Codex Office + PPT MCP Workflow Skills

Public Codex skills for working with Office-style document, spreadsheet, and presentation workflows.

This repository contains lightweight Codex skills, WPS/Word-focused MCP workflow notes, and a small stdio wrapper for Word/DOCX MCP servers. It helps agents use whatever Office-capable tools are available in their environment: WPS Office, local Microsoft Office, LibreOffice, Codex plugins, MCP servers, Google Workspace import tools, or structured file libraries.

This repository does not contain proprietary Office plugin code or a full MCP server implementation.

中文说明见 README.zh-CN.md.

Skills

| Skill | Use it for | |---|---| | office-document-workflow | Word/DOCX creation, editing, redlines, comments, formatting, document cleanup | | office-spreadsheet-workflow | Excel/XLSX, CSV, formulas, charts, dashboards, workbook validation | | ppt-presentation-workflow | PowerPoint/PPTX deck creation, redesign, editing, slide QA, speaker notes | | office-export-qa | Final export, compatibility checks, metadata/privacy cleanup, visual QA |

WPS + Word MCP Focus

In local use, the Word/DOCX MCP workflow performed especially well with WPS Office for .docx review and editing. This repository therefore includes:

wrappers/word_mcp_stdio_wrapper.py: a small wrapper that keeps FastMCP/stdio startup output from polluting the MCP protocol stream.
config/mcp-config.example.json: a placeholder config showing how to launch a Word MCP server through the wrapper.
docs/wps-word-mcp.md: setup and publishing notes.

This is the main practical improvement over a plain prompt-only Office workflow: it documents a tested WPS-friendly path and includes a wrapper that makes stdio MCP startup more reliable.

Why This Exists

Office MCP and plugin setups vary a lot by machine. Some users have local Office automation, some have Codex plugins, some have Google Drive integrations, and some only have local file libraries. These skills provide a stable workflow layer:

Ask the right setup questions.
Preserve source files.
Use structured APIs instead of fragile manual edits.
Render or inspect final artifacts when possible.
Keep final deliverables separate from scratch files.
Avoid uploading proprietary MCP or plugin internals.
Improve Word/DOCX MCP reliability through a clean stdio wrapper.

Installation

Clone or download this repository, then copy the skill folders into your Codex skills directory.

Windows PowerShell

.\install.ps1

Manual install:

$dest = "$env:USERPROFILE\.codex\skills"
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $dest
Copy-Item -Recurse .\office-* $dest
Copy-Item -Recurse .\ppt-* $dest

macOS or Linux

./install.sh

Manual install:

mkdir -p "${CODEX_HOME:-$HOME/.codex}/skills"
cp -R office-* ppt-* "${CODEX_HOME:-$HOME/.codex}/skills/"

Restart Codex after installation.

Example Prompts

Use office-document-workflow to create a polished DOCX report from these notes, then verify layout before delivery.

Use ppt-presentation-workflow to turn my thesis outline into a 15-slide defense deck with speaker notes.

Use office-spreadsheet-workflow to clean this CSV, build an XLSX dashboard, and check formulas before export.

Use office-export-qa to inspect this PPTX before I send it to my supervisor.

More examples are in examples/prompts.md.

What Is Not Included

This repository intentionally does not include:

OpenAI plugin source code.
Microsoft Office binaries.
Proprietary MCP server implementations.
API keys, credentials, or machine-specific configuration.
Cached files from ~/.codex/plugins.

It does include a small original wrapper script and placeholder configuration for Word/DOCX MCP stdio usage.

See docs/mcp-notes.md for safe publishing guidance.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE.

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