Agent skill

DOCX

Extract text, tables, headings, and metadata from Microsoft Word .docx files

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install DOCX

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lamm-mit/scienceclaw --skill docx -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lamm-mit/scienceclaw 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/lamm-mit/scienceclaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "docx" agent skill from https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw/tree/main/skills/docx into .claude/skills/docx/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docx", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw/tree/main/skills/docx

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lamm-mit/scienceclaw --skill docx -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lamm-mit/scienceclaw docx --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/docx .agents/skills/docx && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "docx" agent skill from https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw/tree/main/skills/docx into .agents/skills/docx/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docx", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lamm-mit/scienceclaw --skill docx -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lamm-mit/scienceclaw docx --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/docx .cursor/skills/docx && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "docx" agent skill from https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw/tree/main/skills/docx into .cursor/skills/docx/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docx", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw.git --path skills/docx

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lamm-mit/scienceclaw --skill docx -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lamm-mit/scienceclaw docx --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/docx .gemini/skills/docx && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "docx" agent skill from https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw/tree/main/skills/docx into .gemini/skills/docx/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docx", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lamm-mit/scienceclaw docx

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lamm-mit/scienceclaw --skill docx -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/docx .github/skills/docx && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "docx" agent skill from https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw/tree/main/skills/docx into .github/skills/docx/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docx", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lamm-mit/scienceclaw --skill docx -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lamm-mit/scienceclaw docx --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/docx .opencode/skills/docx && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "docx" agent skill from https://github.com/lamm-mit/scienceclaw/tree/main/skills/docx into .opencode/skills/docx/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docx", 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.

Facts

Skill name: docx
GitHub stars: 244
Token cost: ~417 tokens
SKILL.md length: 51 words
Files: 3 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo: 85
Repo updated: Aug 21, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Extract text, tables, headings, and metadata from Microsoft Word .docx files

Tasks that involve Word documents
SKILL.md covers Overview, Usage, Output Format and Dependencies
Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3 and pip

What it does

DOCX is an agent skill from lamm-mit/scienceclaw. Extract text, tables, headings, and metadata from Microsoft Word .docx files

Its SKILL.md is about 420 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/docx_extract.py`).

It sits in Documents & Office, covering Word documents. It works with Microsoft Word. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Word documents

Example prompts

“/docx”

Requirements

Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ab9aba1. 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
Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- python3
- pip
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
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 417 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 20 tokens; SKILL.md has 51 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~20
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~417

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from lamm-mit/scienceclaw at commit ab9aba1, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© lamm-mit). 51 words, ~417 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/docx/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: docx
description: Extract text, tables, headings, and metadata from Microsoft Word .docx files

Overview

Microsoft Word document processing toolkit for extracting text, tables, headings, and metadata from .docx files. Useful for analyzing scientific manuscripts, grant applications, protocols, and supplementary documents shared in Word format.

Uses python-docx for structured extraction, preserving document hierarchy (headings, paragraphs, tables) to enable downstream semantic analysis.

Usage

bash

# Extract everything from a .docx file
python3 skills/docx/scripts/docx_extract.py --file /path/to/manuscript.docx

# Extract only headings (document structure)
python3 skills/docx/scripts/docx_extract.py --file /path/to/protocol.docx --extract headings

# Extract tables only (supplementary data)
python3 skills/docx/scripts/docx_extract.py --file /path/to/supplementary.docx --extract tables

# Extract metadata (author, date, revision)
python3 skills/docx/scripts/docx_extract.py --file /path/to/grant.docx --extract metadata

Output Format

json

{
  "file": "/path/to/manuscript.docx",
  "text": "Introduction\n\nProtein aggregation is a hallmark...",
  "headings": [
    "Abstract",
    "Introduction",
    "Methods",
    "Results",
    "Discussion",
    "References"
  ],
  "tables": [
    [["Sample", "Concentration", "Activity"], ["WT", "1 uM", "100%"]]
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "author": "Jane Smith",
    "title": "Novel Drug Discovery Approach",
    "created": "2024-01-10T09:30:00",
    "modified": "2024-02-01T14:22:00",
    "revision": "5"
  }
}

Dependencies

bash

pip install python-docx

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts) in skills/docx of lamm-mit/scienceclaw.

SKILL.md
scripts/__pycache__/docx_extract.cpython-313.pyc
scripts/docx_extract.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ab9aba1

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Questions about DOCX

What does DOCX do?

Extract text, tables, headings, and metadata from Microsoft Word .docx files. DOCX is an agent skill from lamm-mit/scienceclaw.

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 lamm-mit/scienceclaw --skill docx -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/docx in lamm-mit/scienceclaw) 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 lamm-mit/scienceclaw --skill docx -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/docx in lamm-mit/scienceclaw) 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 lamm-mit/scienceclaw --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?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, DOCX needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3 and pip). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does DOCX access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does DOCX use?

DOCX is published under the Apache-2.0 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 417 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains DOCX?

lamm-mit (a GitHub user) maintains it in lamm-mit/scienceclaw, which has 244 GitHub stars. The repository holds 85 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 21, 2026.

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

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What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Overview

Usage

Output Format

Dependencies

Files

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Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

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Usage

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Dependencies

Files

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