csharp-docs

To add XML documentation comments to C# code, you insert standard XML tags like <summary>, <remarks>, and <see> directly above public types and members to ensure consistent, machine-readable API documentation. This skill enforces that public members include these comments to improve maintainability and onboarding.

Documenting internal C# members is best done by applying XML comments when the internal logic is non-trivial. This skill encourages documenting complex internal members to provide clarity, ensuring that machine-readable docs accurately reflect intricate codebase behaviors for better maintainability.

Yes, this XML documentation skill is designed specifically for C# codebases that expose public APIs, including libraries and services. It enforces consistent XML comments on public types and members, ensuring that complex types and services produce usable, machine-readable API documentation.

For C# API documentation, you should use XML tags such as <summary>, <remarks>, and <see> to generate usable docs. This skill provides guidance on proper tag usage, ensuring that your codebase maintains machine-readable documentation standards across all exposed public types.

XML comments are needed in a C# project to generate machine-readable API documentation and improve code maintainability. Without consistent XML comments on public members, onboarding new developers becomes difficult, and automated documentation tools cannot parse your codebase effectively.

To check if your C# codebase meets XML documentation standards, you run a documentation linting tool against your code. This skill applies XML documentation best practices, allowing you to verify that public types and complex internal members have the required machine-readable comments.