READMEs answer questions your audience will have. Different audiences need different information - a contributor to an OSS project needs different context than future-you opening a config folder.
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Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
node --versioncrafting-effective-readmesExecute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
Fetches crafting-effective-readmes from davila7/claude-code-templates and configures it for Cursor.
The CLI shows a list of agents. Use arrow keys and space to select Cursor:
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
Restart Cursor to activate crafting-effective-readmes. Access via /crafting-effective-readmes in your agent's command palette.
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Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specs
Example
Generate user stories for 'password reset feature' with acceptance criteria, edge cases, and test scenarios
Reduce spec writing time by 50%, ensure comprehensive coverage
Research competitors, compare features, identify gaps
Example
Analyze 5 competitor products, create feature comparison matrix, suggest differentiation opportunities
Complete competitive research in 2 hours instead of 2 days
Evaluate features using frameworks (RICE, ICE, Kano) and create prioritized backlogs
Example
Score 20 feature ideas using RICE framework, generate prioritized roadmap with rationale
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READMEs answer questions your audience will have. Different audiences need different information - a contributor to an OSS project needs different context than future-you opening a config folder.
Always ask: Who will read this, and what do they need to know?
Ask: "What README task are you working on?"
| Task | When |
|---|---|
| Creating | New project, no README yet |
| Adding | Need to document something new |
| Updating | Capabilities changed, content is stale |
| Reviewing | Checking if README is still accurate |
Creating initial README:
Adding a section:
Updating existing content:
Reviewing/refreshing:
After drafting, ask: "Anything else to highlight or include that I might have missed?"
| Type | Audience | Key Sections | Template |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source | Contributors, users worldwide | Install, Usage, Contributing, License | templates/oss.md |
| Personal | Future you, portfolio viewers | What it does, Tech stack, Learnings | templates/personal.md |
| Internal | Teammates, new hires | Setup, Architecture, Runbooks | templates/internal.md |
| Config | Future you (confused) | What's here, Why, How to extend, Gotchas | templates/xdg-config.md |
Ask the user if unclear. Don't assume OSS defaults for everything.
Every README needs at minimum:
section-checklist.md - Which sections to include by project typestyle-guide.md - Common README mistakes and prose guidanceusing-references.md - Guide to deeper reference materialsMake data-driven prioritization decisions faster
Draft PRDs, status updates, and stakeholder presentations
Example
Create executive summary of Q3 roadmap, monthly progress report, feature launch announcement
Save 3-5 hours/week on communication overhead
Prerequisites
Time Estimate
30-60 minutes to see productivity improvements
Steps
Common Pitfalls
✓ Do
✗ Don't
💡 Pro Tips
✓ Use when
Use for user story writing, competitive research, roadmap prioritization, stakeholder communication, and PRD drafting. Best for reducing repetitive documentation and research work.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid for strategic product vision (requires deep customer empathy), pricing decisions (needs market and financial expertise), or when face-to-face customer discovery is more valuable than speed.
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I recommend crafting-effective-readmes for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: crafting-effective-readmes is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
crafting-effective-readmes reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
Keeps context tight: crafting-effective-readmes is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
Registry listing for crafting-effective-readmes matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
crafting-effective-readmes has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
Useful defaults in crafting-effective-readmes — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
crafting-effective-readmes fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
Registry listing for crafting-effective-readmes matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
crafting-effective-readmes is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
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