Office Suite Skills

Comprehensive toolkit for creating, editing, and manipulating Microsoft Office documents and PDFs.

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| Task | Skill | Path | |------|-------|------| | Word documents (.docx) | docx | ./docx/SKILL.md | | PDF forms & manipulation | pdf | ./pdf/SKILL.md | | PowerPoint presentations | pptx | ./pptx/SKILL.md | | Excel spreadsheets | xlsx | ./xlsx/SKILL.md |

When to Use Each

PDF (./pdf/SKILL.md)

• Extract text or tables from PDFs
• Fill out PDF forms (invoices, applications)
• Merge/split PDF files
• OCR scanned documents
• Add watermarks or passwords

DOCX (./docx/SKILL.md)

• Create professional Word documents
• Work with tracked changes and comments
• Generate reports, letters, memos
• Insert images and tables
• Convert between formats

PPTX (./pptx/SKILL.md)

• Create slide decks from scratch
• Edit existing presentations
• Add charts, images, animations
• Build pitch decks and proposals

XLSX (./xlsx/SKILL.md)

• Create spreadsheets with formulas
• Build financial models and budgets
• Extract data from Excel files
• Recalculate and validate spreadsheets

Shared Utilities

The shared/office/ directory contains Python utilities used across all Office formats:

• pack.py - Repack XML into Office format
• unpack.py - Unpack Office file to XML
• validate.py - Validate Office document structure
• soffice.py - LibreOffice automation wrapper

Dependencies

# Python libraries
pip install pypdf pdfplumber reportlab python-docx openpyxl

# Node libraries (for document creation)
npm install -g docx pptxgenjs

# System tools (optional but recommended)
brew install poppler qpdf libreoffice

VULKN-Specific Notes

For Mexican SMB invoices (CFDI/Facturapi):

• Use PDF skill to extract data from received invoices
• Use DOCX skill to generate professional quotes and contracts
• Use XLSX skill for financial reporting

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Adapted from Anthropic's Claude Cowork skills, Feb 2026