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Author documentation for Tenzir projects. Use when creating or updating tutorials, guides, explanations, reference, or integrations.

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  2. Copy the prompt below and paste it into your agent.
  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/blob/HEAD/skills/documents/authoring-tenzir-claude-plugins/SKILL.md

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Authoring Documentation

Author documentation for Tenzir projects following the Diátaxis framework.

Diátaxis Framework

Tenzir documentation uses the Diátaxis framework, which organizes content into four quadrants based on user needs:

SectionPurposeReader question
TutorialsLearning-oriented lessons"I want to learn"
GuidesGoal-oriented how-tos"I want to accomplish X"
ExplanationsUnderstanding-oriented"I want to understand"
ReferenceInformation-oriented"I need facts"

See diataxis.md for the decision tree and section guidelines.

Integrations

Separately from Diátaxis, Integrations documents third-party products: "How do I use X with Tenzir?"

Organized by vendor/category: integrations/<category>/<product>.mdx

Directory Structure

Documentation content lives at src/content/docs/ relative to the documentation root.

src/content/docs/
├── tutorials/      # Learning-oriented projects
├── guides/         # Task-oriented how-tos
├── explanations/   # Conceptual understanding
├── reference/      # Technical specifications (some auto-generated)
└── integrations/   # Third-party products by vendor

File Format

  • Use .mdx for new files
  • Add frontmatter with title and description
  • Use tql as the language identifier for TQL code blocks

See format.md for frontmatter and code block details.

Writing Style

Invoke prose:technical-writing for detailed style guidance.

Workflow

  1. Run /docs:write to create or update documentation
  2. Run /docs:review to check completeness and style
  3. Create a PR using git -C .docs and gh pr create --repo tenzir/docs