docx

Rylai DOCX

This is an original Rylai Codex-Hermes-Claude workflow. Use the open-source python-docx package for document work and LibreOffice only when local rendering is useful.

Runtime

• Required for the bundled script: Python 3 and python-docx.
• Optional: LibreOffice (soffice) for PDF rendering.
• Resolve scripts/docx_tool.py relative to this skill folder.
• Do not install packages unless the user approves installation.
• Set new or modified document author metadata to Rylai unless the user explicitly requests another author.

Workflow

1. Inspect source files and identify the requested document structure.
2. Keep instructions out of the final document body.
3. Create a new output path instead of overwriting the user's source.
4. Reopen the saved DOCX to verify that it is readable.
5. For layout-sensitive work, render to PDF with LibreOffice and inspect the result.

Bundled CLI

Create a styled DOCX from simple Markdown:

python scripts/docx_tool.py create input.md output.docx --title "Report"

Supported Markdown includes headings, paragraphs, bullet lists, numbered lists, block quotes, simple emphasis, inline code, and pipe tables.

Inspect structure and metadata:

python scripts/docx_tool.py inspect output.docx
python scripts/docx_tool.py inspect output.docx --text

Replace text while keeping the source unchanged:

python scripts/docx_tool.py replace input.docx output.docx \
  --set "{{client}}=Rylai Studio" \
  --set "{{date}}=2026-08-09"

Render to PDF when LibreOffice is available:

python scripts/docx_tool.py render output.docx rendered

Quality Rules

• Preserve the visual conventions of an existing document unless the user asks for a redesign.
• Use real heading styles instead of visually enlarged body paragraphs.
• Keep tables readable and avoid squeezing too many columns onto one page.
• Verify metadata, paragraph count, table count, and extracted text with the inspect command.
• Report that visual verification was skipped when LibreOffice is unavailable.