| name | create-docx |
| title | Create Word Document |
| description | Generate an editable Microsoft Word (.docx) document — reports, letters, memos, structured docs. Use when the user wants a Word file. Built with docx-js (Node) for high fidelity. |
| target | docgen_agent |
Create Word Document
When to use
The deliverable is an editable .docx. For a fixed PDF use create-pdf; for Google Docs use the googledocs skill.
How it works
A .docx template here is a Node program (using the docx library) that, when run, writes the Word file. You adapt the program's content, then the build script runs it and validates the output. You do not hand-edit XML.
Rendering rules (do NOT break these)
The document must render correctly in EVERY viewer, including macOS Quick Look / Preview / Pages — not just Word:
- No auto Table-of-Contents field. A
TableOfContents field only computes in Word after "update fields"; everywhere else it renders as a broken flat list of every paragraph + page number. Use a static "Contents" list (styled text, no page-number fields) or omit it.
- Set fonts explicitly. Don't rely on
HeadingLevel.TITLE (renders serif in non-Word viewers) — give the cover title an explicit TextRun({ font, size, bold }). Use a safe font ("Calibri"/"Arial") consistently.
- Table column widths must sum correctly (set the table
width to 100% and WidthType.PERCENTAGE cell widths that add up) — otherwise columns collapse to 1-character-per-line vertical text.
Skill directory: /workspace/integrations/docgen/agent/skills/create-docx — templates, reference.md, and scripts/ live here; read them by absolute path. Your work goes in ./scratch/.
Workflow (every job)
- Work in a job dir:
mkdir -p ./scratch/docx-<short-name>.
- Adapt the template — don't start blank.
read /workspace/integrations/docgen/agent/skills/create-docx/templates/report.mjs, then write the edited program to ./scratch/docx-<name>/doc.mjs. Read /workspace/integrations/docgen/agent/skills/create-docx/reference.md for the docx-js building blocks.
- Build + validate:
bash /workspace/integrations/docgen/agent/skills/create-docx/scripts/build.sh ./scratch/docx-<name>/doc.mjs ./scratch/docx-<name>/out.docx
Prints OK: <path> on success or ERROR: ... (the Node error) on failure.
- Fix loop: on
ERROR, read the message, fix the program, re-run. Cap at 5 attempts.
- Deliver:
mv ./scratch/docx-<name>/out.docx ./artifacts/<final-name>.docx, then report the full path. Moving it into artifacts/ is what surfaces it to the user (web card / sent as a file on WhatsApp etc).
Toolchain note
The build script installs the docx Node library on first use; the first document may take a little longer, then it's fast.
Never
- Never edit raw OOXML/XML by hand — adapt the Node template.
- Never leave the file in
./scratch/. Never skip the build/validate step.
Templates
report.mjs — comprehensive multi-section report: cover (explicit-font title), static Contents, styled headings, justified body, bulleted + numbered lists, a styled data table with correct column widths, a block quote, running header/footer with page numbers, and a references list.
