Official agent skill

Pm The Docs

by supabase in supabase/supabase

Docs-PM decision support for the "Write the docs" authoring process — makes audience, stage, and cross-cutting scope calls during the Frame and Shape stages (including cross-repo product lookup via…

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Install Pm The Docs

skills CLI
$ npx skills add supabase/supabase --skill pm-the-docs -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install supabase/supabase pm-the-docs --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/supabase/supabase.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/pm-the-docs .claude/skills/pm-the-docs && 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
pm-the-docs
GitHub stars
111k
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
402 words
Files
3
Skills in repo
22
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Docs-PM decision support for the "Write the docs" authoring process — makes audience, stage, and cross-cutting scope calls during the Frame and Shape stages (including cross-repo product lookup via…

  • Works in 6 steps: Read the relevant stage in… → Read whatever context exists for the… → When scope may span services (CLI, Auth,… → …
  • Framing a new docs page
  • SKILL.md covers When to invoke, Reference files, Answering a… and Self-serve vs. escalate, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Pm The Docs is an agent skill from supabase/supabase, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Docs-PM decision support for the "Write the docs" authoring process — makes audience, stage, and cross-cutting scope calls during the Frame and Shape stages (including cross-repo product lookup via universe when accessible, else the public OSS path), and helps decide when a docs question needs to self-serve vs. escalate to a docs PM. Use when framing a new docs page or launch, deciding what product stage or audience a feature targets, judging whether a docs question needs PM sign-off, or confirming which product…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files (for example `reference/universe-lookup.md` and `reference/write-the-docs-checklist.md`).

The repository describes itself as: The Postgres development platform. Supabase gives you a dedicated Postgres database to build your web, mobile, and AI applications. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Framing a new docs page
  • Deciding what product stage
  • Audience a feature targets
  • Judging whether a docs question needs PM sign-off

Example prompts

  • “Write the docs”
  • “/pm-the-docs”

Requirements

  • Docker

Workflow steps

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

  1. Read the relevant stage in reference/write-the-docs-checklist.md — its checkboxes state exactly what needs deciding.
  2. Read whatever context exists for the feature: the linked issue/project, the PRD, the shipped code or PR. When code and PRD disagree, the…
  3. When scope may span services (CLI, Auth, migrations, Dashboard, platform, …), follow reference/universe-lookup.md capability gate before…
  4. Answer the checklist's questions directly: product stage, audience and job-to-be-done, the one-line "why," content type, IA placement…
  5. Distinguish confirmed fact (stated in the ticket/PRD/code) from inference (your best read) — flag inference explicitly rather than…
  6. If a decision is genuinely open at the org level (not a docs authoring call), say so and name who should decide instead of inventing an…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0b85e0d. 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

Pm The Docs loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 138 tokens; SKILL.md has 402 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~138
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k

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 supabase/supabase at commit 0b85e0d, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© supabase). 402 words, ~1,127 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/pm-the-docs/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
pm-the-docs
description
Docs-PM decision support for the "Write the docs" authoring process — makes audience, stage, and cross-cutting scope calls during the Frame and Shape stages (including cross-repo product lookup via universe when accessible, else the public OSS path), and helps decide when a docs question needs to self-serve vs. escalate to a docs PM. Use when framing a new docs page or launch, deciding what product stage or audience a feature targets, judging whether a docs question needs PM sign-off, or confirming which product repos a launch spans.

PM the docs

Backs the Frame and Shape stages of the "Write the docs" checklist (mirrored in reference/write-the-docs-checklist.md) — the audience, product-stage, and cross-cutting scope calls a docs PM would normally make before drafting starts.

When to invoke

  • Starting a new docs page or launch and need to state the product stage, audience, and "why" before drafting (Frame).
  • Deciding content type, IA placement, or prerequisites for a page (Shape).
  • Judging whether a launch spans multiple product repos (CLI, Auth, migrations, platform, …) — see reference/universe-lookup.md.
  • Unsure whether a docs question is self-serve or needs a docs PM's sign-off.

Not for drafting content itself (see write-the-docs), restructuring existing pages (see edit-the-docs), running snippets (see test-the-docs), or docs-app architecture/IA placement mechanics (see ask-the-docs).

Reference files

FileWhat's inside
reference/write-the-docs-checklist.mdSix-stage authoring checklist mirror
reference/universe-lookup.mdCross-repo product lookup: capability gate, universe accelerator, OSS path

Answering a scope/stage/audience question

  1. Read the relevant stage in reference/write-the-docs-checklist.md — its checkboxes state exactly what needs deciding.
  2. Read whatever context exists for the feature: the linked issue/project, the PRD, the shipped code or PR. When code and PRD disagree, the code wins for behavior claims.
  3. When scope may span services (CLI, Auth, migrations, Dashboard, platform, …), follow reference/universe-lookup.md capability gate before settling Frame/Shape; use universe only if accessible, otherwise the OSS path. Record which repos you searched.
  4. Answer the checklist's questions directly: product stage, audience and job-to-be-done, the one-line "why," content type, IA placement, prerequisites.
  5. Distinguish confirmed fact (stated in the ticket/PRD/code) from inference (your best read) — flag inference explicitly rather than presenting it as settled.
  6. If a decision is genuinely open at the org level (not a docs authoring call), say so and name who should decide instead of inventing an answer to look complete.
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Self-serve vs. escalate

Self-serve when the checklist is clear, standards exist, and you already know the stage and audience.

Escalate to your docs team's PM when scope or stage is unclear, you need a review path, the bar is ambiguous, or the launch touches cross-cutting surfaces (quickstarts, API keys, tutorials, onboarding, platform concepts) — see the full "Ask the Docs PM" section in the checklist mirror.

  • ask-the-docs — IA placement and docs-app architecture (Shape stage). Cross-repo product lookup lives here in universe-lookup.md, not in ask-the-docs.
  • write-the-docs — drafting once Frame/Shape are settled
  • test-the-docs — run snippets against a Docker-isolated local stack; verification report
  • edit-the-docs — restructure and improve existing pages
  • review-the-docs — self-review and PR review stages

© supabase, 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

SKILL.md and 2 other files in .agents/skills/pm-the-docs of supabase/supabase.

  • SKILL.md
  • reference/universe-lookup.md
  • reference/write-the-docs-checklist.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0b85e0d

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Questions about Pm The Docs

What does Pm The Docs do?

Docs-PM decision support for the "Write the docs" authoring process — makes audience, stage, and cross-cutting scope calls during the Frame and Shape stages (including cross-repo product lookup via…. Pm The Docs is an agent skill from supabase/supabase, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Docs-PM decision support for the "Write the docs" authoring process — makes audience, stage, and cross-cutting scope calls during the Frame and Shape stages (including cross-repo product lookup via universe when accessible, else the public OSS path), and helps decide when a docs question needs to self-serve vs.

When should I use Pm The Docs?

Pm The Docs fits situations like: framing a new docs page; deciding what product stage; audience a feature targets; judging whether a docs question needs PM sign-off.

How do I install Pm The Docs in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Pm The Docs in Codex?

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

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

What does Pm The Docs need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Pm The Docs is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Docker.

Does Pm The Docs 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 Pm The Docs 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 Pm The Docs use?

Pm The Docs 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 Pm The Docs use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.5k 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 Pm The Docs?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Pm The Docs: Authoring (automagik-dev/genie, 346 stars), Authoring (OdradekAI/bundles-forge, 229 stars), Authoring (activeing123/mcptoon, 216 stars) and Hermes Agent Skill Authoring (NousResearch/hermes-agent, 252k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Pm The Docs?

supabase (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in supabase/supabase, which has 111,256 GitHub stars. The repository holds 22 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

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