living-docs

Organize knowledge, decisions, and TODO items with enforced naming and link patterns.

9|Updated Jan 31, 2017
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/ssiumha/dots --skill living-docs
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: living-docs
Source: https://github.com/ssiumha/dots/tree/main/prompts/skills/living-docs
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/ssiumha/dots --skill living-docs

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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

What problem does it solve?

This Skill solves the problem of fragmented project knowledge, untracked decisions, and unmanaged tasks by providing a centralized, dynamic documentation system. It ensures that critical information is always accessible, up-to-date, and linked, preventing knowledge silos and improving team collaboration.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Knowledge Base Management: Create, update, and link various types of documents—knowledge, decision, and TODO—with automatic version control. Use it to document architectural patterns, security policies, or project requirements.
  • Task & Status Tracking: Generate and manage TODOs, track their status (pending, in-progress, done), and get summarized reports on current work. Ideal for project managers or team leads to quickly understand project progress and priorities.
  • Wiki-style Navigation: Explore related documents, analyze the impacts of decisions, and find information efficiently through forward and backlinks. Use it to understand the context behind a technical decision or to see all tasks related to a specific policy.

Quick Start

Create a new knowledge document about our API rate limiting policy, and link it to any relevant decisions.

Frequently Asked Questions about living-docs

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I organize project knowledge, decisions, and tasks in one place?

Living Docs centralizes project knowledge, decisions, and tasks in a single organized system with automatic version control and linked documents. Create knowledge documents, decision records, and TODOs with enforced frontmatter and consistent naming to prevent fragmentation and keep team context accessible.

Can I track task status and get project progress reports from markdown files?

Yes. Living Docs manages TODO lifecycle—pending, in-progress, done—and generates summarized reports on current work and priorities. Track status changes directly in markdown with automatic updates and summaries for quick project visibility.

How do I link decisions and knowledge documents to understand dependencies and impacts?

Living Docs builds forward and backlinks across knowledge, decision, and TODO documents automatically. Navigate related content, analyze decision impacts, and trace how architectural choices connect to requirements and tasks without manual cross-referencing.

What consistency does Living Docs enforce across project documentation?

Living Docs enforces frontmatter fields, kebab-case naming conventions, and standardized link patterns across all documents. This ensures traceability, scalable knowledge management, and consistent structure so teams can rely on predictable document organization.

Does Living Docs work with git and markdown-based workflows?

Yes. Living Docs integrates with git for version control and operates on markdown files with git-based project recognition. It manages knowledge updates and decision records as markdown documents tracked through your existing git workflow.

Can I use Living Docs for architectural decisions and policy documentation?

Yes. Living Docs is designed for documenting architectural patterns, security policies, and project requirements as decision records and knowledge documents. Link decisions to related tasks and policies to create a queryable, interconnected knowledge base.