# officecli

Enables Claude Code to build PPTX decks, DOCX files, XLSX spreadsheets, and reports locally through the OfficeCLI binary.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 109
- Author: officecli
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/officecli/officecli/tree/HEAD/plugins/officecli
- Updated: 2026-08-10
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/officecli

## What it does

The plugin exposes an OfficeCLI skill so Claude Code can handle Office documents on your local workstation. Claude produces the structured payload, while the local binary validates and renders the final document using `office.render`.

When creating spreadsheet-backed reports, the workflow executes `office.prepare` first so the text directly reflects the workbook numbers. Standalone picture requests use `office.generate` instead, as `office.render` handles documents exclusively.

Without a working local `officecli` binary and configured licensing, the plugin cannot run. Document generation stays on your local disk, while standalone images route through the OfficeCLI server provider.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install officecli@claude-community
```

## When to use it
- generate PPTX slide decks from natural-language prompts
- create DOCX briefs, memos, and proposals
- build structured XLSX worksheets
- generate narrative reports backed by workbook data
- produce standalone images via the OfficeCLI server route

## Example prompts
- Generate a project proposal document in docx format.
- Create a five-slide product overview presentation in pptx.
- Build a quarterly budget in xlsx and prepare a report from the figures.

## Source text · officecli · MIT

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# officecli Claude plugin

`officecli` is a Claude Code plugin that packages the OfficeCLI skill for Office document and standalone image workflows.

It is designed for requests such as:

- generating a `pptx` presentation from a natural-language prompt
- generating a `docx` document such as a memo, brief, or proposal
- generating a structured `xlsx` worksheet
- generating a workbook-backed `report`
- generating a standalone `img` through the OfficeCLI server image route
- converting or updating supported Office file workflows when OfficeCLI supports the task

## What the plugin does

The plugin adds the `officecli` skill to Claude Code so the agent can:

- check whether the local `officecli` binary supports the requested Office workflow
- prefer `officecli` for the final Office artifact path when support is available
- use the structured `officecli agent-bridge` flow for agent integrations
- let Claude Code produce the final structured payload itself, then call `office.render` so OfficeCLI only validates, assembles, and writes document files
- call `office.prepare` first for workbook-backed `report` generation so the narrative stays grounded in workbook data
- call `office.generate` for standalone `img` because `office.render` does not support image generation
- keep Office file generation on the local machine instead of using a hosted plugin backend

## Requirements and prerequisites

- Claude Code with plugin support
- local access to the `officecli` binary
- OfficeCLI generation and license configuration completed locally; standalone `img` requires license config and uses a server-controlled provider
- permission for Claude Code to invoke local commands on the same machine

## Installation source

This plugin is distributed through the OfficeCLI marketplace repository:

- `https://github.com/officecli/officecli`

## Basic verification

After installation, a user should be able to:

1. confirm the local binary exists with `officecli --version`
2. confirm local configuration is available with `officecli config status`
3. use the `officecli` skill from Claude Code for a supported Office document request through `capabilities/get -> office.prepare (if needed) -> office.render`, or a standalone image request through `office.generate`

## Scope and limitations

- this plugin is intended for local Office document workflows only
- it depends on a working local `officecli` installation
- it does not provide a hosted execution service
- it does not guarantee support for every possible Office transformation request
- the skill is expected to check support first and only route to OfficeCLI when the workflow appears supported

## Repository layout

- `skills/officecli/SKILL.md`

## Safety and execution model

- the plugin is a local skill wrapper, not a remote SaaS connector
- Office file generation is executed through the user's local `officecli` installation
- the skill is intended to help create local artifacts in `pptx`, `docx`, `xlsx`, `report`, and `img`
- the plugin does not expose a separate hosted API endpoint on behalf of the user
- for Codex / Claude-style agent flows, OfficeCLI is the renderer and file writer; the agent is expected to create the structured content payload
- standalone `img` requests are routed by the local CLI to the OfficeCLI server image provider
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