# Readme Generator

> Generate a professional GitHub README with status badges, visual overview infographic, Mermaid diagrams, artifact navigation, team information, and timeline summary. Use as the final documentation step after all artifacts are complete. Use when this capability is needed.

- Skill: `tomevault-io/readme-generator` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/readme-generator`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/readme-generator/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/readme-generator

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Generate `README.md` at the repository root using data from all completed artifacts.

## Process

1. Read all completed artifacts to extract summary data
2. Create status badges (shields.io format)
3. Embed infographic with dark mode support via `<picture>` element
4. Build Mermaid phase diagram
5. Create complete artifact index with links
6. Summarize team roles and milestones

## Required Sections

1. **Title + Badges**: Project name, status/duration/target/ROI badges
2. **One-line description** with key metric
3. **Infographic**: `<picture>` element with dark mode support referencing `.github/readme-infographic.svg`
4. **Problem**: 2-3 sentences with metrics table (Metric | Current | Target | Improvement)
5. **Approach**: Mermaid `graph LR` showing phases, color-coded
6. **Domain-Specific Key Section**: Top items table relevant to the problem
7. **Financial Impact**: Table (Category | Value) with savings, cost, ROI multiple
8. **Project Artifacts**: Table (Document | Description) linking all .md files
9. **Team**: Table (Role | Responsibility)
10. **Timeline**: Table (Milestone | Week | Deliverable)

## Constraints

- Under 150 lines total
- Scannable without scrolling (key info above fold)
- All internal links must resolve
- No placeholder content

## Quality Criteria

- [ ] Status badges present
- [ ] Infographic with dark mode support
- [ ] Mermaid phase diagram renders
- [ ] Complete artifact index with working links
- [ ] Under 150 lines

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