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Write README-style technical documentation for AscendC custom operators by reading local source files and adapting an existing template. Use when Codex needs to document an AscendC operator, compare a target operator repo against a reference README, turn `op_host` and `op_kernel` implementations into structured docs, or generate per-operator documentation from code with the model instead of a parser script.

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AscendC Operator Doc Writer

Overview

Use the model itself to read a reference README and the target AscendC source files, then synthesize a matching technical document. Do not rely on Python parser scripts to infer operator semantics; use shell search and read tools only to locate files and inspect source text.

Workflow

1. Collect the template and target files

  • Read exactly one reference README that represents the desired output format.
  • Locate the operator implementation files by basename. In most AscendC projects this means:
    • one op_host/<op_name>.cpp
    • one op_host/<op_name>_tiling.h
    • one op_kernel/<op_name>.cpp
  • If the target repo does not use a per-operator directory like the template repo, create a documentation path grouped by operator name, for example .../docs/<op_name>/README.md.
  • When file ownership is ambiguous, inspect CMakeLists.txt or rg references before writing.

2. Build a source-backed understanding

  • Extract confirmed facts from the host registration file:
    • operator name
    • inputs and outputs
    • dtypes and formats
    • platform gating such as ascend910b
  • Extract tiling facts from the host and tiling header:
    • tiling fields
    • shape derivation
    • fixed constants
    • workspace formula
    • block and core split rules
  • Extract kernel behavior from the kernel file:
    • runtime parameter parsing
    • main compute pipeline
    • mask behavior
    • reduction behavior
    • output writeback layout
  • Treat anything not directly stated in code as an inference. Label it explicitly instead of presenting it as fact.

3. Write the README

  • Mirror the template at the section level, but adapt the content to the target repo layout.
  • Prefer a structure close to:
    • Overview
    • Inputs And Outputs
    • Runtime Parameters
    • Tiling Design
    • Kernel Design
    • File Layout Mapping
    • Build Entry
    • Limitations
    • Summary
  • Keep the wording technical and source-backed.
  • If the code does not provide runnable commands or a clear framework call site, say so instead of inventing one.
  • If output shape or auxiliary outputs are implicit, explain that they follow the implementation contract and call out the uncertainty.

4. Verify before finishing

  • Re-open the written README.
  • Check every section against the source files that support it.
  • Make sure the document distinguishes:
    • direct facts from code
    • reasonable inferences
    • unknowns that require upstream caller context
  • Keep the final README concise enough to scan, but detailed enough that another engineer can understand how the operator is organized.

Decision Rules

If a template README exists

  • Read it first and preserve its overall style.
  • Reuse its section order when that order still fits the target operator.
  • Rewrite the content from scratch based on the new source files; do not mechanically copy unrelated details.

If the repo layout differs from the template repo

  • Normalize the doc unit around the operator name rather than the folder shape.
  • Add a short File Layout Mapping section that explains where host, tiling, kernel, and doc files live in the target repo.
  • Prefer creating docs under a dedicated docs/<op_name>/README.md path when there is no natural per-operator root directory.

If the user wants to use an external API

  • Use the same workflow: gather the template and source files locally, then send a compact prompt plus the necessary excerpts to the API.
  • Use the API as a writing engine, not as a parser replacement.
  • Keep the prompt grounded in explicit file paths, extracted snippets, and required output sections.

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Output Expectations

  • Produce a README that another engineer can use without reopening all source files immediately.
  • Prefer explicitly named sections over free-form prose.
  • Cite uncertainty plainly when a fact is not derivable from the local code.
  • Do not claim runtime behavior, call examples, or test coverage that the repo does not actually show.