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document-scanning

Scan directories for Office documents and PDFs, building inventories and detecting changes.

Updated Mar 10, 2026
Search Tags:#pdf#metadata extraction#git diff#file inventory#document scanning#accessibility audit#office documents
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/josephblais/jeeby-cms --skill document-scanning
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: document-scanning
Source: https://github.com/josephblais/jeeby-cms/tree/main/.github/skills/document-scanning
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/josephblais/jeeby-cms --skill document-scanning

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill streamlines the process of identifying and inventorying Office documents and PDFs within a folder, making it easier to manage and audit them for accessibility and other properties.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Document Discovery: Scans specified folders for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files.
  • Inventory Building: Creates a list of found documents, useful for tracking and management.
  • Change Detection: Integrates with Git to identify modified documents since the last commit or a specific tag.
  • Metadata Extraction: Can extract properties like title, author, and language from documents.
  • Use Case: Automatically scan a project's documentation folder to build an inventory of all Word and PDF files, and then identify which ones have been modified in the last week for an accessibility review.

Quick Start

Scan the folder '/path/to/documents' recursively for all Office documents and PDFs, excluding temporary files and those within version control directories.

Frequently Asked Questions about document-scanning

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I inventory Office documents and PDFs for an accessibility audit?▼

You can scan specified directories recursively to build file inventories of .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, and PDF files, extracting properties like title, author, and language for accessibility audits.

How do I detect changed documents using git diff for a file inventory?▼

Detect changed documents using git diff by integrating with Git to identify modified Office documents and PDFs since the last commit or a specific tag, streamlining accessibility reviews.

Can I extract document metadata like title and author from PDF and Office files?▼

Yes, you can extract document metadata like title, author, and language directly from Office documents and PDFs to support accessibility audits and file management.

Does document scanning work with both PowerShell and Bash command-line interfaces?▼

Document scanning works with both PowerShell and Bash command-line interfaces, supporting exclusion patterns to filter out temporary and system files during directory inventory builds.

How do I exclude temporary and system files when scanning folders for documents?▼

Exclude temporary and system files when scanning folders by applying exclusion patterns, ensuring the file inventory only contains relevant Office documents and PDFs for accessibility reviews.

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