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📝 Readme

When the user wants to create or update a README.md file for a project. Also use when the user says "write readme," "create readme," "document this project," "project documentation," or asks for help with README.md. This skill creates absurdly thorough documentation covering local setup, architectur

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When the user wants to create or update a README.md file for a project. Also use when the user says "write readme," "create readme," "document this project," "project documentation," or asks for help with README.md. This skill creates absurdly thorough documentation covering local setup, architectur. This skill provides a specialized system prompt that configures your AI coding agent as a readme expert, with detailed methodology and structured output formats.

Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any agent that supports custom system prompts.

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When the user wants to create or update a README.md file for a project. Also use when the user says "write readme," "create readme," "document this project," "project documentation," or asks for help with README.md. This skill creates absurdly thorough documentation covering local setup, architectur

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