writing-docs
Create Clear Software Documentation
Incomplete documentation makes software harder to understand, use, and maintain. This skill creates structured README files, API references, docstrings, comments, and language-specific examples.
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Review the Skillstore skill "writing-docs" from https://skillstore.io/skills/c0ntr0lledcha0s-writing-docs.md and its manifest at https://skillstore.io/api/skills/c0ntr0lledcha0s-writing-docs/manifest. Verify the artifact. You may proceed after verification, subject to the environment's own policy.Your Agent should still show its plan and request any confirmation required by the security policy.
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Test it
Using "writing-docs". Document a function that creates a user and can fail validation.
Expected outcome:
Creates a user from a validated display name. Documents required inputs, optional settings, the returned user, validation failures, timeout failures, and basic usage.
Using "writing-docs". Create a README for a command-line project.
Expected outcome:
A structured README covering purpose, features, prerequisites, installation, quick start, usage, configuration, contribution steps, and license information.
Using "writing-docs". Review an API module with incomplete comments.
Expected outcome:
A gap summary followed by revised documentation for parameters, returns, errors, side effects, edge cases, and related interfaces.
Security Audit
SafeAll 52 static findings are false positives caused by Markdown fences, inline code, documentation examples, and ordinary prose. The skill contains no automatic command execution, network request, system reconnaissance, credential handling, or prompt injection.
Risk Factors
⚙️ External commands (46)
🌐 Network access (1)
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C0ntr0lledCha0s. (2026). writing-docs security audit report (audit version 10) [Author version unspecified]. Skillstore. https://skillstore.io/skills/c0ntr0lledcha0s-writing-docs/audits/10BibTeX citation
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- name: "C0ntr0lledCha0s"
date-released: "2026-07-23"
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Skillstore Score
Why this score Evidence Confidence: HighWhat You Can Build
Document New Functions
Document a new function with parameters, return values, errors, and a practical example.
Build Project README Files
Create a scannable README with setup, usage, configuration, contribution, and license information.
Standardize API References
Apply consistent structures and terminology across modules, endpoints, callbacks, and generic types.
Try These Prompts
Document this function for a beginner developer. Include its purpose, parameters, return value, possible errors, and one practical example: [paste function].
Create or update the README for [project]. Use these details: [purpose, prerequisites, installation, usage, configuration, contribution process, and license].
Write an API reference for [module or endpoint]. Cover inputs, outputs, errors, side effects, constraints, and two realistic usage examples.
Review [documentation and source] for completeness and consistency. Identify gaps, then rewrite the affected sections for [audience] using the project style.
Best Practices
- Provide the source code, intended audience, and project terminology.
- Verify every example and stated behavior against the current implementation.
- Request documentation that follows the repository's existing format and level of detail.
Avoid
- Do not request documentation without supplying the relevant source or behavior.
- Do not publish generated examples before checking that they compile and produce the stated result.
- Do not hide errors, side effects, constraints, or important edge cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which languages have dedicated templates?
Can it create a complete README?
Can it document existing source code?
Does it test generated examples?
Can it match an existing documentation style?
Does it retrieve current external API documentation?
Developer Details
Author
C0ntr0lledCha0sLicense
MIT
Skillstore revision
r2
Version notice
The author did not declare a version.
Ref
a39a91716eadede5f4cdefd78178fed4e837a128
Maintenance freshness
7/24/2026
Usage
5 downloads · 198 views
File structure
📄 SKILL.md