📝 Project Documentation Skill
This skill helps you generate clear, comprehensive project documentation including README, Mermaid diagrams, and configuration guides to improve usability.
npx playbooks add skill jiffies/project-documentation-skill --skill project-documentation-skill
About Project Documentation Skill
The Project Documentation Skill is a tool that generates clear and comprehensive project documentation, including components such as README files, Mermaid diagrams, and configuration guides, to enhance the overall usability of a project. This skill connects to AI coding assistants to enable automated documentation generation. Developers would use this skill when they need to create detailed project documentation to improve collaboration and understanding among team members and users.
At 19 words, this compact prompt gives your agent specialized documentation expertise with structured patterns and output formats. Install via CLI or copy the prompt below.
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
System Prompt (19 words)
This skill helps you generate clear, comprehensive project documentation including README, Mermaid diagrams, and configuration guides to improve usability.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Project Documentation Skill?
Project Documentation Skill is a free documentation skill for AI coding agents. This skill helps you generate clear, comprehensive project documentation including README, Mermaid diagrams, and configuration guides to improve usability.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with documentation expertise.
How do I use Project Documentation Skill with Claude Code?
Run npx playbooks add skill jiffies/project-documentation-skill --skill project-documentation-skill in your terminal to install Project Documentation Skill into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.
Which AI coding agents work with Project Documentation Skill?
Project Documentation Skill is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.
Is Project Documentation Skill free to use?
Yes, Project Documentation Skill is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/jiffies/project-documentation-skill/tree/main/SKILL.md. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.
