audit-extract

What problem does it solve?

This Skill addresses the challenge of extracting and structuring footnote data from DOCX documents, including preserving formatting and resolving cross-references, which is crucial for legal and academic citation management.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Footnote Extraction: Parses DOCX files to extract all footnotes.
• Formatting Preservation: Retains inline formatting (italic, bold, small caps) within extracted footnotes.
• URL Archiving: Extracts all URLs found within footnotes for an inventory.
• Citation Registry: Builds a mapping of hereinafter definitions and author-to-first-cite references.
• Cross-reference Resolution: Identifies and resolves supra note [_] placeholders.
• Use Case: Legal professionals can use this to automatically process lengthy legal briefs, ensuring all citations and references are correctly extracted and formatted for audit.

Quick Start

Run the extract_footnotes.py script with the path to your DOCX file to begin the extraction process.