MD To DOCX Agent Skill
Convert Markdown files to professionally formatted Word (.docx) documents with embedded PNG images — pure JavaScript, no external tools required
Install
one command, takes just this skill from the repositorynpx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill md-to-docxWhat comes with it
14 895 bytes besides the instructionThe instruction itself
7 sections, as written by the authorMarkdown to Word (.docx) Skill
Convert Markdown (.md) files into professionally formatted Word (.docx) documents with embedded PNG images. Uses pure JavaScript via the docx and marked npm packages — no Pandoc, LibreOffice, or any native binary required.
How to Convert
# Install dependencies (one-time, from the scripts folder)
cd skills/md-to-docx/scripts && npm install
# Convert (run from workspace root)
node skills/md-to-docx/scripts/md-to-docx.mjs <input.md> [output.docx]
If output.docx is omitted, it defaults to <input-basename>.docx in the current directory.
Skill Folder Contents
| File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| SKILL.md | This instruction file |
| scripts/md-to-docx.mjs | Node.js Markdown-to-Word converter |
| scripts/package.json | Dependencies (docx, marked) |
Prerequisites
| Requirement | Version | Notes |
|-------------|---------|-------|
| Node.js | 18+ | Required runtime |
| docx | 9+ | Pure JS Word document generator |
| marked | 15+ | Markdown parser |
No native binaries. No system-level installs. Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Features
The converter:
- Extracts YAML front-matter — uses
title,date,version,audiencefor the title page - Generates a title page — with project name, subtitle, date, version, and audience
- Generates a table of contents — built from H1-H3 headings
- Embeds PNG images — resolves
!altreferences relative to the input.mdfile, reads the PNG, and embeds it inline in the Word document - Styled output — Calibri font, colored headings (
#1F3864), styled tables with alternating row colors, code blocks in Consolas - Handles all Markdown elements — headings, paragraphs, tables, code blocks, lists, images, links, horizontal rules
Image Embedding
The converter automatically embeds PNG images referenced in the Markdown:
The image path is resolved relative to the input Markdown file. The PNG is read, dimensions are extracted from the PNG header, and the image is scaled to fit within 6 inches width while preserving aspect ratio.
If an image file is not found, a placeholder [Image not found: <path>] is inserted.
Front-Matter Format
---
title: Project Name — Project Summary
date: 2025-01-15
version: 1.0
audience: Engineering Team, Architects, Stakeholders
---
The title is split on — or – into main title and subtitle for the title page.
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How to use it
Take github/md-to-docx from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal
use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.
The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the
same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.
The instructions reference npm.
Without those the skill loads but fails at the first command.