Official agent skill

Docs Canvas

by cursor in cursor/plugins

Render a documentation-style Cursor Canvas that organizes architecture notes, API references, walkthroughs, and how-tos into a navigable layout with sections, tables of contents, and cross-references.

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Install Docs Canvas

skills CLI
$ npx skills add cursor/plugins --skill docs-canvas -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install cursor/plugins docs-canvas --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/cursor/plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/docs-canvas/skills/docs-canvas .claude/skills/docs-canvas && 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
docs-canvas
GitHub stars
10k
Token cost
~777 tokens
SKILL.md length
390 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
99
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Render a documentation-style Cursor Canvas that organizes architecture notes, API references, walkthroughs, and how-tos into a navigable layout with sections, tables of contents, and cross-references.

  • Works in 4 steps: Overview — A short summary card with the… → Table of contents — Navigable list of… → Body sections — One section per logical… → …
  • The user asks for a docs canvas
  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisites, Gather the source material, Plan the canvas layout and Render with canvas primitives, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Docs Canvas is an agent skill from cursor/plugins, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Render a documentation-style Cursor Canvas that organizes architecture notes, API references, walkthroughs, and how-tos into a navigable layout with sections, tables of contents, and cross-references. Use when the user asks for a docs canvas, documentation overview, architecture walkthrough, API reference page, or wants to render structured documentation as an interactive canvas.

Its SKILL.md is about 780 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: Cursor plugin specification and official plugins.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks for a docs canvas
  • Documentation overview
  • Architecture walkthrough
  • API reference page

Example prompts

  • “/docs-canvas”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Overview — A short summary card with the purpose of the doc, scope, and audience.
  2. Table of contents — Navigable list of sections, ideally pinned or sticky so the reader can jump around.
  3. Body sections — One section per logical unit (architecture, API, examples, gotchas). Each section can mix prose, code blocks, diagrams…
  4. References — Links to related docs, source files, RFCs, and external material.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9f451cf. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    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

Docs Canvas loads about 777 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 99 tokens; SKILL.md has 390 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~99
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~777

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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 390 words (~777 tokens).

“Build a canvas that presents documentation — architecture notes, API references, design docs, runbooks, or codebase walkthroughs — as an interactive, navigable surface rather than as a flat markdown file.”

— opening of SKILL.md by cursor
name
docs-canvas

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in docs-canvas/skills/docs-canvas of cursor/plugins.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9f451cf

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Docs Canvas next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Docs Canvas this skillcursor/plugins10k—~777Automated safety check: PassNone
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Canvas RenderLiberatedPixelCup/Universal-LPC-Spritesheet-Character-Generator1.8k—~314Automated safety check: PassGPL-3.0
Organizationthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist74k—~609Automated safety check: PassMIT
Plan Canvasaffaan-m/ECC274k1 repos~2.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
File Organizerdavila7/claude-code-templates32k6 repos~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Docs Canvas

What does Docs Canvas do?

Render a documentation-style Cursor Canvas that organizes architecture notes, API references, walkthroughs, and how-tos into a navigable layout with sections, tables of contents, and cross-references. Docs Canvas is an agent skill from cursor/plugins, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Render a documentation-style Cursor Canvas that organizes architecture notes, API references, walkthroughs, and how-tos into a navigable layout with sections, tables of contents, and cross-references.

When should I use Docs Canvas?

Docs Canvas fits situations like: the user asks for a docs canvas; documentation overview; architecture walkthrough; API reference page.

How do I install Docs Canvas in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Docs Canvas in Codex?

Run `npx skills add cursor/plugins --skill docs-canvas -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (docs-canvas/skills/docs-canvas in cursor/plugins) into .agents/skills/docs-canvas in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Docs Canvas 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 cursor/plugins --skill docs-canvas -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/docs-canvas, .gemini/skills/docs-canvas, .github/skills/docs-canvas and .opencode/skills/docs-canvas in your project.

What does Docs Canvas need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Docs Canvas is instructions for the agent only.

Does Docs Canvas 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 Docs Canvas 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. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Docs Canvas use?

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

How many tokens does Docs Canvas use?

About 777 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Docs Canvas?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Docs Canvas: Canva Designer (asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks, 69k stars), Canvas Render (LiberatedPixelCup/Universal-LPC-Spritesheet-Character-Generator, 1.8k stars), Organization (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars) and Plan Canvas (affaan-m/ECC, 274k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Docs Canvas?

cursor (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in cursor/plugins, which has 10,130 GitHub stars. The repository holds 99 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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