Is the Bruce Doc Converter skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from bruc3van/bruce-doc-converter. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Bruce Doc Converter SkillProof Score?

9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install Bruce Doc Converter?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Bruce Doc Converter with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Bruce Doc Converter

Convert Word/Excel/PowerPoint/PDF to clean Markdown, and Markdown back to Word

by bruc3van · bruc3van/bruce-doc-converter

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 9.2/10
Tested: Jul 17, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · 5d74a30

Installed the bdc CLI (v0.2.1) and converted a real .docx and .xlsx live: got clean Markdown with proper heading levels, GFM tables and bullet lists in one command. The no-skill baseline on the same .docx returns binary ZIP garbage on a direct read, or forces you to unzip and hand-parse verbose word/document.xml where the table structure and list markers are lost. The SKILL.md's --help-json check, JSON output contract and supported-formats table all matched observed behavior.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 8/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What Bruce Doc Converter does

Wraps the `bdc` CLI so the agent can turn .docx, .xlsx, .pptx and .pdf files into AI-readable Markdown, or render Markdown (with Mermaid) into Word. Triggers when the user asks to convert, read, or analyze an uploaded Office/PDF document the model cannot open directly.

How to install Bruce Doc Converter

git clone https://github.com/bruc3van/bruce-doc-converter
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cd bruce-doc-converter && cp -r bruce-doc-converter-skill ~/.claude/skills/bruce-doc-converter

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Bruce Doc Converter

/bruce-doc-converter Convert Word/Excel/PowerPoint/PDF to clean Markdown, and Markdown back to Word

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

convert this Word report into clean Markdown for me
turn this uploaded PDF into readable text I can actually analyze
render my Markdown notes back into a proper Word document

Frequently asked questions

Is the Bruce Doc Converter skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from bruc3van/bruce-doc-converter. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Bruce Doc Converter work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 17, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Installed the bdc CLI (v0.2.1) and converted a real .docx and .xlsx live: got clean Markdown with proper heading levels, GFM tables and bullet lists in one command. The no-skill baseline on the same .docx returns binary ZIP garbage on a direct read, or forces you to unzip and hand-parse verbose word/document.xml where the table structure and list markers are lost. The SKILL.md's --help-json check, JSON output contract and supported-formats table all matched observed behavior.
What is the Bruce Doc Converter SkillProof Score?: 9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install Bruce Doc Converter?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Bruce Doc Converter with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.