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Turn any codebase into evidence-grounded Markdown docs plus a machine-readable index.json. Every claim cites its source; never invents deployment steps.

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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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I want to install this Agent Skill for this project in Codex.

Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/blob/HEAD/plugins/all-skills/skills/tracedocs/SKILL.md

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First, summarize what it does, its dependencies, license status if identifiable, and any risks. Show the exact files you propose to add under .agents/skills/tracedocs/. Do not write files or run scripts until I approve.

After I approve, install the complete skill folder, including required referenced files, into that project location. Verify it is discoverable, then tell me its actual invocation name and how to use it. Do not claim it is installed until you have verified it.

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tracedocs

Turn any codebase into an evidence-grounded documentation package (overview, operation, deployment, learning, architecture, API/data, troubleshooting, maintenance) plus a machine-readable index.json for AI agents. Every operational/deployment claim cites a source file and a confidence label (Verified / Inferred / Unknown / Needs confirmation); it never invents deployment steps and records gaps instead.

Full skill, references, templates, and a validated sample output: https://github.com/wxggzz/tracedocs (MIT).

When to Use This Skill

  • Onboarding to, or documenting, an unfamiliar codebase
  • Producing durable, in-repo docs for operation, deployment, and maintenance
  • Preparing an AI-agent-ready knowledge handoff (with index.json)
  • Turning a repo into a study guide whose claims are traceable to source

What This Skill Does

  1. Analyzes the codebase (stack, scripts, entry points, env-var names, deploy signals, tests).
  2. Builds an evidence map (source map, assumptions, generation log) with confidence labels.
  3. Writes the Markdown manuals and an index.json manifest; never invents deployment steps.
  4. Runs a quality check (paths exist, commands sourced, no secret values, gaps documented).

How to Use

Basic Usage

Use tracedocs to generate evidence-grounded study docs for this repository. Write the output to study-docs/.

Example

User: "Document ./my-app with tracedocs"

The skill scans the repo and writes a study-docs/ package (00-10 manuals + index.json + _evidence/), citing each operational claim's source and labelling its confidence - and explicitly noting anything it cannot verify (for example, "no deployment configuration found in the repo").