Docx Read Fallback
Use run_shell with python-docx as reliable fallback when read_file fails on .docx files
Install
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Security review
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- ✓ Prompt-injection patterns
- ✓ Secret / credential exfiltration
- ✓ Dangerous shell & filesystem operations
- ✓ Untrusted network calls
- ✓ Known-malicious package signatures
What it can access
- ✓ Network access No
- ✓ Filesystem access No
- ✓ Shell / process execution No
- ✓ Environment & secrets No
- ✓ Dynamic code execution No
From automated source analysis of v0.1.0. “Used” means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it’s unsafe.
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Declared compatibility
Compatibility is declared by the source manifest. End-to-end runtime verification is coming, see below.
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DOCX Read Fallback
When read_file or execute_code_sandbox fails to read .docx files, use run_shell with python-docx as a reliable workaround.
When to Use
read_filefails, times out, or returns errors on.docxfilesexecute_code_sandboxattempts to read the docx fail- You need to extract text content from a Word document
- Multiple standard approaches have been exhausted
How to Use
Basic Text Extraction
python -c "import docx; doc = docx.Document('path/to/file.docx'); print('\n'.join([p.text for p in doc.paragraphs]))"Using run_shell Tool
run_shell command="python -c \"import docx; doc = docx.Document('path/to/file.docx'); print('\n'.join([p.text for p in doc.paragraphs]))\"" timeout=60Extract Paragraphs with Indices
python -c "import docx; doc = docx.Document('file.docx'); [print(f'P{i}: {p.text}') for i, p in enumerate(doc.paragraphs) if p.text.strip()]"Extract Tables
python -c "import docx; doc = docx.Document('file.docx'); [[print([[cell.text for cell in row.cells] for row in table.rows]) for table in doc.tables]]"Extract Headings (by style)
python -c "import docx; doc = docx.Document('file.docx'); [print(p.text) for p in doc.paragraphs if p.style.name.startswith('Heading')]"Prerequisites
Ensure python-docx is available:
python -c "import docx; print('docx available')"If not installed:
pip install python-docxTips
- Use absolute paths to avoid working directory issues
- Set appropriate
timeout(30-60 seconds for large documents) - Escape quotes properly when embedding in shell commands
- For large documents, extract content in chunks or filter by paragraph index
- This approach bypasses file type detection issues in read_file
Example Workflow
- Try
read_fileon the .docx file - If it fails, verify python-docx availability
- Use
run_shellwith the python-docx extraction command - Parse the stdout to get document content
- Proceed with your analysis using the extracted text
Source & license
This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.
- Author: HKUDS
- Source: HKUDS/OpenSpace
- License: MIT
Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.
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Versions
- v0.1.0 Imported from the upstream source.