/adobe/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/creative-cloud/adobe-for-creativity/skills/adobe-anydocx .claude/skills/adobe-anydocx && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
adobe-anydocx
GitHub stars
195
Token cost
~865 tokens
SKILL.md length
388 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
105
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

MANDATORY when a Word/DOCX task's source content is an uploaded PDF — including when the PDF's text is already extracted and visible in the conversation.

  • Tasks that involve Word documents
  • SKILL.md covers Tool Reference and Workflow
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Tasks that involve PDF

What it does

Adobe Anydocx is an agent skill from adobe/skills. MANDATORY when a Word/DOCX task's source content is an uploaded PDF — including when the PDF's text is already extracted and visible in the conversation. Covers: 'convert this pdf to word/docx', 'turn this pdf into a word document'. Requires viewing THIS file before defaulting to hand-authoring a document with python-docx. Route to adobe-anypdf's pdfexport (targetformat: docx) first. Do NOT use this file when there is no PDF source — a from-scratch document request, or editing an existing .docx, is the public…

Its SKILL.md is about 870 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Documents & Office, covering Word documents and PDF. It works with Microsoft Word and python-docx. The repository describes itself as: Adobe Skills for Agents. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Word documents
  • Tasks that involve PDF

Example prompts

  • “s source content is an uploaded PDF — including when the PDF”
  • “convert this pdf to word/docx”
  • “turn this pdf into a word document”
  • “/adobe-anydocx”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): adobe_mandatory_init, pdf_export

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cbc9952. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • adobe_mandatory_init
    • pdf_export

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are json).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Adobe Anydocx loads about 865 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 141 tokens; SKILL.md has 388 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~141
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~865

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from adobe/skills at commit cbc9952, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© adobe). 388 words, ~865 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/adobe-anydocx/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
adobe-anydocx
description
MANDATORY when a Word/DOCX task's source content is an uploaded PDF — including when the PDF's text is already extracted and visible in the conversation. Covers: 'convert this pdf to word/docx', 'turn this pdf into a word document'. Requires viewing THIS file before defaulting to hand-authoring a document with python-docx. Route to adobe-anypdf's pdf_export (target_format: docx) first. Do NOT use this file when there is no PDF source — a from-scratch document request, or editing an existing .docx, is the public docx skill's job, not this one.
allowed-tools
adobe_mandatory_init, pdf_export
license
Apache-2.0
metadata.version
1.0.0
metadata.visibility
public
metadata.surface
claude

Adobe AnyDOCX

This is a routing file, not a standalone authoring tool. It exists for exactly one decision: is this DOCX task's source content a PDF?

Tool Reference

StepToolNotes
Initializeadobe_mandatory_initRequired before pdf_export
Convert PDF to DOCXpdf_exporttarget_format: docx

Workflow

Step 0 — Initialize Adobe Tools

Call adobe_mandatory_init before calling pdf_export.

json
{ "skill_name": "adobe-anydocx", "skill_version": "1.0.0" }
Router
  • Source is an uploaded/attached PDF (even if its text is already visible in the conversation as extracted content) → this is a PDF-to-DOCX conversion. Check the adobe-anypdf skill, call adobe_mandatory_init, then pdf_export with target_format: docx. Do this before opening the public docx skill or writing any python-docx code.
  • No PDF involved — drafting a document from scratch, from notes, editing an existing .docx, working with a template, letterhead, or tracked changes — this file has nothing to add. Go straight to the public docx skill.
When to still prefer hand-authoring over pdf_export

pdf_export reproduces the PDF's existing content and layout as an editable document — it does not restructure, summarize, or reformat. Prefer building the document by hand with the docx skill instead, even when the source is a PDF, if:

  • The user asks for a summary, rewrite, or reformatted document rather than a literal conversion (e.g., "summarize this PDF into a memo" rather than "convert this to Word").
  • pdf_export fails with a clear transient error — retry once. If it still fails, is unavailable, or the Adobe connector isn't reachable at all, fall back to hand-authoring with the docx skill.
  • The user has already seen the pdf_export output and asked for something different.
Show full SKILL.md (134 more words)Show less

When in doubt, running pdf_export first and showing the result costs little — a direct conversion is a fine starting point to compare against, and the user can then ask for a rebuild if it didn't carry over cleanly.

Known failure mode — do not repeat

This file exists because of a reproduced, confirmed failure in the equivalent PPTX case: given a PDF with its text already extracted into the conversation, plus a request to convert it, the model has repeatedly defaulted straight to hand-authoring with the target format's own skill — skipping pdf_export entirely, even when adobe-anypdf's own MANDATORY router already covered the request. The same pattern is expected to apply here. If you notice yourself about to call python-docx or unzip a .docx template in response to a PDF-sourced request, stop and check pdf_export first.

© adobe, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/creative-cloud/adobe-for-creativity/skills/adobe-anydocx of adobe/skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cbc9952

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Questions about Adobe Anydocx

What does Adobe Anydocx do?

MANDATORY when a Word/DOCX task's source content is an uploaded PDF — including when the PDF's text is already extracted and visible in the conversation. Adobe Anydocx is an agent skill from adobe/skills. MANDATORY when a Word/DOCX task's source content is an uploaded PDF — including when the PDF's text is already extracted and visible in the conversation.

When should I use Adobe Anydocx?

Adobe Anydocx fits situations like: tasks that involve Word documents; tasks that involve PDF.

How do I install Adobe Anydocx in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add adobe/skills --skill adobe-anydocx -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/creative-cloud/adobe-for-creativity/skills/adobe-anydocx in adobe/skills) into .claude/skills/adobe-anydocx in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Adobe Anydocx in Codex?

Run `npx skills add adobe/skills --skill adobe-anydocx -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/creative-cloud/adobe-for-creativity/skills/adobe-anydocx in adobe/skills) into .agents/skills/adobe-anydocx in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Adobe Anydocx in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add adobe/skills --skill adobe-anydocx -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/adobe-anydocx, .gemini/skills/adobe-anydocx, .github/skills/adobe-anydocx and .opencode/skills/adobe-anydocx in your project.

What does Adobe Anydocx need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Adobe Anydocx is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: adobe_mandatory_init, pdf_export.

Does Adobe Anydocx access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Adobe Anydocx safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Adobe Anydocx use?

Adobe Anydocx is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Adobe Anydocx use?

About 865 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Adobe Anydocx?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Adobe Anydocx: Webnovel Export (lujih/webnovel-writer-opencode, 213 stars), OCR And Documents (RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop, 177 stars), Office Artifacts (Prismer-AI/PrismerCloud, 1.6k stars) and Thu Thesis (LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills, 2.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Adobe Anydocx?

adobe (a GitHub organization) maintains it in adobe/skills, which has 195 GitHub stars. The repository holds 105 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: adobe/skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.