Docs Gardener
Autonomously capture the *why* behind a work session into a project's docs: the human decisions, tradeoffs, connections, and steering points that can't be inferred from the code. Runs at the end of a session (or on demand), records ONLY what was actually decided or discovered this session, appends dated entries to the decision log, makes surgical in-place edits to the intent/architecture docs, prunes what's gone stale, and writes it all WITHOUT asking, held to strict anti-bloat guardrails instead of a human approval gate. It never touches code-derivable facts (signatures, usage, structure). Those belong to tests. Use on "/docs-gardener", "garden the docs", "tend the docs", "capture the context", "update the why docs", or wire it to a session-end hook. Supersedes sync-docs for the why-layer.
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What this skill does
Docs Gardener is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the docs-engineering sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/docs-gardener/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
Who uses this skill
The Docs Gardener Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 211,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).
How to install
Free
Manual install (2 steps)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/docs-gardener
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/docs-gardener/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/docs-gardener/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/docs-gardener/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/docs-gardener/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\docs-gardener\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
Telegram
📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram
Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →
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.
Pro
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Docs Gardener Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy
SKILL.md from the source repository to
~/.claude/skills/docs-gardener/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at
claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Docs Gardener skill do?
Autonomously capture the *why* behind a work session into a project's docs: the human decisions, tradeoffs, connections, and steering points that can't be inferred from the code. Runs at the end of a session (or on demand), records ONLY what was actually decided or discovered this session, appends dated entries to the decision log, makes surgical in-place edits to the intent/architecture docs, prunes what's gone stale, and writes it all WITHOUT asking, held to strict anti-bloat guardrails instead of a human approval gate. It never touches code-derivable facts (signatures, usage, structure). Those belong to tests. Use on "/docs-gardener", "garden the docs", "tend the docs", "capture the context", "update the why docs", or wire it to a session-end hook. Supersedes sync-docs for the why-layer.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Docs Gardener skill?
Use Docs Gardener when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the docs engineering area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Docs Gardener" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at
/category/engineering/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Docs Gardener skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a
SKILL.md file that lives under
~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Docs Gardener is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at
/learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.
Attribution & license
Cite this skill
If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:
APA
NirDiamant. (2026). Docs Gardener [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/docs-gardener/
BibTeX
@misc{docs-gardener-2026,
author = {NirDiamant},
title = {Docs Gardener [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/docs-gardener/}
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Grade A · scanned 2026-10-25 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.
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- ✓ Reverse shell
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- ✓ Obfuscation
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