documentation
Write and maintain technical documentation. Trigger with "write docs for", "document this", "create a README", "write a runbook", "onboarding guide", or when the user needs help with any form of technical writing — API docs, architecture docs, or operational runbooks.
Install / Use
npx skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill documentationInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
Content & MediaSupported Platforms
Our assessment of documentation
documentation scores 81/100 on our quality scale, 456th of 670 Content & Media skills we index.
Its SKILL.md is 1.5 KB long, well organised into 8 sections and no code examples: moderately detailed.
With 25,526 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 3 days ago, so documentation is actively maintained.
- It is released under the Apache-2.0 license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands.
Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-28. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
documentation compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than documentation; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| documentation (this skill)by anthropics | 81 | 25.5k | 3d ago | SKILL.md |
| Agent-Reachby Panniantong | 100 | 85.8k | 12d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| headroomby headroomlabs-ai | 100 | 74.0k | 1d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| crawl4aiby unclecode | 100 | 84.4k | 2d ago | MCP Server |
| Scraplingby D4Vinci | 100 | 84.1k | today | MCP Server |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install documentation?
- Run
npx skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill documentation. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does documentation work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is documentation safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. It is Apache-2.0-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is documentation still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 3 days ago, so documentation is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubname: documentation description: Write and maintain technical documentation. Trigger with "write docs for", "document this", "create a README", "write a runbook", "onboarding guide", or when the user needs help with any form of technical writing — API docs, architecture docs, or operational runbooks.
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
- Write for the reader — Who is reading this and what do they need?
- Start with the most useful information — Don't bury the lede
- Show, don't tell — Code examples, commands, screenshots
- Keep it current — Outdated docs are worse than no docs
- Link, don't duplicate — Reference other docs instead of copying
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Languages
Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.
