Create/edit/inspect Word documents using available managed or host capabilities.

MITAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install DOCX

skills CLI
$ npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill docx -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install codewhale-hq/Codewhale docx --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/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/tui/assets/skills/docx .claude/skills/docx && 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
docx
GitHub stars
41k
Token cost
~129 tokens
SKILL.md length
50 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
63
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Create/edit/inspect Word documents using available managed or host capabilities.

  • Works in 4 steps: Prefer .docx in the workspace. → Preserve originals unless in-place edit… → Use python-docx/pandoc when available. → …
  • Tasks that involve Word documents
  • SKILL.md covers When to use, Compatibility and Workflow
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

DOCX is an agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale. Create/edit/inspect Word documents using available managed or host capabilities.

Its SKILL.md is about 130 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. It works with Microsoft Word. The repository describes itself as: Open-source coding agent for your terminal, built in Rust and on a journey of continuous community improvement. Issues and PRs welcome. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Word documents

Example prompts

  • “/docx”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Prefer .docx in the workspace.
  2. Preserve originals unless in-place edit is requested.
  3. Use python-docx/pandoc when available.
  4. Verify by reopening and extracting representative text.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fead51e. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    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

DOCX loads about 129 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 21 tokens; SKILL.md has 50 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~21
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~129

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 codewhale-hq/Codewhale at commit fead51e, republished under its MIT licence (© codewhale-hq). 50 words, ~129 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/docx/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
docx
description
Create/edit/inspect Word documents using available managed or host capabilities.
invocation
model+user

Docx

When to use

Use for .docx / Word-style documents (memos, reports, letters, templates).

Compatibility

documents is a compatibility alias for this skill.

Workflow

  1. Prefer .docx in the workspace.
  2. Preserve originals unless in-place edit is requested.
  3. Use python-docx/pandoc when available.
  4. Verify by reopening and extracting representative text.

© codewhale-hq, MIT. 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 crates/tui/assets/skills/docx of codewhale-hq/Codewhale.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit fead51e

Compare with similar skills

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Word Document Reader and WriterHKUDS/DeepTutor41k—~2.5kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
GenOffice Document CLIgenspark-ai/genoffice8.9k—~19kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Questions about DOCX

What does DOCX do?

Create/edit/inspect Word documents using available managed or host capabilities. DOCX is an agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale. Create/edit/inspect Word documents using available managed or host capabilities.

When should I use DOCX?

DOCX fits situations like: tasks that involve Word documents.

How do I install DOCX in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill docx -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (crates/tui/assets/skills/docx in codewhale-hq/Codewhale) into .claude/skills/docx in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install DOCX in Codex?

Run `npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill docx -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (crates/tui/assets/skills/docx in codewhale-hq/Codewhale) into .agents/skills/docx in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use DOCX 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 codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill docx -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/docx, .gemini/skills/docx, .github/skills/docx and .opencode/skills/docx in your project.

What does DOCX need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: DOCX is instructions for the agent only.

Does DOCX 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 DOCX 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 DOCX use?

DOCX is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does DOCX use?

About 129 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 516 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 DOCX?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with DOCX: Markitdown (ImCa0/just-laws, 781 stars), DOCX (rvdbreemen/OTGW-firmware, 207 stars), Gzh Design (isjiamu/gzh-design-skill, 3.9k stars) and Word Document Reader and Writer (HKUDS/DeepTutor, 41k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains DOCX?

codewhale-hq (a GitHub organization) maintains it in codewhale-hq/Codewhale, which has 41,079 GitHub stars. The repository holds 63 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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