rust-doc-comment-generator

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Generate idiomatic, production-grade Rust comments and documentation strictly following official Rustdoc and Rust API documentation conventions. Designed for real-world Rust projects with zero AI-identifiable markers.

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Rust Documentation & Comment Generator Skill

Overview

This skill generates standard-compliant Rust comments and documentation for Rust source code. It strictly follows Rust’s official documentation guidelines and produces output suitable for production-quality open-source and enterprise Rust projects.

The generated comments are:

Idiomatic and precise
Free of AI-identifiable artifacts
Fully aligned with Rustdoc conventions
Suitable for blocking, async, and unsafe code

Standards & References

This skill MUST comply with the following authoritative sources:

Rust API Guidelines — Documentation
https://rust-lang.github.io/api-guidelines/documentation.html
The Rustdoc Book
https://doc.rust-lang.org/rustdoc/
Rust Style Guide
https://doc.rust-lang.org/style-guide/

Supported Targets

This skill applies to the following Rust items:

struct, enum, union
trait
impl blocks
fn / async fn
Modules (mod)
unsafe blocks and functions

Comment & Documentation Rules

1. Comment Types

Context	Format
Public item	`///` Rustdoc comment
Module-level documentation	`//!`
Private implementation detail	`//`
Unsafe API explanation	`/// # Safety`

2. Rustdoc Section Usage

Rustdoc sections MUST be included only when semantically relevant:

# Examples
# Panics
# Errors
# Safety
# Performance

Empty or boilerplate sections are not allowed.

3. Language & Tone

Use formal, neutral, technical language
Avoid conversational or instructional phrasing
Avoid marketing or subjective language
Describe behavior, constraints, and guarantees precisely

✅ Correct:

Represents the configuration used by the message consumer.

❌ Incorrect:

This struct is very useful and highly optimized.

4. Blocking vs Async Behavior

Blocking APIs

Blocking behavior MUST be explicitly documented.

/// Blocks the current thread until a message is available.

Async / Non-Blocking APIs

Async behavior MUST be explicitly documented.

/// Asynchronously waits for the next message.
///
/// This function does not block the calling thread.

5. Unsafe Code Documentation

Any unsafe function or block MUST include a # Safety section.

/// # Safety
///
/// The caller must ensure that the pointer is valid and properly aligned
/// for the duration of the call.

Vague or generic safety statements are forbidden.

Forbidden Content

The output MUST NOT contain:

Emojis
Phase or workflow markers (e.g. Phase, Step, Optimize)
TODO / FIXME / NOTE meta-comments
AI-related indicators or explanations
Commentary about refactoring or future improvements

Input Expectations

The user may provide:

Undocumented Rust code
Partially documented Rust code
Rust code with non-standard or low-quality comments

Output Expectations

The skill MUST:

Preserve existing correct Rustdoc comments
Rewrite non-standard comments into idiomatic Rustdoc
Add missing documentation where appropriate
Never change code semantics
Never introduce new APIs or rename identifiers

Example

Input

pub struct MessageQueue {
    capacity: usize,
}

Output

/// Represents a bounded message queue.
///
/// The queue can store messages up to a fixed capacity.
pub struct MessageQueue {
    capacity: usize,
}

Non-Goals

This skill does NOT:

Refactor code
Optimize performance
Rename symbols
Add logging
Generate tests

Compatibility

This skill is designed to work alongside:

Rust API naming validation skills
Safety auditing skills
Project-specific glossary enforcement skills

Each skill operates independently and does not overlap responsibilities.