read-docx-comments

To extract comments from a Word DOCX file, this skill unzips the document and parses the internal XML to locate comment ranges. It returns structured feedback grouped with the anchored document text, author, and date for easy review.

Yes, you can pull anchored text by mapping commentRangeStart and commentRangeEnd tags via comment IDs in the document XML. This process directly associates each extracted Word feedback note with its exact referenced text.

The best way to triage plan critiques is to convert embedded DOCX feedback into a structured summary. This extracts every comment alongside its author and date, letting you instantly review flagged text without opening the file.

Yes, this DOCX comment extraction works without Microsoft Word installed because it directly unzips the file and parses the raw XML structure. It locates comment data by reading the internal word/comments.xml and word/document.xml files.

During XML parsing, Word feedback authors and dates are extracted directly from the comments metadata. Each comment is grouped and output with its corresponding author, date, and anchored text so stakeholders can quickly trace context.

A limitation of extracting Word comments through XML parsing is that it only processes static DOCX files, meaning it cannot parse live collaborative documents or resolve complex nested comment threads outside the standard commentRangeStart and commentRangeEnd structure.