doc

name	doc
description	Create, inspect, and edit Word documents (`.docx`) with local code-execution tools. Use for document drafting, structured edits, tables, comments, and layout-sensitive Word deliverables.
license	Apache-2.0
metadata	{"author":"Open Interpreter","managed-by":"interpreter-workstation"}

Word documents

This is workflow guidance, not a callable tool. Use the shell or code-execution tool exposed by the active OIX harness. Do not look for a tool named doc.

Workflow

1. Inspect the source before editing. Preserve its structure, styles, identifiers, and branding unless the user asks for a redesign.
2. Use python-docx for creation and structured edits. For unsupported features such as tracked changes or complex comments, edit OOXML deliberately and keep the change narrowly scoped.
3. Write one cohesive script for a substantial change instead of a chain of fragile one-line mutations.
4. Save to a new file while iterating unless the user explicitly asked to replace the original.
5. Verify content by reopening the saved document with python-docx and checking the requested text, tables, and section structure.
6. When layout matters, render every page with scripts/render_docx.py or an available permissive office renderer, inspect the images, fix defects, and render again.
7. If the file is open in Interpreter, call interpreter-app tools builtin-interpreter interpreter_refresh_file --json '{"path":"/absolute/path.docx"}' once after the final write.

Dependencies

Prefer uv and install only what the task needs:

uv pip install python-docx

Use an existing Python installation when available. If installation is blocked, ask for approval for the exact dependency command.

Quality bar

• Use named styles and a consistent type, spacing, margin, and heading system.
• Keep tables within page bounds; avoid clipped text, broken pagination, and accidental blank pages.
• Preserve source identity and exact requested facts.
• Keep scratch files outside the final deliverable folder.
• Reopen the final .docx and inspect all rendered pages before delivery when rendering is available.

This skill is derived from an Apache-2.0 OpenAI document workflow and has been modified for OIX code execution and Workstation refresh behavior.