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documentation

Technical writing that engineers will actually read and update.

Score 51(?)OfficialAll surfacesby AnthropicSource
Verified for:

Install

$ claude plugin install engineering

Skill becomes available as /documentation

Best for

Writing the docs nobody on the team has time to write but everyone needs.

About this skill

Write and maintain technical documentation — API docs, READMEs, runbooks, architecture docs, onboarding guides.

DocumentationWritingREADME

Score breakdown

Score breakdown

rubric 1.0
Install count
0/20
Provenance
15/15
GitHub stars
0/15
Recency
6/10
Compatibility
8/10
Documentation depth
6.5/10
Install ergonomics
7/10
License
5/5
Verification freshness
3/5

Composite 0–100 score derived from 9 verifiable signals. See the rubric →

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Ranked #4 in Comms & Docs

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Skill FAQ

About documentation

What is the documentation skill?

Write and maintain technical documentation — API docs, READMEs, runbooks, architecture docs, onboarding guides.

Which agents does documentation work with?

Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, Antigravity IDE.

How do I install documentation?

Run claude plugin install engineering for Claude Code. See the install panel for per-agent commands.

Is documentation free to use?

Yes — documentation is open source (MIT).

Who maintains documentation?

documentation is published by Anthropic and was last updated on 2026-05-15.

What is documentation best for?

Writing the docs nobody on the team has time to write but everyone needs.