How do I install the Softcopy Manual skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add yult222/softcopy-manual 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.

Is Softcopy Manual safe to use?

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

Which AI agents work with Softcopy Manual?

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 Softcopy Manual free to use?

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

Who published Softcopy Manual?

yult222 (@yult222) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Softcopy Manual by yult222 — Agent Skill

Name: Softcopy Manual
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: yult222

Softcopy Manual

Build manual artifacts and maintain the semi-automatic manual manifest workflow. Use when formal manual or design documentation is needed after features are reviewed. Do not use to invent screenshots or UI that do not exist.

yult222 Updated Sep 22, 2026

File contents

softcopy-manual

Purpose

Produce manual drafts, manifest files, and trace records.

Triggers

Approved feature_map.yaml
Need user manual, API manual, design spec, or hybrid manual

Non-triggers

No feature boundaries
No screenshot or command evidence

Required outputs

softcopy/outputs/manual/manual_manifest.stub.yaml
softcopy/manual_manifest.yaml
softcopy/outputs/manual/manual_outline.md
softcopy/outputs/manual/manual.md
softcopy/outputs/manual/manual_pages.json
softcopy/outputs/manual/manual_report.md
softcopy/outputs/manual/manual_trace.json

Optional outputs

softcopy/outputs/manual/manual.pdf
softcopy/outputs/manual/manual.docx

Hard rules

Do not invent screenshots or pages
Manifest must distinguish real UI, API diagrams, and command output
Unapproved manifest cannot support ready-to-submit

Workflow summary

Build a stub manifest.
Let the operator fill screenshot paths and actual steps.
Normalize to the formal manifest.
Render the manual and trace file.

Frequently asked questions