document-format-skills MCP — Use Cases, Install & Live Demo

Why use it

Key features

GB/T 9704-2012 official document preset
Academic paper preset
Legal document preset
Mixed Chinese/English punctuation auto-fix
Font, indentation, line-spacing consistency check

Live Demo

What it looks like in practice

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Install

Pick your client

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "document-format-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/KaguraNanaga/document-format-skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/document-format-skills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config. Restart after saving.

~/.cursor/mcp.json · .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "document-format-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/KaguraNanaga/document-format-skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/document-format-skills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Cursor uses the same mcpServers schema as Claude Desktop. Project config wins over global.

VS Code → Cline → MCP Servers → Edit

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "document-format-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/KaguraNanaga/document-format-skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/document-format-skills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Click the MCP Servers icon in the Cline sidebar, then "Edit Configuration".

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "document-format-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/KaguraNanaga/document-format-skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/document-format-skills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Same shape as Claude Desktop. Restart Windsurf to pick up changes.

~/.continue/config.json

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "document-format-skill",
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/KaguraNanaga/document-format-skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/document-format-skills"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Continue uses an array of server objects rather than a map.

~/.config/zed/settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "document-format-skill": {
      "command": {
        "path": "git",
        "args": [
          "clone",
          "https://github.com/KaguraNanaga/document-format-skills",
          "~/.claude/skills/document-format-skills"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to context_servers. Zed hot-reloads on save.

claude mcp add document-format-skill -- git clone https://github.com/KaguraNanaga/document-format-skills ~/.claude/skills/document-format-skills

One-liner. Verify with claude mcp list. Remove with claude mcp remove.

Use Cases

Real-world ways to use document-format-skills

Format a government report to GB/T 9704-2012 standard

👤 Chinese government / SOE staff, secretaries ⏱ ~15 min beginner

When to use: You received a draft 公文 and need it to pass 公文处理 review.

Prerequisites

Python 3 + python-docx installed — pip install python-docx
Skill cloned — git clone https://github.com/KaguraNanaga/document-format-skills ~/.claude/skills/document-format-skills

Flow

Analyze first

分析 report.docx 的格式问题，按 GB/T 9704-2012 标准列出所有偏差。✓ Copied

→ A list of deviations grouped by category
Apply preset

按公文标准自动修复，保留原内容。输出到 report-fixed.docx。✓ Copied

→ New file generated, diff summary printed

Outcome: A report that passes internal formatting review without manual reformatting.

Pitfalls

Complex tables get re-rendered incorrectly — Review tables manually — the skill is conservative there

Combine with: filesystem

Clean punctuation and formatting in a Chinese academic paper

👤 Chinese-language graduate students and researchers ⏱ ~20 min beginner

When to use: Before submitting to a Chinese journal that enforces strict punctuation standards.

Flow

Punctuation pass

修正 paper.docx 中所有中英文标点混用问题，统一为中文全角标点。✓ Copied

→ Every （ and ， normalized
Apply academic preset

按学术论文标准应用格式预设。✓ Copied

→ Consistent heading, indent, spacing

Outcome: A submission-ready paper.

Pitfalls

Code blocks or English quotations get over-converted — Ask the skill to preserve English-only paragraphs — specify section ranges to exclude

Format a legal contract to Chinese legal document standard

👤 Paralegals, in-house counsel ⏱ ~10 min beginner

When to use: Drafting or cleaning up a Chinese contract.

Flow

Apply legal preset

按法律文书标准格式化合同草稿，统一条款编号、字体、行距。✓ Copied

→ Numbered clauses, consistent fonts

Outcome: Contract that matches firm formatting standards.

Combinations

Pair with other MCPs for X10 leverage

document-format-skill + filesystem

Batch-format every .docx in a folder

遍历 reports/ 下所有 .docx，全部按公文标准格式化，输出到 reports-fixed/。✓ Copied

Tools

What this MCP exposes

Tool	Inputs	When to call	Cost
analyze_format	path to .docx	Before applying any changes	0 — local
fix_punctuation	path, target (cn\|mixed)	Chinese/English punctuation unification	0
apply_preset	path, preset (gov\|academic\|legal)	After analysis, main transform	0

Cost & Limits

What this costs to run

API quota: None
Tokens per call: Minimal — the skill mostly drives a Python script
Monetary: Free
Tip: Run analyze_format once, then apply_preset — don't ask Claude to do the formatting by hand in tokens

Security

Permissions, secrets, blast radius

Credential storage: None

Data egress: None — fully local via python-docx

Always keep an untouched backup — transforms overwrite if same path is given.

Troubleshooting

Common errors and fixes

ModuleNotFoundError: python-docx

pip install python-docx

Verify: python -c 'import docx'

Tables misrender after formatting

Revert and run preset with tables excluded

Fonts missing on the final machine

Preset uses 宋体/仿宋/黑体 — install Chinese fonts on the system that opens the file

Verify: fc-list :lang=zh

Alternatives

document-format-skills vs others

Alternative	When to use it instead	Tradeoff
Manual Word styles	One-off doc, you already know Word well	No batch, easy to be inconsistent

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