docx

name	docx
version	2.0.0
description	Create polished, fully-editable Word (.docx) documents end to end — research or read the source, outline the structure, pick a style set, build native editable content (cover / headings / body / lists / three-line tables / figures / quote / TOC / page numbers), then self-check before delivering. Handles English and Chinese (including 公文 / GB-T 9704 layout). Use whenever the user wants a report, paper, proposal, letter, memo, contract draft, or any Word document. Free fonts + open libraries only.

docx — research, structure, and build self-checked Word documents

Don't jump straight to code. A good document is content first, structure second, formatting last. Follow the pipeline; the depth is in the reference docs — read the ones each step points to.

<skill> below = the absolute path load_skill returned. The builder is <skill>/scripts/docbuilder.py; the checker is <skill>/scripts/check_doc.py; reference docs live under <skill>/references/.

Pipeline

1. Understand the request & inputs. Read every uploaded file in full first. Identify: language, audience, the document type (report / paper / proposal / letter / memo / 公文), any length/section requirements, and whether the user gave you a finished source, an outline, or just a topic.

2. Choose the content mode — where the content comes from (references/content.md):

   • Summarize — user gave a complete source → distill it (don't invent).
   • Outline — user gave structure/points → follow it, enrich each section.
   • Research — user gave only a topic → research the web first.

3. Research (if needed). Broad pass (map directions, tell the user what you'll dig into) → deep pass (read sources via the browser skill / curl, extract real data). Cite real sources; never fabricate. See content.md.

4. Outline the document — the section structure for the chosen type (content.md has skeletons): title block → (TOC) → sections (H1) with H2/H3 → conclusions/references/appendices as the type needs. One idea per section for reference docs; flowing prose for narrative ones.

5. Pick one style set for the whole document (references/themes.md catalog → read the chosen references/themes/<name>.md): corporate · academic · report · chinese · official (公文). See references/design.md for profile→set and references/styles.md for the system. CJK specifics: references/cjk.md.

6. Build with docbuilder.py. One script imports Doc, calls the building blocks top to bottom, and saves to /workspace/<doc>/document.docx. Run with the sandbox python (python-docx / pillow installed). The builder handles the hard OOXML for you — East-Asian fonts, page-number fields, an updatable TOC, three-line tables, heading levels. Don't hand-edit XML; extend the builder if a block is missing. Figures: references/images.md.

7. Self-check — mandatory. Run the checker and fix every ERROR, then re-run until it prints 0 error(s):

   python3 <skill>/scripts/check_doc.py /workspace/<doc>/document.docx
   

   It flags CJK without a resolvable font, tables/images past the margins, leftover placeholder text, Normal-only documents, and heading-hierarchy skips. Fix by correcting content/structure — not by hand-patching XML.

8. Deliver the .docx as an artifact with a one-paragraph summary of the document's structure and key points. Then stop.

Building blocks (the API)

Doc(theme=..., lang="en-US") then chain: cover(title, subtitle, meta) · heading(text, level) · body(text) · bullets(items) · numbered(items) · table(headers, rows, caption) (three-line, auto-sized) · figure(image_path, caption, width_in) · quote(text, attribution) · toc(title) (updatable field — Word refreshes on open) · page_numbers() · page_break() · section_break(landscape) · save(path). Full reference: references/styles.md.

Reference docs (read on demand)

Read	For
references/content.md	content modes, document-type skeletons, outline, web research
references/themes.md + references/themes/<name>.md	choosing & using a style set
references/styles.md	the style-set system + full builder API
references/design.md	profile→set map, hierarchy, spacing, density
references/cjk.md	Chinese typography, fonts, 公文 / GB-T 9704
references/images.md	when/how to source figures

Non-negotiables

• One style set for the whole document; don't hand-format per paragraph — extend docbuilder.THEMES if you need a new look.
• Every section uses a real style (the builder does this) — never a Normal-only document.
• CJK always gets its East-Asian font (the builder sets it) — verify with the checker; tofu is an error, not a warning.
• Fonts are embedded on save by default. save() subsets the fonts the document actually uses (CJK faces included) and embeds them into the .docx, so it renders identically on a machine that lacks Noto / LXGW (e.g. a stock Mac opening it in Word — no silent fallback to 宋体/PingFang, no tofu). Adds ~0.3–1.5 MB for CJK docs. Disable only if you have a reason: Doc(..., embed_fonts=False) or save(path, embed=False). Embedding is best-effort — if fonttools or a font file is missing it warns and still saves the doc.
• Never deliver without a clean checker run. No placeholder text, no empty headings, no [TODO].
• Output is standard editable .docx (Word / WPS / LibreOffice). This skill is built for creating documents. If the user gives you an existing .docx to fill or lightly edit, open it directly with python-docx and modify it in place (it's installed) — docbuilder/the style sets are for new documents, so don't force an edit job through them. Heavy template-application / track-changes workflows are out of scope for now.