documentation

anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins · updated Apr 8, 2026

$npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill documentation
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summary

Write clear, maintainable technical documentation for different audiences and purposes.

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Technical Documentation

Write clear, maintainable technical documentation for different audiences and purposes.

Document Types

README

  • What this is and why it exists
  • Quick start (< 5 minutes to first success)
  • Configuration and usage
  • Contributing guide

API Documentation

  • Endpoint reference with request/response examples
  • Authentication and error codes
  • Rate limits and pagination
  • SDK examples

Runbook

  • When to use this runbook
  • Prerequisites and access needed
  • Step-by-step procedure
  • Rollback steps
  • Escalation path

Architecture Doc

  • Context and goals
  • High-level design with diagrams
  • Key decisions and trade-offs
  • Data flow and integration points

Onboarding Guide

  • Environment setup
  • Key systems and how they connect
  • Common tasks with walkthroughs
  • Who to ask for what

Principles

  1. Write for the reader — Who is reading this and what do they need?
  2. Start with the most useful information — Don't bury the lede
  3. Show, don't tell — Code examples, commands, screenshots
  4. Keep it current — Outdated docs are worse than no docs
  5. Link, don't duplicate — Reference other docs instead of copying

Discussion

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Ratings

4.639 reviews
  • Ava Perez· Dec 28, 2024

    Keeps context tight: documentation is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.

  • Ava Gonzalez· Dec 24, 2024

    I recommend documentation for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.

  • Naina Srinivasan· Dec 16, 2024

    Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: documentation is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.

  • William Haddad· Nov 19, 2024

    documentation is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.

  • Anika Robinson· Nov 15, 2024

    Useful defaults in documentation — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.

  • Neel Park· Nov 7, 2024

    Registry listing for documentation matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.

  • Anaya Sethi· Oct 26, 2024

    Useful defaults in documentation — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.

  • Luis Wang· Oct 10, 2024

    documentation reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.

  • Anika Verma· Oct 6, 2024

    Registry listing for documentation matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.

  • Anaya Reddy· Sep 17, 2024

    documentation fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.

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