documentation

Capture development knowledge into structured documentation with deduplication and categorization.

381|48|Updated Aug 12, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/rsmdt/the-startup --skill documentation
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Skill: documentation
Source: https://github.com/rsmdt/the-startup/tree/main/plugins/start/skills/documentation
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/rsmdt/the-startup --skill documentation

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) and assets (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill eliminates the tedious, manual, and often inconsistent process of documenting technical patterns, business rules, and external interfaces. It ensures that critical knowledge is captured automatically and accurately as development progresses, saving you time and preventing knowledge loss.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Automated Knowledge Capture: Automatically documents reusable technical patterns, domain-specific business rules, and external service interfaces when they are discovered during analysis or implementation.
  • Deduplication & Categorization: Intelligently checks for existing documentation to prevent duplicates and categorizes new content correctly into domain/, patterns/, or interfaces/ directories.
  • Use Case: During an /start:analyze command, the AI discovers a new caching strategy. This skill automatically creates docs/patterns/caching-strategy.md with the correct template and cross-references, saving you the manual effort of writing and organizing it.

Quick Start

Document the newly discovered 'rate limiting' pattern in the docs/patterns directory, ensuring it follows the standard template and links to related API interfaces.

Frequently Asked Questions about documentation

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I automatically document technical patterns as I discover them during development?

Automated documentation captures reusable technical patterns, business rules, and external interfaces discovered during analysis and creates structured markdown files in the correct directories with deduplication and cross-references, eliminating manual documentation effort.

Can this handle deduplication when I document the same pattern multiple times?

Yes, the Skill intelligently checks for existing documentation to prevent duplicates and categorizes new content into domain/, patterns/, or interfaces/ directories, ensuring your knowledge base stays organized and consistent.

What's the best way to ensure consistent documentation structure across patterns, rules, and interfaces?

Template-driven workflows standardize documentation format and placement. The Skill applies consistent templates, handles categorization, and manages versioning so all captured knowledge follows the same structure regardless of content type.

How do I document external service interfaces alongside internal patterns?

The Skill captures both technical patterns and external service interfaces in a unified workflow, automatically organizing them into separate directories while maintaining cross-references between related documentation.

Does this work if I'm already maintaining manual documentation?

Yes. The Skill applies create-or-update actions that detect existing documentation and integrate new knowledge without overwriting or duplicating what you've already written, supporting gradual automation of your docs workflow.