Documentation Standards

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc

type:review

Apply markdown documentation standards optimized for both LLM consumption and Pandoc PDF generation. Use whenever the user is writing or reviewing documentation, asks about section numbering conventions, markdown formatting standards, or documentation style guidelines. Also use when preparing documents for PDF export via Pandoc. Do NOT use for general prose editing, code commenting, or README generation unrelated to these standards.

What this skill does

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

When to invoke it: Use whenever the user is writing or reviewing documentation, asks about section numbering conventions, markdown formatting standards, or documentation style guidelines. Also use when preparing documents for PDF export via Pandoc.

Who uses this skill

The Documentation Standards skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. 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/documentation-standards
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/documentation-standards/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/documentation-standards/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/documentation-standards/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\documentation-standards\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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