ClaudSkills / Engineering / architecture

Docgen

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Engineering · Sub-category: architecture

Use when user invokes /docgen to generate or update documentation. Also triggers on "generate docs", "update the README", "write the changelog". Accepts a doc type (readme, api, architecture, changelog) and optional scope. Always outputs to conversation first and asks before writing to disk. Do NOT use for explaining code behavior — use /explain instead.

What this skill does

Docgen is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the architecture sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/docgen/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when user invokes /docgen to generate or update documentation. Also triggers on "generate docs", "update the README", "write the changelog".

Who uses this skill

The Docgen skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/docgen
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/docgen/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/docgen/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/docgen/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/docgen/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\docgen\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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