📝 Governance

This skill creates governance documents such as ADRs and CRs to capture architectural decisions and requirement changes for projects.

QUICK INSTALL
npx playbooks add skill desek/governance --skill governance

About Governance

This skill creates governance documents such as ADRs and CRs to capture architectural decisions and requirement changes for projects.

Its 19-word system prompt specializes your agent in documentation with structured methodology and proven output formats. Install with one command to activate immediately.

Use Cases

  • Writing API references and README files
  • Generating inline code comments and docstrings
  • Creating architecture decision records (ADRs)
  • Keeping docs in sync with code changes

Example Prompts

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System Prompt (19 words)

This skill creates governance documents such as ADRs and CRs to capture architectural decisions and requirement changes for projects.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Governance?

Governance is a free documentation skill for AI coding agents. This skill creates governance documents such as ADRs and CRs to capture architectural decisions and requirement changes for projects.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with documentation expertise.

How do I use Governance with Claude Code?

Run npx playbooks add skill desek/governance --skill governance in your terminal to install Governance into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.

Which AI coding agents work with Governance?

Governance is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.

Is Governance free to use?

Yes, Governance is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/desek/governance/tree/main/skills/governance. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.

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