---
name: DOCX
slug: docx-3
category: Automation
description: DOCX extracts paragraph text from .docx files using python-docx. Use it when you need plain text from a Microsoft Word document or when the input path ends with .docx.
github: "https://github.com/axoviq-ai/synthadoc/tree/main/synthadoc/skills/docx"
language: Python
stars: 1012
forks: 122
install: "npx degit https://github.com/axoviq-ai/synthadoc/tree/main/synthadoc/skills/docx ~/.claude/skills/docx"
installs_to: ~/.claude/skills/docx
source_path: synthadoc/skills/docx/SKILL.md
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last_synced: 2026-08-21T05:14:31.230Z
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---

# DOCX

DOCX extracts paragraph text from .docx files using python-docx. Use it when you need plain text from a Microsoft Word document or when the input path ends with .docx.

**Install:**

```bash
npx degit https://github.com/axoviq-ai/synthadoc/tree/main/synthadoc/skills/docx ~/.claude/skills/docx
```

## README

# DOCX Skill

Extracts paragraph text from `.docx` files using `python-docx`.

## Setup

```bash
pip install python-docx
```

## Standalone usage

```python
import asyncio
from synthadoc.skills.docx.scripts.main import DocxSkill

skill = DocxSkill()

async def main():
    result = await skill.extract("/path/to/document.docx")
    print(result.text)      # all paragraphs joined as plain text

asyncio.run(main())
```

## When this skill is used

- Source path ends with `.docx`
- User intent contains: `word document`, `docx`