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Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design
by Gentleman-Programming in Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell
Design docs that reduce cognitive load. An agent skill from Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell.
Install Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design
$ npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell --skill gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cognitive-doc-design .claude/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design" agent skill from https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell/tree/main/skills/cognitive-doc-design into .claude/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell/tree/main/skills/cognitive-doc-designType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell --skill gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cognitive-doc-design .agents/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design" agent skill from https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell/tree/main/skills/cognitive-doc-design into .agents/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell --skill gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cognitive-doc-design .cursor/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design" agent skill from https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell/tree/main/skills/cognitive-doc-design into .cursor/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell.git --path skills/cognitive-doc-design--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell --skill gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cognitive-doc-design .gemini/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design" agent skill from https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell/tree/main/skills/cognitive-doc-design into .gemini/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-designInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell --skill gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cognitive-doc-design .github/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design" agent skill from https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell/tree/main/skills/cognitive-doc-design into .github/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell --skill gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cognitive-doc-design .opencode/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design" agent skill from https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell/tree/main/skills/cognitive-doc-design into .opencode/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design- GitHub stars
- 1.2k
- Token cost
- ~597 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 208 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 12
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Design docs that reduce cognitive load. An agent skill from Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell.
- Tasks that involve Architecture decision records
- SKILL.md covers When to Use, Critical Patterns, Documentation Shape and PR and Review Docs, plus 1 more section
- Calls git and gh
- Tasks that involve Technical documentation
What it does
Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design is an agent skill from Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell. Design docs that reduce cognitive load. Trigger: writing guides, READMEs, RFCs, onboarding, architecture, or review-facing docs.
Its SKILL.md is about 600 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 Architecture decision records and Technical documentation. The repository describes itself as: Gentle Shell is a Pi-native coding-agent harness for controlled development with Organic Driven Development, optional SDD/OpenSpec, subagents, TDD evidence, review guardrails… The licence is Apache-2.0.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Architecture decision records
- Tasks that involve Technical documentation
Example prompts
- “/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9782d26. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
gitgh
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git and gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
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
Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design loads about 597 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 40 tokens; SKILL.md has 208 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell at commit 9782d26, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© Gentleman-Programming). 208 words, ~597 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design
- description
- Design docs that reduce cognitive load. Trigger: writing guides, READMEs, RFCs, onboarding, architecture, or review-facing docs.
- license
- Apache-2.0
- metadata.author
- gentleman-programming
- metadata.version
- 1.0
When to Use
Load this skill when creating or editing documentation that people need to understand quickly, retain, or use during review.
Use it especially for:
- PR descriptions and review notes.
- Contributor or maintainer guides.
- Architecture, workflow, or onboarding docs.
- Any doc that currently feels long, dense, or hard to scan.
Critical Patterns
| Pattern | Rule |
|---|---|
| Lead with the answer | Put the decision, action, or outcome first. Context comes after. |
| Progressive disclosure | Start with the happy path, then add details, edge cases, and references. |
| Chunking | Group related information into small sections. Keep flat lists short. |
| Signposting | Use headings, labels, callouts, and summaries so readers know where they are. |
| Recognition over recall | Prefer tables, checklists, examples, and templates over prose that must be remembered. |
| Review empathy | Design docs so reviewers can verify intent without reconstructing the whole story. |
Documentation Shape
Use this default structure unless the repo already provides a stronger template:
# <Outcome-oriented title>
<One paragraph: what changed, who it helps, and why it matters.>
## Quick path
1. <First action>
2. <Second action>
3. <Verification or expected result>
## Details
| Topic | Decision |
|-------|----------|
| <area> | <concise explanation> |
## Checklist
- [ ] <Reader can confirm this>
- [ ] <Reader can confirm that>
## Next step
<Link or action that continues the workflow.>PR and Review Docs
When documenting a PR, reduce reviewer burnout by making the review path explicit:
- State what to review first.
- State what is intentionally out of scope.
- Link the previous and next PR when work is chained.
- Keep each section focused on one decision or unit of work.
- Use checklists for acceptance criteria and verification.
Commands
# Check markdown files changed in the current branch
git diff --name-only -- '*.md'
# Inspect PR changed-line count for cognitive load
gh pr view <PR_NUMBER> --json additions,deletions,changedFiles© Gentleman-Programming, 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 skills/cognitive-doc-design of Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9782d26
Used in 1 other repository
We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders. This page covers the copy in Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
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| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design this skillGentleman-Programming/gentle-shell | 1.2k | — | ~597 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Docsbrickbots/PiFinder | 250 | — | ~6.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Evidence-Backed Documentation Writerbgauryy/octocode | 949 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Write Vibe ADRmistralai/mistral-vibe | 5.1k | — | ~942 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Technical Documentation Templatesbybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow | 421 | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Prosestatic-web-server/static-web-server | 2.4k | — | ~971 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design
What does Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design do?
Design docs that reduce cognitive load. An agent skill from Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell. Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design is an agent skill from Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell. Design docs that reduce cognitive load.
When should I use Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design?
Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design fits situations like: tasks that involve Architecture decision records; tasks that involve Technical documentation.
How do I install Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell --skill gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/cognitive-doc-design in Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell) into .claude/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell --skill gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/cognitive-doc-design in Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell) into .agents/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design 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 Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell --skill gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design, .gemini/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design, .github/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design and .opencode/skills/gentle-ai-cognitive-doc-design in your project.
What does Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git and gh).
Does Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git and gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design 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 Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design use?
Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design use?
About 597 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k 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 Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design?
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Who maintains Gentle AI Cognitive Doc Design?
Gentleman-Programming (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell, which has 1,221 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.
Source: Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.