Capability Map

Current capabilities

Capability	Status	Interface	Boundary
File-kind detection	Implemented	CLI + Python API	Detects DOCX, DOC, PDF, and unknown types by extension
DOCX inspection	Implemented	CLI + Python API	Requires the word extra
DOCX text extraction	Implemented	CLI + Python API	Extracts paragraphs and table-cell text
PDF inspection	Implemented	CLI + Python API	Requires the pdf extra; encrypted content reports status only
PDF text extraction	Implemented	CLI + Python API	Does not run OCR; encrypted files must be decrypted first
Output protection	Implemented	CLI	Refuses overwrite by default and never overwrites the input
JSON metadata	Implemented	inspect --json	Intended for scripts and agents

Optional dependencies

• word

  python-docx and mammoth for Word documents.

• pdf

  pypdf and pdfplumber for PDF documents.

• ocr

  pdf2image and pytesseract prepare OCR dependencies; no OCR CLI exists yet.

• all

  Installs the common Word, PDF, and OCR dependency stack.

Planned capabilities

• Document-to-PDF, PDF-to-image, and OCR workflows.
• Structured chunking and summarization interfaces for agents.
• A fuller conversion path for legacy .doc files.

These are capability plans, not current CLI commands.

Out of scope

• An online document editor or collaborative editing service.
• A background daemon, Web API, or upload service.
• Breaking or bypassing document encryption.