Docs & Writing
Docs & writing agent skills turn AI agents into dependable technical writers: READMEs, API references, PDFs and Word documents, changelogs, and style-guide enforcement. Install one and your agent produces the same structure and tone every time it writes.
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live-neon Skill Skill Distiller ReferenceComplete skill compression documentation — all options, modes, and calibration details (~2,500 tokens).
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maggit Skill ApidocGenerate API documentation from code. Use when the user says /apidoc, asks to document an API, generate API docs, create endpoint documentation, or produce an OpenAPI/Swagger spec. Triggers: api doc, api documentation, endpoint docs, swagger, openapi, REST docs, API reference, document routes.
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maggit Skill ReadmeGenerate or update a README.md for a project. Use when the user says /readme, asks to create a README, update project documentation, or add a project overview. Triggers: readme, README, project docs, project documentation, getting started guide, how to use.
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maggit Skill StandupGenerate a standup report from recent git activity. Use when the user says /standup, asks for a standup update, daily summary, what they worked on yesterday, or a status report based on recent commits. Triggers: standup, daily update, what did I do, status report, yesterday's work, daily summary.
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maggit Skill TestcoverageAnalyze test coverage and identify gaps. Use when the user says /testcoverage, asks about test coverage, wants to improve coverage, find untested code, or reach a coverage target. Triggers: test coverage, coverage report, untested code, coverage gap, coverage target, uncovered lines, branch coverage.
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fmschulz Bundle Exploratory Data AnalysisInspect scientific data and generate a Markdown structure-and-quality report. Use when triaging tabular, array, sequence, HDF5, JSON, or raster files before downstream analysis.
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hutchic Skill Cross Reference MaintenanceMaintain cross-references between artifacts and documentation. Identify missing references, update existing references, validate reference integrity, and ensure all links are current. Use when maintaining reference integrity or updating references after changes.
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ewe-studios Bundle Learning DocumentationHow to document learnings in specification-specific locations with proper format
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kcenon Bundle DocumentationProvides documentation standards for README files, API references, code comments, changelogs, architecture docs, and project cleanup guidelines. Use when writing documentation, creating README files, documenting APIs, adding code comments, maintaining changelogs, or cleaning up project files.
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gannonh-kata-skills Bundle Kata Add IssueCapture an idea, task, or issue that surfaces during a Kata session as a structured issue for later work. This skill creates markdown issue files in the .planning/issues/open directory with relevant metadata and content extracted from the conversation. Triggers include "add issue", "capture issue", "new issue", "create issue", "log issue", "file issue", "add todo" (deprecated), "capture todo" (deprecated), "new todo" (deprecated).
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kcenon Bundle ResearchConduct structured research on any topic: web search, codebase analysis, and document synthesis into organized reports. Use when investigating technologies, analyzing alternatives, gathering reference materials, fact-checking claims, or producing technical documentation from research. Use this skill whenever the user asks to research, investigate, compare, or survey a topic.
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kcenon Skill Doc IndexGenerate document index files (manifest, bundles, graph, router) for project documentation. Creates docs/.index/ with searchable registry, feature-grouped bundles, cross-reference dependency graph, and query routing. Supports flat mode (generic projects, script-driven) and grouped mode (projects with doc_id frontmatter, Claude-curated).
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kcenon Skill Doc UpdateUpdate documentation files with an execution-first approach: read source, plan briefly, edit immediately, summarize changes, and commit. Use when updating docs, syncing documentation with code changes, or batch-editing markdown files.
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kcenon Bundle Doc ReviewComprehensive markdown document review - anchors, accuracy, SSOT, cross-references, and redundancy analysis.
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gannonh-kata-skills Bundle Kata Map CodebaseAnalyze an existing codebase with parallel mapper agents, creating codebase documentation, understanding brownfield projects, or mapping code structure. Triggers include "map codebase", "analyze codebase", "create project context", "document codebase", "understand code", and "codebase map".
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kcenon Bundle Soup InventoryMaintain a SOUP (Software Of Unknown Provenance) register for every third-party software item the project depends on. Discovers candidates from lockfiles (package-lock.json, go.sum, Cargo.lock, requirements.txt, pyproject.toml, pom.xml, packages.lock.json), enriches with human-supplied risk class and verification refs, validates against a license allow-list and the requirements catalogue, and emits a per-supplier report. Outputs docs/.index/soup.yaml plus docs/.index/soup.md. Subcommands: discover | enrich | validate | list | report. Bidirectional linking with traceability via the soup_ids[] field on requirement rows. Opt-in: no-op when no lockfile is detected and docs/.index/soup.yaml is absent. Atomic writes (*.tmp + rename); idempotent (records sorted by id). Implements IEC 62304 sections 5.3.3 (SOUP requirements) and 8.1.1 (configuration items).
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aussiegingersnap-cursor-skills Bundle DocumentationMaintain organized project documentation with metadata headers. Update existing docs before creating new ones. Use when writing or editing any project documentation.
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doubleslashse Bundle Session DocumentationDocumentation practices for capturing workshop outputs. Use when creating session records, idea inventories, decision logs, and action item trackers.
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paulpreibisch Skill Bmad Review Edge Case HunterWalk every branching path and boundary condition in content, report only unhandled edge cases. Orthogonal to adversarial review - method-driven not attitude-driven. Use when you need exhaustive edge-case analysis of code, specs, or diffs.
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paulpreibisch Skill Bmad Review Adversarial GeneralPerform a Cynical Review and produce a findings report. Use when the user requests a critical review of something
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nvidia-omniverse-ovrtx Skill Adding Doc SnippetsAdding new tested code snippets for documentation pages. Use when adding code examples to RST docs, creating new doc pages, or migrating inline code blocks to tested snippets.
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smallnest Skill SlidevCreate and edit presentation slides using Slidev framework when user requests slides, presentations, or deck modifications
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smallnest Bundle PDFComprehensive PDF manipulation toolkit for extracting text and tables, creating new PDFs, merging/splitting documents, and handling forms. When Claude needs to fill in a PDF form or programmatically process, generate, or analyze PDF documents at scale.
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aiagentwithdhruv Bundle Generate ReportGenerate weekly weather reports for Canada using Open-Meteo API (free, no API key required) and PDF generation. Use when user asks to create a weather report, generate Canada weather summary, or build weekly weather PDF.
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leeovery Skill Workflow Log BugCapture a bug report as a markdown file in the workflow inbox. Use when the user wants to log, note, or save a bug for later.
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leeovery Skill Workflow Log IdeaCapture an idea as a markdown file in the workflow inbox. Use when the user wants to log, note, or save an idea for later.
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leeovery Skill Workflow Log QuickfixCapture a quick-fix as a markdown file in the workflow inbox. Use when the user wants to log a trivially scoped mechanical change for later.
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tomeraberbach Bundle IssueWrite, fill in, or update a GitHub issue, including an upstream bug report with a minimal reproduction, and judge replies to it.
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joshuadavidthomas Bundle WritingGeneral prose doctrine for anything a human will read — clear, concrete, free of ready-made phrases. Use when writing or editing documentation, explanations, summaries, commit messages, reports, or any other prose.
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joshuadavidthomas Bundle DiataxisStructure, classify, and write documentation using the Diátaxis framework. Use when writing docs, README files, guides, tutorials, how-to guides, API references, or organizing documentation architecture. Also use when asked to improve documentation, restructure docs, decide what type of doc to write, or classify existing content. Covers tutorials, how-to guides, reference, and explanation.
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tomeraberbach Skill EditorializeDo an editorial review of a post or article and report findings ordered by importance.
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tomgranot Bundle Sandbox Self TestVerify the entire toolkit against a disposable HubSpot developer test account or sandbox that you bring: seed synthetic fixtures, run every scripted skill's read path, exercise end-to-end and API round-trip cases, produce a graded report, and tear everything down. Hard-refuses to run against production.
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stefaniuk Bundle Architecture DocsGenerate architecture documentation for a repository, producing structured artefacts from repository maps to C4 models and infrastructure diagrams.
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basher83 Skill Writing Hookify RulesGuidance for writing Hookify rules — markdown files with YAML frontmatter that define behavioral patterns and conversation automation hooks.
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basher83 Bundle Plugin SettingsDocuments the .claude/plugin-name.local.md pattern for storing user-configurable plugin settings and state using YAML frontmatter and markdown content.
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alekspetrov Bundle Nav InitInitialize Navigator documentation structure in a project. Auto-invokes when user says "Initialize Navigator", "Set up Navigator", "Create Navigator structure", or "Bootstrap Navigator".
Frequently asked questions
What are Docs & Writing agent skills?
Docs & writing agent skills turn AI agents into dependable technical writers: READMEs, API references, PDFs and Word documents, changelogs, and style-guide enforcement. Install one and your agent produces the same structure and tone every time it writes.
Which Docs & Writing skills are most installed?
Popular Docs & Writing skills on SkillMD right now include generate-report, Skill Distiller (Reference), apidoc. Rankings shift as installs change; sort this page by "Most installs" for the live list.
Do Docs & Writing skills work with Claude Code and Cursor?
Yes. Every skill here ships as a SKILL.md file, an open format that works in Claude Code, Claude.ai, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, and 60+ other agents. Install one with npx skillmds@latest add <owner>/<name>, or copy the file into your agent's skills directory.