doc-processor

SkillFiles & storage

Generate and parse office documents — PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, CSV. Use when creating reports, exporting tabular data, or processing uploaded office files. NOT for project documentation (use docs).

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The instructions your AI receives, as published by rune-kit/rune in skills/doc-processor/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Purpose

Document format utility. Generates and parses office documents (PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, CSV). Pure utility — no business logic, just format handling. Other skills call doc-processor when they need to produce or consume structured documents.

Triggers

  • Called by docs when export to PDF/DOCX is requested
  • Called by marketing for generating PDF reports, PPTX presentations
  • Called by Rune Pro packs for business document generation
  • /rune doc-processor generate <format> <source> — manual document generation
  • /rune doc-processor parse <file> — manual document parsing

Calls (outbound)

None — pure L3 utility. Receives content, produces formatted output.

Called By (inbound)

  • docs (L2): export documentation to PDF/DOCX
  • marketing (L2): generate PDF reports, PPTX pitch decks
  • Rune Pro packs: business document generation (invoices, proposals, reports)
  • User: /rune doc-processor direct invocation

Format Reference

Supported Formats

FormatGenerateParseNode.js LibraryPython Library
PDFYesYes (via the runtime's document/PDF reader)jsPDF, Puppeteer (HTML→PDF)reportlab, weasyprint
DOCXYesYesdocx (officegen)python-docx
XLSXYesYesExcelJSopenpyxl
PPTXYesYespptxgenjspython-pptx
CSVYesYesBuilt-in (fs + string ops)Built-in (csv module)
HTMLYesYesBuilt-inBuilt-in

Library Selection

Detect project language from context:

  • If Node.js project → use Node.js libraries
  • If Python project → use Python libraries
  • If unclear → default to Node.js (wider ecosystem)
  • For HTML→PDF → prefer Puppeteer (best fidelity) or weasyprint (Python)

Executable Steps

Generate Mode

Step 1 — Determine Format and Template

Identify:

  • Target format (PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, CSV)
  • Content source (markdown, data object, template + data)
  • Styling requirements (brand colors, fonts, layout)
  • Output path
Step 2 — Select Generation Strategy
SourceTargetStrategy
Markdown → PDFHTML intermediateRender MD → HTML → Puppeteer → PDF
Markdown → DOCXDirect conversionParse MD → docx library → DOCX
Data → XLSXDirect writeMap data to sheets/cells → ExcelJS
Slides → PPTXTemplate + dataBuild slides from content → pptxgenjs
Data → CSVDirect writeSerialize rows → CSV string → file
Any → HTMLDirect renderTemplate engine → HTML file
Step 3 — Generate Code

Produce the generation script:

PDF from Markdown:

// Strategy: Markdown → HTML → Puppeteer → PDF
const puppeteer = require('puppeteer');
const { marked } = require('marked');

async function generatePDF(markdownContent, outputPath, options = {}) {
  const html = `
    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
    <head><style>${options.css || defaultCSS}</style></head>
    <body>${marked(markdownContent)}</body>
    </html>
  `;
  const browser = await puppeteer.launch();
  const page = await browser.newPage();
  await page.setContent(html, { waitUntil: 'networkidle0' });
  await page.pdf({ path: outputPath, format: 'A4', margin: { top: '1in', bottom: '1in', left: '1in', right: '1in' } });
  await browser.close();
}

XLSX from Data:

const ExcelJS = require('exceljs');

async function generateXLSX(data, outputPath, options = {}) {
  const workbook = new ExcelJS.Workbook();
  const sheet = workbook.addWorksheet(options.sheetName || 'Sheet1');
  if (data.length > 0) {
    sheet.columns = Object.keys(data[0]).map(key => ({ header: key, key, width: 20 }));
    data.forEach(row => sheet.addRow(row));
    // Style header row
    sheet.getRow(1).font = { bold: true };
    sheet.getRow(1).fill = { type: 'pattern', pattern: 'solid', fgColor: { argb: 'FFE0E0E0' } };
  }
  await workbook.xlsx.writeFile(outputPath);
}

PPTX from Slides:

const PptxGenJS = require('pptxgenjs');

function generatePPTX(slides, outputPath, options = {}) {
  const pptx = new PptxGenJS();
  pptx.author = options.author || 'Generated by Rune';
  slides.forEach(slide => {
    const s = pptx.addSlide();
    if (slide.title) s.addText(slide.title, { x: 0.5, y: 0.5, fontSize: 28, bold: true });
    if (slide.body) s.addText(slide.body, { x: 0.5, y: 1.5, fontSize: 16 });
    if (slide.bullets) s.addText(slide.bullets.map(b => ({ text: b, options: { bullet: true } })), { x: 0.5, y: 1.5, fontSize: 16 });
  });
  return pptx.writeFile({ fileName: outputPath });
}
Step 4 — Execute and Verify

Run the generation script. Verify:

  • Output file exists and is non-empty
  • File can be opened (basic format validation)
  • Content matches expected structure

Parse Mode

Step 1 — Detect Format

Identify file format from extension and MIME type.

Step 2 — Extract Content
FormatExtraction Strategy
PDFUse the runtime's native document/PDF reader when available; otherwise use a supported PDF parsing library
DOCXdocx library → extract text, tables, images
XLSXExcelJS → extract sheets, rows, formulas
PPTXpptxgenjs → extract slides, text, notes
CSVBuilt-in parser → structured data
Step 3 — Structure Output

Return parsed content as structured data:

{
  "format": "xlsx",
  "sheets": [
    {
      "name": "Sheet1",
      "headers": ["Name", "Email", "Role"],
      "rows": [["Alice", "alice@co.com", "Engineer"], ...],
      "rowCount": 100
    }
  ]
}

Output Format

Generate Mode Output

  • Generated document file at specified output path
  • Verification report: file exists, non-empty, format valid
Document Generated:
- Format: [PDF/DOCX/XLSX/PPTX/CSV]
- Path: [output file path]
- Size: [file size]
- Strategy: [e.g., Markdown → HTML → Puppeteer → PDF]
- Status: verified ✓

Parse Mode Output

Structured JSON returned to calling skill:

{
  "format": "xlsx",
  "metadata": { "author": "...", "created": "..." },
  "content": {
    "sheets": [
      {
        "name": "Sheet1",
        "headers": ["Col1", "Col2"],
        "rows": [["val1", "val2"]],
        "rowCount": 100
      }
    ]
  }
}

Format-specific fields: sheets (XLSX), pages (PDF/DOCX), slides (PPTX), rows (CSV).

Constraints

  1. MUST verify output file exists and is non-empty after generation
  2. MUST handle missing libraries gracefully — suggest npm install / pip install if not found
  3. MUST NOT embed secrets or sensitive data in generated documents
  4. MUST preserve formatting fidelity — generated docs should look professional
  5. Parse mode MUST handle malformed files gracefully — report errors, don't crash
  6. MUST use appropriate library for each format — don't force one library for all formats

Sharp Edges

Failure ModeSeverityMitigation
Library not installed in projectHIGHCheck package.json/requirements.txt, suggest install command
PDF generation fails without headless browserHIGHPuppeteer needs chromium — suggest alternative (jsPDF) if unavailable
XLSX with formulas not evaluatedMEDIUMUse ExcelJS formula support, warn if complex formulas
Large file generation runs out of memoryMEDIUMStream large datasets instead of loading all at once
Generated file is empty or corruptHIGHStep 4 verification catches this — retry or report

Done When

Generate Mode

  • Target format and source identified
  • Generation strategy selected
  • Code produced and executed
  • Output file verified (exists, non-empty, valid format)

Parse Mode

  • File format detected
  • Content extracted to structured data
  • Output returned in consistent JSON format

Cost Profile

~1000-3000 tokens input, ~500-2000 tokens output. Sonnet — document processing requires understanding format libraries and generating correct code, but not deep reasoning.

Signals

GitHub stars
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Forks
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Last commit
Aug 2026
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Catalog kind
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Gateway key
doc-processor-rune-kit
Source
github.com/rune-kit/rune