AI Agent Skills for Office & PDF File API
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DevExpress AI Skills is a public repository of reusable agent skills for DevExpress products. Agent skills for the Office & PDF File API equip AI coding assistants with accurate knowledge of DevExpress APIs, namespaces, and usage patterns. These skills help AI tools generate correct, compile-ready code for document processing usage scenarios.
Agent skills for the Office & PDF File API are located in the skills folder of the DevExpress/agent-skills repository. Skills target AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, and JetBrains AI Assistant.
Available Skills
| AI Agent Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| Word Processing | Covers the Word Processing API: paragraphs, styles, tables, mail merge, and export. |
| Spreadsheet | Covers the Spreadsheet Document API: worksheets, cells, formulas, formatting, charts, pivot tables, import/export, and protection. |
| PDF Processing | Covers the new PDF Document API (DevExpress.Docs.Pdf) CTP: content, forms, annotations, and security. |
| Legacy PDF Processing | Covers the legacy PDF File API (PdfDocumentProcessor): content, forms, annotations, and security. |
| Presentation | Covers the Presentation API: slides, shapes, text, charts, export, and merge. |
| Barcode Generation | Covers the Barcode API for generating QR Code, Data Matrix, Code 128, Aztec, and other supported symbologies. |
| Excel Export (Streaming) | Covers the Excel Export Library (DevExpress.Export.Xl.XlExport) for streaming XLSX generation based on large datasets. |
| Zip Archive | Covers the ZIP Archive API: archival, extraction, encryption, and secure extraction policies. |
| AI-Powered Extensions | Covers AI-powered extensions that summarize, translate, or proofread documents. |
| Unit Conversion | Covers the Unit Conversion API for metric and imperial conversions across common unit families. |
Installation
- Open AI Agent Skills for DevExpress Office & PDF File API.
- Copy the required skill folders into your AI assistant’s skills directory.
- Enable agent mode in your IDE or AI tool.
- Start a conversation and ask a product-specific question.
Refer to the following readme for IDE-specific setup instructions: DevExpress AI Agent Skills (README).
When to Use AI Skills and When to Use MCP
Use DevExpress AI Skills together with the DevExpress MCP Server for best results. Skills supply curated task patterns and product-specific rules while the MCP Server adds live documentation lookup and version-sensitive details. DevExpress AI Skills and MCP Server complement each other.
Use AI Skills when:
- You need consistent API usage patterns
- You work without live documentation access
- You want the AI to follow curated DevExpress coding rules
Use MCP Server when:
- You need latest documentation updates
- You require version-specific API behavior
- You want direct lookup from DevExpress docs
Tip
Use a high-quality AI model for best results. Lower-tier models may ignore skill instructions or produce incomplete or outdated code.