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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ferroxlabs Bundle Build And Launch GameComplete workflow for building and shipping a video game from concept through prototype, art and audio production, core development, testing, and release. Covers game design documentation, rapid prototyping, iterative playtesting, and the discipline needed to actually ship a finished game. Use when the user wants to build and launch game or needs a structured multi-step process for this goal. Do NOT use when the request is a single-step task or requires professional advice beyond educational guidance.
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ferroxlabs Bundle Documentation As CodeTreating documentation as a first-class engineering artifact with docs-in-repo workflows, automated generation, living documentation, testing, and continuous publishing pipelines. Use when the user asks about documentation as code, documentation as code best practices, or needs guidance on documentation as code implementation. Do NOT use when the user needs a different specialized skill or is asking about an unrelated technology domain.
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ferroxlabs Bundle Error Message WritingCreates user-facing error messages that explain what happened, why it happened, and how to fix it, with error codes for support reference. Use when the user needs to write error messages, validation messages, warning text, or failure notifications for software. Do NOT use for API error documentation (use `api-documentation`), knowledge base articles (use `knowledge-base-article`), or bug reports.
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ferroxlabs Bundle Failure Mode AnalysisProduces a failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA-lite) with failure modes, effects, severity ratings, detection methods, and recommended actions using FMEA methodology. Use when the user asks to perform a failure mode analysis, identify what could go wrong in a process or product, create an FMEA, analyze potential failures before they happen, or prioritize which failures to prevent first. Do NOT use for general risk assessment (use risk-assessment), process flow documentation (use process-mapping), or incident post-mortems (requires incident response process).
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ferroxlabs Bundle Pet Health MonitoringGuides at-home health monitoring for dogs and cats covering normal versus abnormal indicators, weekly health check routines, and when to call the veterinarian. Produces a monitoring checklist and abnormality reference guide. Use when the user asks about at-home pet health checks, normal vital signs for dogs or cats, when to take a pet to the vet, or how to monitor a pet's health between veterinary visits. Do NOT use for diagnosing specific diseases, recommending medications or treatments, or replacing veterinary examination. This skill helps owners observe and report -- not diagnose or treat.
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ferroxlabs Bundle Presentation DesignerSynthesizes Assertion-Evidence design, Minto Pyramid Principle, PechaKucha format, Presentation Zen (Reynolds), and Resonate (Duarte) into The Slide Architecture System - a comprehensive framework for designing and delivering presentations that inform, persuade, and inspire. Use when the user asks about presentation designer, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of presentation designer or requires a different specialized skill.
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paulasilvatech Skill Documentation WriterCreate, review, and structure software documentation with the Diátaxis framework: tutorials, how-to guides, reference, and explanation. Use when the user asks for a Diátaxis documentation expert, a documentation outline, markdown docs, audience-focused docs, or help classifying documentation type.
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paulasilvatech Skill Bug Reproduction BriefTurn vague, intermittent, or environment-specific bug reports into minimal evidence-backed reproductions before diagnosis or repair. Use when a bug report is incomplete, mixed with an assumed cause, hard to reproduce, or needs observed failure, environment, expected/actual behavior, repeatability, and safe next hypothesis.
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paulasilvatech Skill Convert Plaintext To MdConvert plaintext or generic text documentation into well-structured Markdown while preserving source content and applying explicit instructions, documented options, or a converted guide file. Use when asked to convert a file to Markdown, finalize Markdown formatting, apply header patterns, use a guide document, or target GitHub, StackOverflow, VS Code, GitLab, or CommonMark rendering.
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paulasilvatech Skill Vscode Ext LocalizationLocalize VS Code extensions across package.json contributions, walkthrough markdown, and user-facing JavaScript/TypeScript strings using VS Code l10n conventions. Use when adding or updating localized settings, commands, menus, views, walkthroughs, messages, or string resources shown to extension users.
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paulasilvatech Skill Performance Review WriterDraft self-assessments, peer reviews, 360 reviews, upward feedback, annual reviews, mid-year reviews, and performance appraisals in the user's voice. Use when asked to write or improve review-cycle feedback using WorkIQ evidence, STAR examples, constructive tone, and markdown drafts saved under outputs/<year>/<month>/.
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paulasilvatech Skill Aspnet Minimal API OpenapiCreate or review ASP.NET Minimal API endpoints with typed results, DTO validation, endpoint groups, filters, ProblemDetails, and OpenAPI documentation. Use this skill when asked to add Minimal APIs, document endpoints with Swagger/OpenAPI, use .NET 9 built-in OpenAPI, or design request and response types.
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paulasilvatech Skill Readme Blueprint GeneratorGenerate a comprehensive README.md blueprint by analyzing repository documentation, .github/copilot files, copilot-instructions.md, architecture notes, technology stack, workflow, standards, tests, and exemplars. Use when asked to create or refresh a developer-focused README.
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paulasilvatech Skill Update Markdown File IndexUpdate a Markdown file with an index, list, or table of files from a specified folder, preserving existing document structure and relative links. Use when the user asks to index a folder in Markdown, refresh a file table, list docs or scripts in a README, or maintain a contents section from filesystem files.
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paulasilvatech Skill Openapi To Application CodeGenerate complete production-ready application code from an OpenAPI specification, including project structure, models, controllers, services, repositories, validation, error handling, tests, documentation, and environment files. Use this skill when the user asks to generate an application from an OpenAPI spec, scaffold an API server from OpenAPI, or turn an OpenAPI URL, file, or pasted spec into runnable code.
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paulasilvatech Skill Structured Autonomy GenerateGenerate implementation.md from a structured autonomy plan.md, including concrete steps, complete code blocks, file paths, verification checklists, and STOP & COMMIT boundaries. Use this skill when the user has plans/{feature-name}/plan.md and asks to produce implementation documentation for a PR plan.
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ferroxlabs Bundle Template Library BuilderBuilds a personal template library by identifying recurring document types, defining reusable structures, and creating fill-in-ready templates with variable placeholders. Use when the user wants to create templates for documents they write repeatedly, build a personal template collection, or standardize recurring written outputs. Do NOT use for enterprise template management systems, email template sequences (use `email-template-system`), or business process documentation (use business operations skills instead).
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ferroxlabs Bundle Build Open Source ProjectEnd-to-end workflow for launching a successful open source project from initial idea through repository setup, community building, and sustainable maintainership. Covers licensing, documentation, governance, funding, and the practices that separate abandoned repos from thriving communities. Use when the user wants to build open source project or needs a structured multi-step process for this goal. Do NOT use when the request is a single-step task or requires professional advice beyond educational guidance.
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ferroxlabs Bundle Family Tradition BuildingProvides frameworks for creating and sustaining meaningful family traditions across seasons, holidays, and milestones. Produces tradition design plans with implementation steps, adaptation guidelines for growing families, and documentation systems for preserving traditions. Use when the user asks about creating family traditions, establishing rituals, or building meaningful recurring family activities. Do NOT use for event planning logistics (use family event skills), cultural or religious ceremony design, or school tradition creation.
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ferroxlabs Bundle Legacy Code ArchaeologistExpertise in understanding unfamiliar and legacy codebases through reverse engineering, documentation recovery, behavior characterization, dependency mapping, safe refactoring techniques, and systematic knowledge extraction from undocumented systems. Use when the user asks about legacy code archaeologist, legacy code archaeologist best practices, or needs guidance on legacy code archaeologist implementation. Do NOT use when the user needs a different specialized skill or is asking about an unrelated technology domain.
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ferroxlabs Bundle Performance Review WriterPerformance review self-assessment guide covering achievement documentation using the CAR method, goal reflection, SMART goal setting, strength and development area framing, self-evaluation templates, 360 feedback preparation, and building a case for promotion. Use when the user asks about performance review writer, or needs help with performance review self-assessment guide covering achievement documentation using the car method, goal reflection, smart goal setting, strength and development area framing, self-evaluation templates, 360 feedback preparation, and building a case for promotion. Do NOT use when the request requires professional specialized advice or falls outside the scope of performance review writer.
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ferroxlabs Bundle Retrospective FacilitatorProduces a project retrospective session plan with a timed agenda, structured prompts for what went well and what to improve, and an action item template with owners and due dates. Delivers the complete facilitation guide for a personal or small-team retrospective. Use when the user asks about running a retrospective, reviewing a completed project, facilitating a lessons-learned session, or reflecting on what worked and what did not. Do NOT use for weekly reviews of ongoing work (use weekly-review), project status updates (use project-status-report), or enterprise team retrospectives at organizational scale (use business project-management skills).
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ferroxlabs Bundle Technical Proposal WriterExpert guide to technical proposal writing covering RFP analysis, compliance matrices, technical approach narratives, past performance documentation, pricing strategies, and review processes for winning competitive government and commercial proposals. Use when the user asks about technical proposal writer, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of technical proposal writer or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Bundle Understanding Lab ResultsTeaches how to read and understand the structure and format of common laboratory test reports including complete blood count, metabolic panels, and lipid panels. Explains what each test generally measures, how to read the report format, and what questions to ask your provider about results. Does NOT interpret individual results. Use when the user asks about understanding lab reports, what a CBC or metabolic panel measures, how to read lab result formats, or what questions to ask about their results. Do NOT use for interpreting specific lab values, diagnosing conditions from results, or making treatment recommendations based on lab numbers.
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ferroxlabs Bundle Work Presentation RescuerEmergency guide for improving work presentations quickly, covering visual hierarchy fixes, slide design principles, speaker notes, delivery techniques, and handling Q&A with confidence. Use when the user asks about work presentation rescuer, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of work presentation rescuer or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Bundle Async Communication MasterAsynchronous communication skills for remote teams covering documentation-first culture, written communication excellence, timezone coordination strategies, message formatting standards, reducing meeting dependency, and building effective async workflows. Use when the user asks about async communication master, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of async communication master or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Bundle Business Reporting CadenceDesigns a business reporting cadence with weekly, monthly, and quarterly report structures including audience, content, format, and distribution list for each. Produces report templates with section headings and chart placeholders. Use when the user asks to set up a reporting schedule, design recurring business reports, standardize report formats across teams, or define who gets what report and when. Do NOT use for dashboard design (use bi-dashboard-spec), individual KPI definition (use kpi-definition), or data storytelling for a one-time presentation (use data-storytelling).
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ferroxlabs Bundle Collection Valuation GuideProvides valuation methods, market reference sources, and pricing frameworks for collectible items. Covers market comparison analysis, auction result interpretation, price guide usage, dealer appraisal processes, and valuation documentation for personal, insurance, and sale purposes. Use when the user asks about determining the value of a collection, understanding collectible market prices, comparing valuation methods, or preparing a collection for sale or insurance documentation. Do NOT use for authenticating collectibles (use collectible-authentication-guide), cataloguing inventory (use collection-inventory-builder), financial investment advice on collectibles, or professional appraisals for legal proceedings.
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ferroxlabs Bundle Remote Onboarding DesignerDesign comprehensive remote onboarding programs that include buddy systems, self-serve documentation, structured 30-60-90 day plans, culture transfer mechanisms, and systematic ramp-up processes that help new hires succeed without in-person interaction Use when the user asks about remote onboarding designer, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of remote onboarding designer or requires a different specialized skill.
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ferroxlabs Bundle Accessible Document CreatorCreate accessible PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and email documents with proper structure, reading order, alternative text, and compliance with PDF/UA, WCAG, and Section 508 standards. Use when the user asks about accessible document creator, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of accessible document creator or requires a different specialized skill.
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plurigrid Bundle Bmorphism Ies EnvDocumentation and orchestration for the bmorphism/ies flox environment toolkit
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plurigrid Bundle Code DocumentationWriting effective code documentation - API docs, README files, inline comments, and technical guides. Use for documenting codebases, APIs, or writing developer guides.
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plurigrid Bundle Guidelines AdvisorComprehensive smart contract development advisor based on Trail of Bits' best practices. Analyzes codebase to generate documentation/specifications, review architecture, check upgradeability patterns, assess implementation quality, identify pitfalls, review dependencies, and evaluate testing. Provides actionable recommendations. (project, gitignored)
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plurigrid Bundle Interpreting Culture IndexUse when interpreting Culture Index surveys, CI profiles, behavioral assessments, or personality data. Supports individual interpretation, team composition (gas/brake/glue), burnout detection, profile comparison, hiring profiles, manager coaching, interview transcript analysis for trait prediction, candidate debrief, onboarding planning, and conflict mediation. Handles PDF vision or JSON input.
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plurigrid Bundle Tizen Certification CoordinatorOrchestrates Tizen certification workflow. Coordinates TCT test execution, compliance verification, and certification documentation.
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plurigrid Bundle Amp ContinueExport AMP threads as markdown and fork continuation paths. Use when managing AMP conversation threads, exporting thread history, or branching thread execution across skills.
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 build-and-launch-game, documentation-as-code, error-message-writing. 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.