Agent skill

Developer Docs Drafting

by hashgraph-online in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins

Draft developer documentation with clear goals, outlines, titles, headers, procedures, scenario walkthroughs, lists, callouts, skimmable structure, and reusable templates.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Developer Docs Drafting

skills CLI
$ npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill developer-docs-drafting -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins developer-docs-drafting --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/hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/developer-docs-drafting .claude/skills/developer-docs-drafting && 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
developer-docs-drafting
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~770 tokens
SKILL.md length
312 words
Files
4 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
736
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Draft developer documentation with clear goals, outlines, titles, headers, procedures, scenario walkthroughs, lists, callouts, skimmable structure, and reusable templates.

  • Works in 5 steps: Load guidelines.md to choose the… → Confirm audience, doc type, one primary… → Outline before drafting; treat the… → …
  • Rewriting READMEs
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Start, Default Output, Contents and Core Posture
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Developer Docs Drafting is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Draft developer documentation with clear goals, outlines, titles, headers, procedures, scenario walkthroughs, lists, callouts, skimmable structure, and reusable templates. Use when writing or rewriting READMEs, getting-started docs, tutorials, how-to guides, concepts, API guides, troubleshooting pages, migration guides, SaaS topics, or release documentation.

Its SKILL.md is about 770 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including reference files (for example `guidelines.md`, `references/core/knowledge.md` and `workflows/draft-developer-doc.md`). Compatibility notes: Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

It sits in Development, covering Technical documentation, Technical writing and Code migrations. The repository describes itself as: A curated list of awesome OpenAI Codex / ChatGPT plugins, skills, and resources. The 1 Codex Marketplace. See live plugins at: https://hol.org/plugins/best-codex-plugins. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Rewriting READMEs
  • Getting-started docs
  • Troubleshooting pages
  • Migration guides

Example prompts

  • “/developer-docs-drafting”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

Workflow steps

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

  1. Load guidelines.md to choose the smallest useful reference set.
  2. Confirm audience, doc type, one primary reader goal, and learning objective when available.
  3. Outline before drafting; treat the outline like pseudocode for the doc.
  4. Use workflows/draft-developer-doc.md for full-page drafts.
  5. Put the most important information first and make the page easy to skim.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 16b4156. 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):

    • link.springer.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.

  • Compatibility

    Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Developer Docs Drafting loads about 770 tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.8k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 96 tokens; SKILL.md has 312 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~96
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~770
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~2.8k

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 hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins at commit 16b4156, republished under its MIT licence (© hashgraph-online). 312 words, ~770 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/developer-docs-drafting/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
developer-docs-drafting
description
Draft developer documentation with clear goals, outlines, titles, headers, procedures, scenario walkthroughs, lists, callouts, skimmable structure, and reusable templates. Use when writing or rewriting READMEs, getting-started docs, tutorials, how-to guides, concepts, API guides, troubleshooting pages, migration guides, SaaS topics, or release documentation.
compatibility
Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.
license
MIT
metadata.version
0.1.0
metadata.displayName
Developer Docs Drafting
metadata.category
Writing
metadata.tags
developer-docs,technical-writing,documentation,drafting,authoring

Developer Docs Drafting

Use this skill to draft developer documentation that readers can skim, follow, and apply. It turns audience and plan context into clear page structure and usable prose.

This skill is derived from Docs for Developers: An Engineer's Field Guide to Technical Writing, especially Chapter 3, "Drafting documentation." It is expanded with paraphrased guidance from Christopher Gales and the Splunk Documentation Team's The Product Is Docs: Writing Technical Documentation in a Product Development Group, especially Chapter 9, "Learning Objectives," Chapter 14, "Scenario-driven Information Development," and Chapter 25, "Writing SaaS Documentation." Do not copy book prose into user outputs. Source: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-7217-6

Quick Start

  1. Load guidelines.md to choose the smallest useful reference set.
  2. Confirm audience, doc type, one primary reader goal, and learning objective when available.
  3. Outline before drafting; treat the outline like pseudocode for the doc.
  4. Use workflows/draft-developer-doc.md for full-page drafts.
  5. Put the most important information first and make the page easy to skim.

Default Output

When drafting a doc, return:

  1. Title - aligned with the reader goal.
  2. Opening context - what the reader will accomplish and prerequisites.
  3. Structured body - headings, steps, concepts, examples, lists, and callouts as appropriate.
  4. Scenario or route - real-world path, scope boundary, or self-contained topic context when useful.
  5. Verification or expected result - how the reader knows the task worked.
  6. Next steps - where the reader should go next.
  7. Draft notes - assumptions, TODOs, or source details needing review.

Contents

NeedStart Here
Understand drafting componentsreferences/core/knowledge.md
Apply drafting rulesreferences/core/knowledge.md
See before/after examplesreferences/core/knowledge.md
Draft a pageworkflows/draft-developer-doc.md
Route by taskguidelines.md

Core Posture

  • Write for the reader's next decision or action.
  • Make the page understandable to skimmers.
  • Keep procedures actionable and verifiable.
  • Lead scenario docs with the user's problem, not the product feature.
  • Use templates to reduce blank-page work, not to force every doc into the same shape.

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

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/developer-docs-drafting of hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.

  • SKILL.md
  • guidelines.md
  • references/core/knowledge.md
  • workflows/draft-developer-doc.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 16b4156

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Questions about Developer Docs Drafting

What does Developer Docs Drafting do?

Draft developer documentation with clear goals, outlines, titles, headers, procedures, scenario walkthroughs, lists, callouts, skimmable structure, and reusable templates. Developer Docs Drafting is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Draft developer documentation with clear goals, outlines, titles, headers, procedures, scenario walkthroughs, lists, callouts, skimmable structure, and reusable templates.

When should I use Developer Docs Drafting?

Developer Docs Drafting fits situations like: rewriting READMEs; getting-started docs; troubleshooting pages; migration guides.

How do I install Developer Docs Drafting in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill developer-docs-drafting -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/developer-docs-drafting in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .claude/skills/developer-docs-drafting in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Developer Docs Drafting in Codex?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill developer-docs-drafting -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/developer-docs-drafting in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .agents/skills/developer-docs-drafting in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Developer Docs Drafting 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 hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill developer-docs-drafting -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/developer-docs-drafting, .gemini/skills/developer-docs-drafting, .github/skills/developer-docs-drafting and .opencode/skills/developer-docs-drafting in your project.

What does Developer Docs Drafting need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Developer Docs Drafting is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients..

Does Developer Docs Drafting access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: link.springer.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Developer Docs Drafting 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 Developer Docs Drafting use?

Developer Docs Drafting is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Developer Docs Drafting use?

About 770 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. Its references folder adds about 2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Developer Docs Drafting?

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Who maintains Developer Docs Drafting?

hashgraph-online (a GitHub organization) maintains it in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins, which has 1,232 GitHub stars. The repository holds 736 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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