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About this Skill

Perfect for Documentation Agents needing automated document generation with GoodDocs template validation doc-author is an AI agent skill that automates the process of authoring new documents using predefined templates and validation rules.

Features

Automatically uses defaultDocTypeKey and defaultOwners from repo.config.json
Asks users for title, motivation, proposed solution, and alternatives/open questions
Determines the next numeric ID by scanning docs/<docRoot> for ####-*.md files
Sets frontmatter id to DOC-#### and generates markdown files
Validates user input using GoodDocs validation rules
Supports GoodDocs template for document creation

# Core Topics

SidU SidU
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Updated: 3/7/2026

Quality Score

Top 5%
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Excellent
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Installation
SYS Universal Install (Auto-Detect)
Cursor IDE Windsurf IDE VS Code IDE
> npx killer-skills add SidU/GoodDocs/doc-author

Agent Capability Analysis

The doc-author MCP Server by SidU is an open-source Categories.community integration for Claude and other AI agents, enabling seamless task automation and capability expansion. Optimized for how to use doc-author, doc-author setup guide, what is doc-author.

Ideal Agent Persona

Perfect for Documentation Agents needing automated document generation with GoodDocs template validation

Core Value

Empowers agents to create new documents with automated frontmatter setup, including numeric ID determination and validation against repo.config.json, leveraging GoodDocs templates and Markdown file formats

Capabilities Granted for doc-author MCP Server

Automating document creation with standardized frontmatter
Generating new documents with incremental numeric IDs
Validating document structure against GoodDocs templates

! Prerequisites & Limits

  • Requires repo.config.json for automated default settings
  • Limited to Markdown file format (.md)
  • Dependent on GoodDocs template structure
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Skill: doc-author

Purpose

Guide a user through authoring a new document using the GoodDocs template and validation rules.

Behavior

  1. If repo.config.json exists, use defaultDocTypeKey and defaultOwners automatically.
  2. Ask the user for:
    • Title
    • Motivation
    • Proposed solution
    • Alternatives/open questions
  3. Determine the next numeric ID by scanning docs/<docRoot> for ####-*.md and incrementing the max value.
  4. Set frontmatter id to DOC-#### and generate ####-<kebab-title>.md using templates/doc-template.md.
  5. Update docs/README.md to include a link to the new document.
  6. Run python3 scripts/validate_docs.py and fix issues before finishing.

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