Word Document Tool

This skill allows you to work with Microsoft Word documents using Node.js tools.

Capabilities

• Read existing Word documents and extract text content
• Create new Word documents with formatted text, headings, paragraphs, and tables
• Modify existing documents by appending content
• Extract document structure and formatting

When to Use

Invoke this skill when the user:

• Mentions Word documents, .docx files, or document creation
• Asks to read, create, modify, or format text documents
• Needs to generate reports, letters, or formatted documents
• Wants to extract text from existing Word files

How to Use

The Word tool is implemented as a TypeScript script at src/tools/word-tool.ts. You can invoke it using the Bash tool:

Reading a Document

bash
1ts-node src/tools/word-tool.ts read "/path/to/document.docx"

Creating a Document

bash
1ts-node src/tools/word-tool.ts create "/path/to/new-document.docx" '{"title":"My Document","paragraphs":["First paragraph","Second paragraph"]}'

JSON Structure for Creating Documents

When creating documents, use this JSON format:

json
1{
2  "title": "Document Title",
3  "paragraphs": ["Paragraph 1", "Paragraph 2"],
4  "headings": [{"text": "Section 1", "level": 1}],
5  "tables": [{"headers": ["Col1", "Col2"], "rows": [["A", "B"]]}]
6}

Implementation

Uses the docx and mammoth npm libraries for reading and writing Word documents.