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Make the office file

Anthropic's PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and spreadsheet skills, and the gap between the mirrored SKILL.md and the scripts that stay upstream.

Type
Use case
Author
AgentSkillClub
License
CC0-1.0
Status
Club note
Listed
2026-11-07
Before you use it. A club note is a reading order, not a product. Follow the license and the caution on each tool it links to.

Original AgentSkillClub write-up, released CC0-1.0. It is not an upstream project. Every tool it names is a separate open-source item in this catalog and keeps its own license.

When this is the job

The output is a PDF, a Word document, a deck, or a spreadsheet. Anthropic publishes these four as Apache-2.0 skills in anthropics/skills, and this site mirrors each SKILL.md plus that directory's LICENSE.txt.

Before you run one

The skill text calls scripts that are not in the mirror. Open the source folder and read those scripts. A skill that fills a PDF or builds a workbook is still code.

How they differ

  • PDF reads, merges, splits, fills forms, and creates PDFs.
  • Word documents targets .docx and .dotx.
  • PowerPoint targets .pptx and .potx.
  • Spreadsheets targets .xlsx, .xlsm, .csv, and .tsv.

Theme factory and canvas design sit next to this set when the file also has to look like a designed artifact. They are separate skills.

Tools in this note

Skill

PDF

Reads, creates, merges, splits, fills, and encrypts PDF files, including forms and extracted text or tables.

Apache-2.0Anthropic

Skill

Word documents

Creates, reads, and edits Word documents (.docx) and templates (.dotx), including professional formatting.

Apache-2.0Anthropic

Skill

PowerPoint

Creates, reads, and edits PowerPoint decks (.pptx) and templates (.potx).

Apache-2.0Anthropic

Skill

Spreadsheets

Reads, edits, and creates spreadsheets (.xlsx, .xlsm, .csv, and .tsv), including formulas, formatting, and charts.

Apache-2.0Anthropic

Questions

What license covers Make the office file?

The catalog records this as CC0-1.0. Original AgentSkillClub write-up, released CC0-1.0. It is not an upstream project. Every tool it names is a separate open-source item in this catalog and keeps its own license.

Is a raw file mirrored here?

The note itself is original text on this site, released CC0. It does not mirror the tools it mentions.

What should I check first?

A club note is a reading order, not a product. Follow the license and the caution on each tool it links to.