How do I install the Documentation skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/documentation-76 in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Documentation skill do?

Create Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and Runbooks for operational documentation. Use when this capability is needed. It is listed under Docs & Writing on SkillMD.

Is Documentation safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Documentation?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Documentation free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Documentation?

tomevault-io (@tomevault-io) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Documentation by tomevault-io — Agent Skill

Name: Documentation
Author: tomevault-io

File contents

AI-consumed reference. Optimized for Claude to read during execution. Human-readable explanation: see docs/architecture/HIERARCHICAL_PLANNING.md or docs/getting-started/ depending on topic.

Documentation (ADR & Runbook)

When to Create

ADR: Technology choices, architectural changes, new patterns, deprecations
Runbook: Service deployment, common ops tasks, incident response

ADR Template

# ADR-[N]: [TITLE]
**Status:** Proposed | Accepted | Deprecated | Superseded by ADR-X
**Date:** YYYY-MM-DD

## Context — ## Decision — ## Options Considered — ## Consequences

Location: docs/adr/ADR-NNN-description.md. Keep immutable — supersede, don't edit.

Runbook Template

# Runbook: [Service]
**Owner:** [Team] | **On-Call:** [Contact]

## Prerequisites — ## Common Operations — ## Troubleshooting — ## Alerts & Escalation

Location: docs/runbooks/service-name.md. Test commands before documenting.

Principles

ADR: clear problem, options evaluated, consequences documented
Runbook: commands copy-paste-ready, escalation path defined

Source: nguyenthienthanh/aura-frog — distributed by TomeVault.

Frequently asked questions

Documentation