Word Document Reader and Writer
HKUDS/DeepTutor
Reads, creates and edits Word .docx files with python-docx, and drops to raw OOXML for tracked changes, comments and byte-exact edits.
Handle docx files using shell-based XML extraction and python-docx via runshell when standard tools fail
$ npx skills add HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill docx-shell-workaround -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUDS/OpenSpace docx-shell-workaround --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/docx-shell-workaround .claude/skills/docx-shell-workaround && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "docx-shell-workaround" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace/tree/main/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/docx-shell-workaround into .claude/skills/docx-shell-workaround/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docx-shell-workaround", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace/tree/main/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/docx-shell-workaroundType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill docx-shell-workaround -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUDS/OpenSpace docx-shell-workaround --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/docx-shell-workaround .agents/skills/docx-shell-workaround && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "docx-shell-workaround" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace/tree/main/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/docx-shell-workaround into .agents/skills/docx-shell-workaround/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docx-shell-workaround", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill docx-shell-workaround -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUDS/OpenSpace docx-shell-workaround --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/docx-shell-workaround .cursor/skills/docx-shell-workaround && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "docx-shell-workaround" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace/tree/main/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/docx-shell-workaround into .cursor/skills/docx-shell-workaround/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docx-shell-workaround", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace.git --path benchmarks/gdpval/skills/docx-shell-workaround--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill docx-shell-workaround -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUDS/OpenSpace docx-shell-workaround --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/docx-shell-workaround .gemini/skills/docx-shell-workaround && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "docx-shell-workaround" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace/tree/main/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/docx-shell-workaround into .gemini/skills/docx-shell-workaround/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docx-shell-workaround", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install HKUDS/OpenSpace docx-shell-workaroundInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill docx-shell-workaround -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/docx-shell-workaround .github/skills/docx-shell-workaround && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "docx-shell-workaround" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace/tree/main/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/docx-shell-workaround into .github/skills/docx-shell-workaround/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docx-shell-workaround", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill docx-shell-workaround -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUDS/OpenSpace docx-shell-workaround --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/docx-shell-workaround .opencode/skills/docx-shell-workaround && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "docx-shell-workaround" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace/tree/main/benchmarks/gdpval/skills/docx-shell-workaround into .opencode/skills/docx-shell-workaround/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docx-shell-workaround", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
docx-shell-workaroundHandle docx files using shell-based XML extraction and python-docx via runshell when standard tools fail
DOCX Shell Workaround is an agent skill from HKUDS/OpenSpace. Handle docx files using shell-based XML extraction and python-docx via runshell when standard tools fail
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file.
It sits in Documents & Office, covering Word documents. It works with Microsoft Word and python-docx. The repository describes itself as: "OpenSpace: The Skill Management Layer for AI Agents" -- https://open-space.cloud/. The licence is MIT.
3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3827781. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python3pipFrom the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
schemas.openxmlformats.orgFrom URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
DOCX Shell Workaround loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 32 tokens; SKILL.md has 229 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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.
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.
The full file from HKUDS/OpenSpace at commit 3827781, republished under its MIT licence (© HKUDS). 229 words, ~1,293 tokens.
.claude/skills/docx-shell-workaround/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.Use this skill when:
read_file cannot extract content from .docx filesexecute_code_sandbox encounters failures when creating or modifying docx filesUse run_shell to unzip the .docx file (which is a ZIP archive) and extract the main document XML:
unzip -p input.docx word/document.xml > document.xmlExtract text content by parsing the XML. Use run_shell to execute Python code:
python3 << 'EOF'
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
tree = ET.parse('document.xml')
root = tree.getroot()
namespace = {'w': 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main'}
text_content = []
for elem in root.iter():
if elem.tag.endswith('t'):
if elem.text:
text_content.append(elem.text)
text = ''.join(text_content)
print(text)
EOFFor better text extraction that handles paragraphs:
python3 << 'EOF'
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
tree = ET.parse('document.xml')
root = tree.getroot()
ns = {'w': 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main'}
paragraphs = []
for p in root.findall('.//w:p', ns):
para_text = []
for t in p.findall('.//w:t', ns):
if t.text:
para_text.append(t.text)
if para_text:
paragraphs.append(''.join(para_text))
for para in paragraphs:
print(para)
EOFWhen execute_code_sandbox fails for docx operations, use run_shell instead:
python3 << 'EOF'
from docx import Document
from docx.shared import Inches, Pt
from docx.enum.text import WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH
doc = Document()
# Add heading
doc.add_heading('Document Title', 0)
# Add paragraph
doc.add_paragraph('Your content here.')
# Add section with heading
doc.add_heading('Section Title', level=1)
doc.add_paragraph('Section content with multiple paragraphs.')
# Add table if needed
table = doc.add_table(rows=3, cols=3)
table.style = 'Table Grid'
# Save document
doc.save('output.docx')
print("Document created successfully")
EOFpython3 << 'EOF'
from docx import Document
from docx.shared import Pt
doc = Document()
# Title
title = doc.add_heading('Business Strategy Memo', 0)
title.alignment = 1 # Center
# Executive Summary
doc.add_heading('Executive Summary', level=1)
doc.add_paragraph('Brief overview of key points and recommendations.')
# Market Overview
doc.add_heading('Market Overview', level=1)
doc.add_paragraph('Analysis of current market conditions and trends.')
# Recommendations
doc.add_heading('Recommendations', level=1)
doc.add_paragraph('Actionable recommendations based on analysis.')
doc.save('Strategy_Memo.docx')
EOFComplete example showing extraction and creation:
# Step 1: Extract content from existing docx
unzip -p existing.docx word/document.xml > doc.xml
# Step 2: Parse and transform content
python3 << 'EOF'
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
tree = ET.parse('doc.xml')
root = tree.getroot()
ns = {'w': 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main'}
content = []
for p in root.findall('.//w:p', ns):
para_text = []
for t in p.findall('.//w:t', ns):
if t.text:
para_text.append(t.text)
if para_text:
content.append(''.join(para_text))
# Write extracted content to file for reference
with open('extracted.txt', 'w') as f:
for line in content:
f.write(line + '\n')
EOF
# Step 3: Create new docx with modified content
python3 << 'EOF'
from docx import Document
doc = Document()
doc.add_heading('Updated Document', 0)
with open('extracted.txt', 'r') as f:
for line in f:
if line.strip():
doc.add_paragraph(line.strip())
doc.save('updated.docx')
EOFrun_shell - Not execute_code_sandbox for docx operationsunzip -p - The -p flag outputs to stdout, useful for pipingw: namespace prefixpip install python-docx in the shell if not availableIf python-docx is not installed:
pip install python-docxIf unzip is not available:
# Use Python's zipfile module instead
python3 -c "import zipfile; z=zipfile.ZipFile('file.docx'); print(z.read('word/document.xml').decode('utf-8', errors='ignore'))"If XML parsing fails:
.endswith('t') instead of full namespace matching for flexibilityerrors='ignore' parameter© HKUDS, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
SKILL.md and 1 other file in benchmarks/gdpval/skills/docx-shell-workaround of HKUDS/OpenSpace.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3827781
DOCX Shell Workaround next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOCX Shell Workaround this skillHKUDS/OpenSpace | 7.8k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Word Document Reader and WriterHKUDS/DeepTutor | 41k | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| BiSheng DOCX Builderdataelement/bisheng | 12k | — | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| DOCX ToolkitXiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code | 14k | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Word DOCX ToolkitTokenRhythm/opensquilla | 7.1k | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Word DOCX ToolkitNousResearch/hermes-agent | 252k | — | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
HKUDS/DeepTutor
Reads, creates and edits Word .docx files with python-docx, and drops to raw OOXML for tracked changes, comments and byte-exact edits.
dataelement/bisheng
Builds or edits Word .docx documents inside BiSheng's code executor with python-docx, handling Chinese fonts, tables of contents, page numbers and official-document layout.
XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code
Produces, edits and reads Microsoft Word files through python-docx and lxml, with a decision table for picking the lightest workflow for a given task.
TokenRhythm/opensquilla
Inspects, edits in place or creates Word .docx files with bundled Python scripts, keeping existing styles intact when content changes.
NousResearch/hermes-agent
Creates, reads, edits and templates Word .docx files with python-docx scripts, including tracked changes, comments, tables of contents and health checks.
cat-xierluo/SuitAgent
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HKUDS/OpenSpace
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Handle cascading data retrieval tool failures by falling back to embedded knowledge generation
HKUDS/OpenSpace
Gives an agent a workaround when its code-execution sandbox keeps failing: save the Python script to a file and run it through the shell instead.
HKUDS/OpenSpace
A recovery routine for agents whose sandboxed code runner keeps failing: save the Python script to disk, then run it through the shell and read the output.
HKUDS/OpenSpace
Fallback ladder for failed sandboxed code runs, plus the habit of fixing the working directory first so generated files land in the right place.
HKUDS/OpenSpace
Fallback workflow for executing Python code when executecodesandbox fails repeatedly
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Handle docx files using shell-based XML extraction and python-docx via runshell when standard tools fail. DOCX Shell Workaround is an agent skill from HKUDS/OpenSpace.
DOCX Shell Workaround fits situations like: tasks that involve Word documents.
Run `npx skills add HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill docx-shell-workaround -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (benchmarks/gdpval/skills/docx-shell-workaround in HKUDS/OpenSpace) into .claude/skills/docx-shell-workaround in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill docx-shell-workaround -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (benchmarks/gdpval/skills/docx-shell-workaround in HKUDS/OpenSpace) into .agents/skills/docx-shell-workaround in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add HKUDS/OpenSpace --skill docx-shell-workaround -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-shell-workaround, .gemini/skills/docx-shell-workaround, .github/skills/docx-shell-workaround and .opencode/skills/docx-shell-workaround in your project.
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, DOCX Shell Workaround needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python3 and pip). Our summary lists: Python 3.
SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: schemas.openxmlformats.org; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
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.
DOCX Shell Workaround is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with DOCX Shell Workaround: Word Document Reader and Writer (HKUDS/DeepTutor, 41k stars), BiSheng DOCX Builder (dataelement/bisheng, 12k stars), DOCX Toolkit (XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code, 14k stars) and Word DOCX Toolkit (TokenRhythm/opensquilla, 7.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
HKUDS (a GitHub organization) maintains it in HKUDS/OpenSpace, which has 7,750 GitHub stars. The repository holds 199 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 12, 2026.
Source: HKUDS/OpenSpace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.