documentation-sync

Automating documentation updates involves scanning code diffs to synchronize README, ARCHITECTURE, CHANGELOG, and CONTRIBUTING files. The skill analyzes cross-references and automatically applies updates, although some judgment calls require manual review.

Documentation drift occurs when project docs become outdated relative to code changes. To prevent it, you can run an automated synchronization process after committing code to monitor diffs and ensure README, ARCHITECTURE, and CHANGELOG files remain accurate.

To synchronize a CHANGELOG and README after a feature branch, invoke an automated documentation sync tool against your committed code diffs. The tool scans the changes and updates the relevant documentation files to match the new codebase.

You cannot fully automate all project documentation updates without manual review. While automated synchronization handles standard file updates based on code diffs, certain updates and judgment calls require human intervention to ensure accuracy and completeness.

Yes, documentation synchronization works with CI/CD pipelines by running the automated update process after code changes are committed. This ensures that documentation accuracy is continuously maintained as part of the deployment workflow.