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officecli-docx

Create, edit, and validate Word .docx documents via the officecli command-line tool.

Updated Aug 19, 2026
Search Tags:#cli#document generation#docx#word document#report writing#table of contents#officecli
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Dhanuzh/DCode-Core --skill officecli-docx-dhanuzh
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: officecli-docx
Source: https://github.com/Dhanuzh/DCode-Core/tree/main/crates/dcode-app/assets/builtin-skills/officecli-docx
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Dhanuzh/DCode-Core --skill officecli-docx-dhanuzh

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Working with .docx files programmatically is error-prone: raw XML manipulation, broken field codes, missing page numbers, and placeholder tokens leaking into finished documents. This Skill provides a disciplined, help-first workflow for building, reading, and editing Word documents through the officecli CLI, with built-in QA gates that catch formatting and content problems before delivery. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Document creation and editing: Build reports, letters, memos, and proposals with proper heading hierarchy, styles, tables, lists, images, charts, hyperlinks, and tab stops using semantic paths like /body/p[1]. - Reading and analysis: Inspect existing documents with outline, text, HTML, and stats views, plus CSS-like queries to find empty paragraphs, missing alt text, or specific styles. - Fields, TOC, headers and footers: Insert live PAGE, NUMPAGES, MERGEFIELD, and TOC fields, with explicit guidance on recalculation and a static TOC fallback for viewers that do not refresh fields. - Use Case: Generate a quarterly business review with a cover page, table of contents, styled financial tables with zebra striping, and a Page X of Y footer, then validate the result and verify the rendered HTML before handing it off. ## Quick Start Ask the AI to create a Word document named review.docx with a heading, body paragraphs, and a centered page-number footer using the officecli docx skill.

Frequently Asked Questions about officecli-docx

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I create a Word document from the command line?▼

Use officecli create to make the file, open it in resident mode, then add paragraphs, headings, tables, and footers with officecli add and set commands using semantic paths like /body/p[1]. Finish with officecli close and officecli validate to confirm the document has no errors.

How do I add page numbers to a docx footer?▼

Add a footer with the field property: officecli add "$FILE" / --type footer --prop type=default --prop text="Page " --prop field=page. The CLI injects the live PAGE field automatically; verify with get /footer[1] --depth 3 that fldChar elements exist rather than literal text.

Does officecli work on Windows?▼

Yes, the officecli tool itself is cross-platform and installs on Windows via irm https://d.officecli.ai/install.ps1 | iex. However, the skill's shell snippets are written for bash/zsh, so on Windows you must translate them to PowerShell equivalents before running.

Why does my table of contents show placeholder text in the docx?▼

A live TOC field renders the literal 'Update field to see table of contents' until a viewer recalculates it. Either set updateFields=true so Word recomputes on open, or replace the field with a hand-written static TOC using dot-leader lines for recipients who will not recalculate.

How do I extract or search text in an existing docx file?▼

Start with officecli view outline to see the heading structure, then use view text for content or query with CSS-like selectors such as 'p:contains("quarterly")' to find matching paragraphs. Use get with a semantic path to inspect any single element in detail.

What are the limitations of officecli for docx generation?▼

officecli has no pagination engine, so PAGE, PAGEREF, NUMPAGES, and TOC page numbers cannot be pre-computed and must be deferred to Word via updateFields or recalculated manually with F9. Complex layouts should be verified with view html before delivery.

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