Phase 0 · Fidelity spike

Amendment Toolkit

Connecting to Word…
Spike build. It modifies the open document. Test on disposable copies only — Ctrl+Z can't undo add-in edits (the pane has its own Revert button instead).

1 · Read-only checks

Reports format (Flat OPC?), parts list, numbering availability, and revision counts. Start here.

2 · Round-trip test

Reads the document, writes the identical OOXML back, then compares before/after stats. Content should be untouched. (Track Changes is switched off for the write and restored after, if needed.)

3 · Try conversion ①

Track Changes is handled automatically: the pane switches it off for the write and restores it afterwards, so results stay plain formatting. Office add-ins can't use Ctrl+Z — “Revert” undoes the last whole-document conversion for this session.

4 · Download snapshots

Save these and diff them offline — they tell us exactly what Word does to the XML during a round trip.

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