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Update Docs by dmzoneill — Agent Skill

Name: Update Docs
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: dmzoneill

Update Docs

Check and update repository documentation before creating PRs/MRs. Scans for outdated docs, mermaid diagrams, README, API docs. Only runs for repos with docs.enabled=true in config.json. Use when user says "update docs", "check documentation".

dmzoneill Updated Sep 10, 2026

File contents

Update Docs - Documentation Check

Check and update repository documentation before PRs/MRs.

Inputs

Input	Type	Default	Purpose
`repo`	string	cwd	Repository path
`repo_name`	string	-	Config key (e.g. automation-analytics-backend)
`issue_key`	string	-	Jira key for commit message
`auto_commit`	bool	false	Auto-commit doc updates
`check_only`	bool	false	Only check, don't suggest updates

Persona

persona_load("developer") — git, knowledge tools

Workflow

1. Load Persona

persona_load("developer")

2. Knowledge

knowledge_query(project="automation-analytics-backend", persona="developer", section="patterns") — doc-related patterns
check_known_issues("documentation", ""), check_known_issues("readme", "")

3. Resolve Repo

Use resolve_repo() or config: repositories → path, docs.enabled, docs.path, readme, api_docs, diagrams
If docs.enabled false: skip with message "Documentation checks not enabled"

4. Get Changed Files

git_diff(repo=path, base=f"origin/{default_branch}...HEAD") or git_log + git_diff
Categorize: python, api, models, config, docs

5. Check README

Read README.md; if api/model/config changed, suggest "review API/Models/Config section"
Check broken links (relative paths)

6. Check API Docs

If api_docs path and api files changed: suggest "update API documentation"

7. Check Mermaid Diagrams

If diagrams patterns and architecture files changed: suggest "review mermaid diagrams"

8. Compile & Report

Merge issues and suggestions
Output: doc_summary (issues, suggestions, needs_attention)

9. Optional Commit

If auto_commit and changes: git_add, git_commit with issue_key format

10. Log

memory_session_log("Checked docs for X", "N issues, M suggestions")

MCP Tools

git_status, git_diff, git_log, git_add, git_commit
knowledge_query

---name: update-docsdescription: Check and update repository documentation before creating PRs/MRs. Scans for outdated docs, mermaid diagrams, README, API docs. Only runs for repos with docs.enabled=true in config.json. Use when user says "update docs", "check documentation".---# Update Docs - Documentation CheckCheck and update repository documentation before PRs/MRs.## Inputs| Input | Type | Default | Purpose ||-------|------|---------|---------|| `repo` | string | cwd | Repository path || `repo_name` | string | - | Config key (e.g. automation-analytics-backend) || `issue_key` | string | - | Jira key for commit message || `auto_commit` | bool | false | Auto-commit doc updates || `check_only` | bool | false | Only check, don't suggest updates |## Persona- `persona_load("developer")` — git, knowledge tools## Workflow### 1. Load Persona- `persona_load("developer")`### 2. Knowledge- `knowledge_query(project="automation-analytics-backend", persona="developer", section="patterns")` — doc-related patterns- `check_known_issues("documentation", "")`, `check_known_issues("readme", "")`### 3. Resolve Repo- Use `resolve_repo()` or config: `repositories` → path, `docs.enabled`, `docs.path`, `readme`, `api_docs`, `diagrams`- If `docs.enabled` false: skip with message "Documentation checks not enabled"### 4. Get Changed Files- `git_diff(repo=path, base=f"origin/{default_branch}...HEAD")` or `git_log` + `git_diff`- Categorize: python, api, models, config, docs### 5. Check README- Read `README.md`; if api/model/config changed, suggest "review API/Models/Config section"- Check broken links (relative paths)### 6. Check API Docs- If `api_docs` path and api files changed: suggest "update API documentation"### 7. Check Mermaid Diagrams- If `diagrams` patterns and architecture files changed: suggest "review mermaid diagrams"### 8. Compile & Report- Merge issues and suggestions- Output: doc_summary (issues, suggestions, needs_attention)### 9. Optional Commit- If `auto_commit` and changes: `git_add`, `git_commit` with issue_key format### 10. Log- `memory_session_log("Checked docs for X", "N issues, M suggestions")`## MCP Tools- `git_status`, `git_diff`, `git_log`, `git_add`, `git_commit`- `knowledge_query`

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