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documentation

Helps your agent create technical documentation. It can write README files, code comments, and API documentation. It's useful for keeping code organized and understandable.

What it does

This tool helps create various types of documentation for software projects, such as manuals, code descriptions, and usage guides. It organizes the writing process and ensures everything is clear and complete.

When to use it

  • ✓When you need to create documentation for a new project.
  • ✓When writing descriptions of how an API works.
  • ✓To explain the internal workings of code.

Example of what to ask your AI

“Create complete documentation for my project, including README, API guides, and code comments.”

Want more? Open the sections below.

How to use

The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.

Skill link

https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/blob/main/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/documentation/SKILL.md

Ready-to-paste message

Use this skill to help me: https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/blob/main/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/documentation/SKILL.md Read the SKILL.md file at that link and follow its instructions for my task.
How it works

The tool works by breaking down the job into steps, like planning the structure, documenting the API, explaining the code, and creating manuals. It uses other smaller tools for each specific task.

Installation

Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.

In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:

npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill documentation

Or download just the file:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/main/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/documentation/SKILL.md -o SKILL.md
Technical content (original SKILL.md)

Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.

Documentation Workflow Bundle

Overview

Comprehensive documentation workflow for generating API documentation, architecture documentation, README files, code comments, and technical content from codebases.

When to Use This Workflow

Use this workflow when:

  • Creating project documentation
  • Generating API documentation
  • Writing architecture docs
  • Documenting code
  • Creating user guides
  • Maintaining wikis

Scope

Select only the phases needed for the request; this bundle does not authorize every referenced skill or external publication. Verify each ID and local prerequisites before invocation. Preserve existing docs, distinguish proposed from accepted decisions, keep private data out of public examples, and run the project's actual documentation checks.

Workflow Phases

Phase 1: Documentation Planning

Skills to Invoke

  • docs-architect - Documentation architecture
  • documentation-templates - Documentation templates

Actions

  1. Identify documentation needs
  2. Choose documentation tools
  3. Plan documentation structure
  4. Define style guidelines
  5. Set up documentation site

Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @docs-architect to plan documentation structure
Use @documentation-templates to set up documentation

Phase 2: API Documentation

Skills to Invoke

  • api-documenter - API documentation
  • api-documentation-generator - Auto-generation
  • openapi-spec-generation - OpenAPI specs

Actions

  1. Extract API endpoints
  2. Generate OpenAPI specs
  3. Create API reference
  4. Add usage examples
  5. Set up auto-generation

Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @api-documenter to generate API documentation
Use @openapi-spec-generation to create OpenAPI specs

Phase 3: Architecture Documentation

Skills to Invoke

  • c4-architecture-c4-architecture - C4 architecture
  • c4-context - Context diagrams
  • c4-container - Container diagrams
  • c4-component - Component diagrams
  • c4-code - Code diagrams
  • mermaid-expert - Mermaid diagrams

Actions

  1. Create C4 diagrams
  2. Document architecture
  3. Generate sequence diagrams
  4. Document data flows
  5. Create deployment docs

Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @c4-architecture-c4-architecture to create C4 diagrams
Use @mermaid-expert to create architecture diagrams

Phase 4: Code Documentation

Skills to Invoke

  • code-documentation-code-explain - Code explanation
  • code-documentation-doc-generate - Doc generation
  • documentation-generation-doc-generate - Auto-generation

Actions

  1. Extract code comments
  2. Generate JSDoc/TSDoc
  3. Create type documentation
  4. Document functions
  5. Add usage examples

Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @code-documentation-code-explain to explain code
Use @code-documentation-doc-generate to generate docs

Phase 5: README and Getting Started

Skills to Invoke

  • readme - README generation
  • environment-setup-guide - Setup guides
  • tutorial-engineer - Tutorial creation

Actions

  1. Create README
  2. Write getting started guide
  3. Document installation
  4. Add usage examples
  5. Create troubleshooting guide

Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @readme to create project README
Use @tutorial-engineer to create tutorials

Phase 6: Wiki and Knowledge Base

Skills to Invoke

  • wiki-architect - Wiki architecture
  • wiki-page-writer - Wiki pages
  • wiki-onboarding - Onboarding docs
  • wiki-qa - Wiki Q&A
  • wiki-researcher - Wiki research
  • wiki-vitepress - VitePress wiki

Actions

  1. Design wiki structure
  2. Create wiki pages
  3. Write onboarding guides
  4. Document processes
  5. Set up wiki site

Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @wiki-architect to design wiki structure
Use @wiki-page-writer to create wiki pages
Use @wiki-onboarding to create onboarding docs

Phase 7: Changelog and Release Notes

Skills to Invoke

  • changelog-automation - Changelog generation
  • wiki-changelog - Changelog from git

Actions

  1. Extract commit history
  2. Categorize changes
  3. Generate changelog
  4. Create release notes
  5. Prepare updates; publish only to the explicitly authorized destination

Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @changelog-automation to generate changelog
Use @wiki-changelog to create release notes

Phase 8: Documentation Maintenance

Skills to Invoke

  • doc-coauthoring - Collaborative writing
  • reference-builder - Reference docs

Actions

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FAQ

What are 'skills'?

Skills are like tools or mini-programs that the AI uses to perform specific tasks, such as generating documentation or explaining code.

What is a 'workflow bundle'?

It's a set of organized instructions and tools to accomplish a larger task, like creating all the documentation for a project.

Do I need to know how to code to use this?

No, the idea is that you can request documentation without needing to understand the technical details of programming.

Details

Original description by the author

Documentation generation workflow covering API docs, architecture docs, README files, code comments, and technical writing.

repo: sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills

Popularity

GitHub stars
48k
Ranking position
#2871
License
MIT
Updated
10/15/2026

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