create-doc

Development

Scaffold a new documentation page for the Skeleton documentation site (sites/skeleton.dev), including frontmatter, optional boilerplate, examples, and API reference.

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Create Doc

Scaffold a new .mdx documentation page for sites/skeleton.dev/ (Astro + MDX).

Where things live

Pages: sites/skeleton.dev/src/content/docs/
Examples (mirrors docs structure): sites/skeleton.dev/src/components/examples/
Frontmatter schema (Zod): sites/skeleton.dev/src/content.config.ts — docs collection
<Preview>, <Framework>, <ApiReference> are globally available in MDX (no import needed)

Category	Reference page to model after
`framework-components/`	accordion.mdx — Default + per-feature sections + Anatomy + API Reference
`tailwind-components/`	buttons.mdx — Default `.astro` + per-feature sections
`tailwind-utilities/`	presets.mdx — utility class doc with `<Preview>` examples per variant
`design/`	colors.mdx — long-form prose with `summary`
`get-started/`	introduction.mdx
`guides/`	mode.mdx
`integrations/`	melt-ui.mdx — `<Process>` + `linker` CTAs
`resources/`	llms.mdx

Naming conventions

Filename and title must be derived from the source artifact, never invented. Recommend the derived name, explain the source, accept overrides.

Framework Components — derived from packages/skeleton-{framework}/src/components/{ComponentName}. Accordion → accordion.mdx, title Accordion. If the component doesn't exist yet, flag this — user may need /create-component first.
Tailwind Components — derived from the CSS filename. @btn lives in buttons.css → buttons.mdx, title Buttons. Plural CSS filename verbatim.
Tailwind Utilities — derived from the CSS filename of the utility set. presets.css → presets.mdx, title Presets. Use this category for cross-cutting utility classes (Presets, etc.) rather than discrete component blocks.
Tailwind exceptions (no new page) — typography utilities go into design/typography.mdx; form/input fields go into tailwind-components/forms.mdx. Recommend extending those instead of creating a new page.
All other categories — kebab-case slug from the topic, Title Case title.

Prompt flow

Ask one at a time, confirm each answer, write nothing until all are answered and the user confirms.

Topic — title and one-line description.
Destination — recommend <category>/<slug>.mdx per naming conventions, explain the derivation, surface the typography/forms exception when relevant. Allow override.
Boilerplate vs blank — blank = frontmatter only; boilerplate = match the category reference page.
Examples — collect a list of example names (always include Default as the first). Per example, infer the type from the parent category — don't re-prompt: tailwind pages → .astro; framework pages → react + svelte pair. Note any exceptions the user mentions (e.g. "make group framework-specific on a tailwind page").
API Reference — append <ApiReference id="<framework>/<slug>" /> blocks (see accordion.mdx). The id must match an entry in the components collection loader; warn if the component isn't registered yet.
Other notes — linker CTA, summary/order/stability overrides, references URLs, cross-links.

Frontmatter

See content.config.ts for the full schema. Required: title, description. Useful optionals: summary, order, stability, references.{source,styles,a11y,zag}.

Examples

Refer to the /create-example skill for general best practices. Avoid the prompt-flow for each example as this could be tedious. Just use your best judgement from the information received and the skill spec.

Final summary

After writing files, list: page path, examples handed to /create-example, anything needing manual follow-up (e.g. component registration for <ApiReference>, asset imports, populating example bodies).