Document Tools

Convert, process, and create documents — Word, Excel, PDF, PowerPoint, images, and more

Craft Agent includes built-in tools for working with common document formats. Convert between formats, extract text, merge files, create reports, and process images — all from within your conversation.

Quick Reference

Tool	What it does	Formats
markitdown	Convert any document to Markdown	.docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .pdf, .html, .ipynb, and more
pdf-tool	Extract text, merge, split, get info	.pdf
xlsx-tool	Read, write, export spreadsheets	.xlsx, .csv
docx-tool	Create and edit Word documents	.docx
pptx-tool	Read and inspect presentations	.pptx
img-tool	Resize, convert, get metadata	.png, .jpg, .webp, .gif, .svg
doc-diff	Compare two documents	Any two files
ical-tool	Read and parse calendar files	.ics

Common Tasks

Convert a Document to Text

The most common operation — extract readable text from any document:

"Read this Word document and summarise it"
"What's in this Excel file?"
"Extract the text from this PDF"

The agent uses markitdown as a universal converter. It handles Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, PDFs, HTML files, and Jupyter notebooks — converting them all to readable Markdown.

Work with PDFs

"Merge these three PDFs into one"
"Extract pages 5-10 from this report"
"How many pages is this PDF?"

The pdf-tool can extract text, merge multiple PDFs, split pages, and get file information (page count, metadata, file size).

Process Spreadsheets

"Read the Sales sheet from this Excel file"
"Export this data to a new Excel file"
"Convert this CSV to Excel"

The xlsx-tool reads and writes Excel files, supports multiple sheets, and can export data to CSV.

Create Word Documents

"Create a Word document from this meeting summary"
"Turn this markdown into a .docx file"

The docx-tool creates Word documents from text or Markdown content, with support for titles, headings, and basic formatting.

Process Images

"Resize this image to 800px wide"
"Convert this PNG to JPEG"
"What are the dimensions of this image?"

The img-tool handles resizing, format conversion, and metadata extraction for common image formats.

Compare Documents

"What changed between these two versions of the contract?"
"Compare the old and new spec documents"

The doc-diff tool compares two documents and shows the differences — useful for reviewing revisions, contract changes, or spec updates.

Parse Calendar Files

"What events are in this .ics file?"
"Read my exported calendar"

The ical-tool parses .ics calendar files and extracts event details (title, date, time, location, attendees).

All document tools support --help for detailed usage information. If you’re curious about what a specific tool can do, just ask: “What can the pdf-tool do?”

What if the agent can't read a file directly?

If the agent encounters a binary file it can’t read natively (like .docx or .pptx), it automatically falls back to markitdown to convert the document to readable text. You don’t need to do anything — just ask the agent to read the file.

Where do created files go?

When the agent creates or converts documents, the output files are saved in the current working directory (or a path you specify). The agent will tell you the exact file path after creation.

Can I chain operations?

Absolutely. You can ask for multi-step workflows like “Read this PDF, extract the financial data, and create an Excel spreadsheet with just the quarterly revenue figures.” The agent will use multiple tools in sequence.