Agent skill

Repo Docs

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

This skill should be used when the user asks to "generate repository documentation", "create a README", "document API", "write architecture docs", "add CONTRIBUTING guide", "update repo docs"…

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Install Repo Docs

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill repo-docs -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace repo-docs --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/astrabit-cpt/repo-docs .claude/skills/repo-docs && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
repo-docs
GitHub stars
430
Token cost
~2.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
963 words
Files
11 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
1,044
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

This skill should be used when the user asks to "generate repository documentation", "create a README", "document API", "write architecture docs", "add CONTRIBUTING guide", "update repo docs"…

  • Works in 8 steps: Repository Analysis → Document Generation → Existing Document Updates → …
  • Asks to generate repository documentation
  • SKILL.md covers Purpose, When to Use, Documentation Workflow and Document Types, plus 5 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python

What it does

Repo Docs is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. This skill should be used when the user asks to "generate repository documentation", "create a README", "document API", "write architecture docs", "add CONTRIBUTING guide", "update repo docs", "document codebase", or mentions repository documentation, codebase analysis, or cross-repository integration documentation.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 13 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `examples/API-template.md`, `examples/ARCHITECTURE-template.md` and `examples/CONTRIBUTING-template.md`).

It sits in Development, covering Technical documentation, Open source maintenance and Codebase onboarding. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • Asks to generate repository documentation
  • Create a README
  • Write architecture docs
  • Add CONTRIBUTING guide

Example prompts

  • “generate repository documentation”
  • “create a README”
  • “document API”
  • “/repo-docs”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • Docker

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Repository Analysis
  2. Document Generation
  3. Existing Document Updates
  4. Be Specific About Integrations
  5. Self-Contained Yet Connected
  6. Concise and Scannable
  7. Keep Examples Current
  8. Progressive Detail

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 755bc35. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Repo Docs loads about 2.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 82 tokens; SKILL.md has 963 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~82
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.3k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~5k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 963 words (~2,339 tokens).

“Generate comprehensive, self-contained documentation for code repositories with awareness of cross-repository integration points and dependencies.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
repo-docs
version
1.0.0

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 10 other files (scripts, references) in skills/astrabit-cpt/repo-docs of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • examples/API-template.md
  • examples/ARCHITECTURE-template.md
  • examples/CONTRIBUTING-template.md
  • examples/INTEGRATIONS-template.md
  • examples/README-template.md
  • references/integration-patterns.md
  • references/tech-detection.md
  • scripts/analyze-repo-structure.py
  • scripts/find-integration-points.py
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 755bc35

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Questions about Repo Docs

What does Repo Docs do?

This skill should be used when the user asks to "generate repository documentation", "create a README", "document API", "write architecture docs", "add CONTRIBUTING guide", "update repo docs"…. Repo Docs is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. This skill should be used when the user asks to "generate repository documentation", "create a README", "document API", "write architecture docs", "add CONTRIBUTING guide", "update repo docs", "document codebase", or mentions repository documentation, codebase analysis, or cross-repository integration documentation.

When should I use Repo Docs?

Repo Docs fits situations like: asks to generate repository documentation; create a README; write architecture docs; add CONTRIBUTING guide.

How do I install Repo Docs in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill repo-docs -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/astrabit-cpt/repo-docs in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/repo-docs in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Repo Docs in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill repo-docs -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/astrabit-cpt/repo-docs in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/repo-docs in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Repo Docs in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill repo-docs -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/repo-docs, .gemini/skills/repo-docs, .github/skills/repo-docs and .opencode/skills/repo-docs in your project.

What does Repo Docs need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Repo Docs needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3; Docker.

Does Repo Docs access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Repo Docs safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Repo Docs use?

No licence was found for Repo Docs or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Repo Docs use?

About 2.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2.7k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Repo Docs?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Repo Docs: Project Onboarding Guide from Knowledge Graph (Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything, 86k stars), Deepwiki Rs (sopaco/deepwiki-rs, 3.1k stars), Acquire Codebase Knowledge (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars) and Maintain DisCatSharp (Aiko-IT-Systems/DisCatSharp, 140 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Repo Docs?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,044 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.