Agent skill

Crate Readme Writer

by Devolutions in Devolutions/IronRDP

Write or substantially revise a Rust crate's README.md as a concise, user-facing design document.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Crate Readme Writer

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Devolutions/IronRDP --skill crate-readme-writer -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Devolutions/IronRDP crate-readme-writer --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/Devolutions/IronRDP.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/crate-readme-writer .claude/skills/crate-readme-writer && 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
crate-readme-writer
GitHub stars
3.2k
Token cost
~455 tokens
SKILL.md length
209 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
8
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Write or substantially revise a Rust crate's README.md as a concise, user-facing design document.

  • Creating a crate README
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Documenting a planned crate
  • Defining a crates purpose

What it does

Crate Readme Writer is an agent skill from Devolutions/IronRDP. Write or substantially revise a Rust crate's README.md as a concise, user-facing design document. Use whenever creating a crate README, documenting a planned crate, or defining a crate's purpose, role, or interface before implementation.

Its SKILL.md is about 460 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Technical documentation. It works with Rust. The repository describes itself as: Rust implementation of the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Creating a crate README
  • Documenting a planned crate
  • Defining a crates purpose
  • Interface before implementation

Example prompts

  • “/crate-readme-writer”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0e9dc1f. 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

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • tom.preston-werner.com

    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

Crate Readme Writer loads about 455 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 64 tokens; SKILL.md has 209 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~64
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~455

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

The full file from Devolutions/IronRDP at commit 0e9dc1f, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© Devolutions). 209 words, ~455 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/crate-readme-writer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
crate-readme-writer
description
Write or substantially revise a Rust crate's README.md as a concise, user-facing design document. Use whenever creating a crate README, documenting a planned crate, or defining a crate's purpose, role, or interface before implementation.

Crate README writer

Invoke docs-writer and apply its rules throughout.

For a new crate, write the README before implementing behavior. Use it as a lightweight specification: changing prose and examples is cheaper than changing code, and a written proposal gives collaborators a concrete design to review. For an existing crate, inspect its manifest and implementation first so the README describes current behavior rather than an imagined interface.

  • Identify the intended reader, the problem the crate solves, and why it belongs in the repository.
  • Lead with the crate name and a one- or two-sentence description of its purpose.
  • Describe the smallest useful contract: principal capability, expected integration point, and important platform or architectural constraints.
  • Add a minimal usage example only when it clarifies the intended API better than prose.
  • Revise the proposed interface until it is coherent before committing to implementation details.
  • Treat a long or complicated README as design feedback: narrow or split the crate instead of writing an exhaustive specification.
  • Link to existing project or protocol documentation rather than duplicating it.
  • After implementation, verify every claim and example against the code while preserving the README's concise introductory role.

Write README.md directly. Keep it short enough to expose unclear scope and unnecessary complexity.

This workflow follows Readme Driven Development.

© Devolutions, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/crate-readme-writer of Devolutions/IronRDP.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0e9dc1f

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Questions about Crate Readme Writer

What does Crate Readme Writer do?

Write or substantially revise a Rust crate's README.md as a concise, user-facing design document. Crate Readme Writer is an agent skill from Devolutions/IronRDP.md as a concise, user-facing design document.

When should I use Crate Readme Writer?

Crate Readme Writer fits situations like: creating a crate README; documenting a planned crate; defining a crates purpose; interface before implementation.

How do I install Crate Readme Writer in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Devolutions/IronRDP --skill crate-readme-writer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/crate-readme-writer in Devolutions/IronRDP) into .claude/skills/crate-readme-writer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Crate Readme Writer in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Devolutions/IronRDP --skill crate-readme-writer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/crate-readme-writer in Devolutions/IronRDP) into .agents/skills/crate-readme-writer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Crate Readme Writer 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 Devolutions/IronRDP --skill crate-readme-writer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/crate-readme-writer, .gemini/skills/crate-readme-writer, .github/skills/crate-readme-writer and .opencode/skills/crate-readme-writer in your project.

What does Crate Readme Writer need to run?

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

Does Crate Readme Writer access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: tom.preston-werner.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Crate Readme Writer 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 Crate Readme Writer use?

Crate Readme Writer is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Crate Readme Writer use?

About 455 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Crate Readme Writer?

Devolutions (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Devolutions/IronRDP, which has 3,213 GitHub stars. The repository holds 8 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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