Agent skill · Backend & API

documentation

Documentation generation workflow covering API docs, architecture docs, README files, code comments, and technical writing.

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Install
npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill documentation --agent claude-code

Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.

Facts
Files in the skill folder: 1
SKILL.md size: 6 KB
Bundled scripts: none
Path: skills/documentation/SKILL.md
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Where it comes from
Stars: 44,414 · +328 this week
Language: Python
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From the SKILL.md

# Documentation Workflow Bundle ## Overview Comprehensive documentation workflow for generating API documentation, architecture documentation, README files, code comments, and technical content from codebases. ## When to Use This Workflow Use this workflow when: - Creating project documentation - Generating API documentation - Writing architecture docs - Documenting code - Creating user guides - Maintaining wikis ## Workflow Phases ### Phase 1: Documentation Planning #### Skills to Invoke - `docs-architect` - Documentation architecture - `documentation-templates` - Documentation templates #### Actions 1. Identify documentation needs 2. Choose documentation tools 3. Plan documentation structure 4. Define style guidelines 5. Set up documentation site #### Copy-Paste Prompts ``` Use @docs-architect to plan documentation structure ``` ``` Use @documentation-templates to set up documentation ``` ### Phase 2: API Documentation #### Skills to Invoke - `api-documenter` - API documentation - `api-documentation-generator` - Auto-generation - `openapi-spec-generation` - OpenAPI specs #### Actions 1. Extract API endpoints 2. Generate OpenAPI specs 3. Create API reference 4. Add usage examples

What's inside
Steps it walks through
  1. Overview
  2. When to Use This Workflow
  3. Workflow Phases
  4. Phase 1: Documentation Planning
  5. Phase 2: API Documentation
  6. Phase 3: Architecture Documentation
  7. Phase 4: Code Documentation
  8. Phase 5: README and Getting Started
  9. Phase 6: Wiki and Knowledge Base
  10. Phase 7: Changelog and Release Notes
  11. Phase 8: Documentation Maintenance
  12. Documentation Types
  13. Code-Level
  14. API Documentation
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About this skill
What does the documentation skill do?

Documentation generation workflow covering API docs, architecture docs, README files, code comments, and technical writing.

How do I install it?

Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill documentation --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.

Where does this skill come from?

From sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, a repository with 44,414 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.

Is a popular skill a good skill?

Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.

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