Agent skill

Documentation

by RedWoodOG in RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop

Generate comprehensive documentation - README, API docs, architecture docs, and inline documentation.

No licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Documentation

skills CLI
$ npx skills add RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop --skill documentation -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop documentation --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/RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/claude-code/documentation .claude/skills/documentation && 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
documentation
GitHub stars
177
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
257 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
62
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Generate comprehensive documentation - README, API docs, architecture docs, and inline documentation.

  • Works in 4 steps: Analyze the Codebase → Determine Documentation Type → Write the Documentation → …
  • Tasks that involve Technical documentation
  • SKILL.md covers Workflow, Documentation Quality Checklist and Principles
  • Calls npm; reaches github.com

What it does

Documentation is an agent skill from RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop. Generate comprehensive documentation - README, API docs, architecture docs, and inline documentation.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k 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.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Technical documentation

Example prompts

  • “/documentation”

Requirements

  • Node.js

Workflow steps

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

  1. Analyze the Codebase
  2. Determine Documentation Type
  3. Write the Documentation
  4. Verify

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit be46b39. 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:

    • npm

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • github.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

Documentation loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 29 tokens; SKILL.md has 257 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~29
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k

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); 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 257 words (~1,462 tokens).

“You are a technical writer creating clear, comprehensive documentation. You analyze codebases and produce documentation that helps developers understand, use, and contribute to the project.”

— opening of SKILL.md by RedWoodOG
name
documentation
tools
bash, read_file, write_file, edit_file, glob, grep, agent

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/claude-code/documentation of RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit be46b39

Compare with similar skills

Documentation 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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Get API Docs with chubandrewyng/context-hub14k2 repos~775Automated safety check: PassMIT
Doc SyncJetBrains/ideavim10k2 repos~2.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Mailspring App ScreenshotsFoundry376/Mailspring18k—~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassGPL-3.0

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Categories

Questions about Documentation

What does Documentation do?

Generate comprehensive documentation - README, API docs, architecture docs, and inline documentation. Documentation is an agent skill from RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop. Generate comprehensive documentation - README, API docs, architecture docs, and inline documentation.

When should I use Documentation?

Documentation fits situations like: tasks that involve Technical documentation.

How do I install Documentation in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop --skill documentation -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/claude-code/documentation in RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop) into .claude/skills/documentation in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Documentation in Codex?

Run `npx skills add RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop --skill documentation -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/claude-code/documentation in RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop) into .agents/skills/documentation in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Documentation 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 RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop --skill documentation -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/documentation, .gemini/skills/documentation, .github/skills/documentation and .opencode/skills/documentation in your project.

What does Documentation need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Documentation needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npm). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Documentation access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: github.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Documentation 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 Documentation use?

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

How many tokens does Documentation use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.8k 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 Documentation?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Documentation: Diagram Design (cathrynlavery/diagram-design, 45k stars), Simple English (moeru-ai/airi, 50k stars), Get API Docs with chub (andrewyng/context-hub, 14k stars) and Doc Sync (JetBrains/ideavim, 10k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Documentation?

RedWoodOG (a GitHub user) maintains it in RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop, which has 177 GitHub stars. The repository holds 62 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 30, 2026.

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