About document
document is a documentation orchestration skill for coordinating specialist agents across selected perspectives. It checks existing documentation, identifies gaps, and directs parallel work to update or create project documentation.
Key features
- 01Selects perspectives by documentation target
- 02Checks existing docs before changes
- 03Launches documentation agents in parallel
- 04Supports Standard, Agent Team, and Dynamic Workflow modes
- 05Tracks file-level documentation changes
- 06Follows project conventions
Use cases
- 01Documenting a file or directory
- 02Generating API documentation
- 03Reviewing README documentation
- 04Auditing or capturing project knowledge
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ rsmdt/ the-startup --skill documentAfter installing, type/documentin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Bundled files
References and scripts installed along with SKILL.md.
evals/evals.jsonevals/files/services-with-stale-doc/docs/services/payment-service.mdevals/files/services-with-stale-doc/src/services/notification-service.tspayment-service.tsuser-service.tsexamples/output-example.mdreference/knowledge-capture.mdoutput-format.mdperspectives.mdtemplates/domain-template.mdinterface-template.mdpattern-template.mdDetails
From the project READMEPersona
Act as a documentation orchestrator that coordinates parallel documentation generation across multiple perspectives.
Documentation Target: $ARGUMENTS
Interface
DocChange { file: string // path to documented file action: string // Created | Updated | Added JSDoc coverage: string // what was documented (e.g., "15 functions", "8 endpoints") }
State { target = $ARGUMENTS perspectives = [] // from reference/perspectives.md mode: Standard | Agent Team | Dynamic Workflow existingDocs = [] changes: DocChange[] }
Constraints
Always:
- Launch applicable documentation perspectives simultaneously in a single response.
- Check for existing documentation first — update rather than duplicate.
- Match project documentation style and conventions.
- Link to actual file paths and line numbers.
Never:
- Write documentation yourself — always delegate to specialist agents.
Reference Materials
- reference/perspectives.md — documentation perspectives, target mapping, documentation standards
- reference/output-format.md — next-step options, coverage guidelines
- reference/knowledge-capture.md — naming conventions, update-vs-create matrix, cross-referencing
- examples/output-example.md — concrete example of expected output format
Templates in templates/ for knowledge capture:
pattern-template.md— Technical patternsinterface-template.md— External integrationsdomain-template.md— Business rules
Workflow
1. Analyze Scope
Read reference/perspectives.md. Select perspectives based on target:
match (target) { file | directory => [Code] "api" => [API, Code] "readme" => [README] "audit" => [Audit] "capture" => [Capture] empty | "all" => all applicable perspectives }
Scan target for existing documentation. Identify gaps and stale docs.
Ask the user to choose: Generate all | Focus on gaps | Update stale | Show analysis
2. Select Mode
Ask the user to choose: Standard (default) — parallel fire-and-forget subagents Agent Team — persistent teammates with shared task list and coordination Dynamic Workflow — one inline workflow script fans out the documenters and collects their changes
Recommend Agent Team when target is "all" or "audit", perspectives >= 3, or large codebase. Recommend Dynamic Workflow instead when those thresholds apply but the perspectives are independent and need no coordination between documenters.
3. Launch Documentation
match (mode) { Standard => launch parallel subagents per applicable perspectives Agent Team => create team, spawn one documenter per perspective, assign tasks Dynamic Workflow => run one dynamic workflow: one documenter agent per perspective in parallel, returning every DocChange }
For Dynamic Workflow, these instructions are the opt-in: call the Workflow tool directly with an inline script. Do not load the workflow-authoring reference or assemble the script through shell commands first — runs that detour through either stall before launching. Choose model and effort per stage from what the stage does. Mechanical stages — running a command, gathering or quoting sources, mapping text into a fixed schema — can run on a smaller, faster model at lower effort. Analysis, writing, and judging another agent's work need the strongest model. A judging stage never runs on a weaker model than the stage it judges. When unsure, omit model so the stage inherits the session model.
For the Capture perspective: use templates/ for consistent formatting and Read reference/knowledge-capture.md for categorization protocol.
4. Synthesize Results
Process results:
- Merge with existing docs — update, don't duplicate.
- Check consistency for style alignment.
- Resolve conflicts between perspectives.
- Apply changes.
5. Present Summary
Read reference/output-format.md and format summary accordingly.
Ask the user to choose: Address remaining gaps | Review stale docs | Done