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Provides guidelines for maintaining and updating documentation alongside code changes. Use this when implementing features, fixing bugs, or changing APIs that affect user-facing documentation.

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Documentation Standards Skill

This skill guides AI agents on how to maintain and update documentation when making code changes.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

  • You're implementing a new feature and need to know which docs to update
  • You're fixing a bug that affects user-facing behavior
  • You're changing command APIs or signatures
  • You're creating new templates or workflows
  • You need clarity on documentation standards and structure

Key Principles

  1. Documentation is Part of the Feature — Update docs in the same commit as code changes
  2. No Historical Context — Keep all .md files clean, forward-facing only
  3. Specification First — docs/SPECIFICATION.md is the source of truth
  4. Clear Audience Separation — User-facing vs. developer-facing sections
  5. Link Consistency — All references point to current locations

Files Maintained by This Skill

  • docs/SPECIFICATION.md — Command specifications and behavior
  • docs/CI_CD_GUIDE.md — User/developer CI/CD workflows
  • docs/MRBGEMS_GUIDE.md — mrbgem development and usage
  • docs/DEVICE_TESTING_GUIDE.md — Device testing procedures
  • docs/PROJECT_INITIALIZATION_GUIDE.md — Project setup guide
  • README.md — Quick start and overview
  • AGENTS.md — This skill's documentation location

Implementation Guide

See update-guide.md in this directory for the step-by-step implementation checklist.