documentation

---
name: documentation
description: "Documentation generation workflow covering API docs, architecture docs, README files, code comments, and technical writing."
category: workflow-bundle
risk: safe
source: personal
date_added: "2026-02-27"
---

# Documentation Workflow Bundle

## Overview

Comprehensive documentation workflow for generating API documentation, architecture documentation, README files, code comments, and technical content from codebases.

## When to Use This Workflow

Use this workflow when:
- Creating project documentation
- Generating API documentation
- Writing architecture docs
- Documenting code
- Creating user guides
- Maintaining wikis

## Workflow Phases

### Phase 1: Documentation Planning

#### Skills to Invoke
- `docs-architect` - Documentation architecture
- `documentation-templates` - Documentation templates

#### Actions
1. Identify documentation needs
2. Choose documentation tools
3. Plan documentation structure
4. Define style guidelines
5. Set up documentation site

#### Copy-Paste Prompts
```
Use @docs-architect to plan documentation structure
```

```
Use @documentation-templates to set up documentation
```

### Phase 2: API Documentation

#### Skills to Invoke
- `api-documenter` - API documentation
- `api-documentation-generator` - Auto-generation
- `openapi-spec-generation` - OpenAPI specs

#### Actions
1. Extract API endpoints
2. Generate OpenAPI specs
3. Create API reference
4. Add usage examples
5. Set up auto-generation

#### Copy-Paste Prompts
```
Use @api-documenter to generate API documentation
```

```
Use @openapi-spec-generation to create OpenAPI specs
```

### Phase 3: Architecture Documentation

#### Skills to Invoke
- `c4-architecture-c4-architecture` - C4 architecture
- `c4-context` - Context diagrams
- `c4-container` - Container diagrams
- `c4-component` - Component diagrams
- `c4-code` - Code diagrams
- `mermaid-expert` - Mermaid diagrams

#### Actions
1. Create C4 diagrams
2. Document architecture
3. Generate sequence diagrams
4. Document data flows
5. Create deployment docs

#### Copy-Paste Prompts
```
Use @c4-architecture-c4-architecture to create C4 diagrams
```

```
Use @mermaid-expert to create architecture diagrams
```

### Phase 4: Code Documentation

#### Skills to Invoke
- `code-documentation-code-explain` - Code explanation
- `code-documentation-doc-generate` - Doc generation
- `documentation-generation-doc-generate` - Auto-generation

#### Actions
1. Extract code comments
2. Generate JSDoc/TSDoc
3. Create type documentation
4. Document functions
5. Add usage examples

#### Copy-Paste Prompts
```
Use @code-documentation-code-explain to explain code
```

```
Use @code-documentation-doc-generate to generate docs
```

### Phase 5: README and Getting Started

#### Skills to Invoke
- `readme` - README generation
- `environment-setup-guide` - Setup guides
- `tutorial-engineer` - Tutorial creation

#### Actions
1. Create README
2. Write getting started guide
3. Document installation
4. Add usage examples
5. Create troubleshooting guide

#### Copy-Paste Prompts
```
Use @readme to create project README
```

```
Use @tutorial-engineer to create tutorials
```

### Phase 6: Wiki and Knowledge Base

#### Skills to Invoke
- `wiki-architect` - Wiki architecture
- `wiki-page-writer` - Wiki pages
- `wiki-onboarding` - Onboarding docs
- `wiki-qa` - Wiki Q&A
- `wiki-researcher` - Wiki research
- `wiki-vitepress` - VitePress wiki

#### Actions
1. Design wiki structure
2. Create wiki pages
3. Write onboarding guides
4. Document processes
5. Set up wiki site

#### Copy-Paste Prompts
```
Use @wiki-architect to design wiki structure
```

```
Use @wiki-page-writer to create wiki pages
```

```
Use @wiki-onboarding to create onboarding docs
```

### Phase 7: Changelog and Release Notes

#### Skills to Invoke
- `changelog-automation` - Changelog generation
- `wiki-changelog` - Changelog from git

#### Actions
1. Extract commit history
2. Categorize changes
3. Generate changelog
4. Create release notes
5. Publish updates

#### Copy-Paste Prompts
```
Use @changelog-automation to generate changelog
```

```
Use @wiki-changelog to create release notes
```

### Phase 8: Documentation Maintenance

#### Skills to Invoke
- `doc-coauthoring` - Collaborative writing
- `reference-builder` - Reference docs

#### Actions
1. Review documentation
2. Update outdated content
3. Fix broken links
4. Add new features
5. Gather feedback

#### Copy-Paste Prompts
```
Use @doc-coauthoring to collaborate on docs
```

## Documentation Types

### Code-Level
- JSDoc/TSDoc comments
- Function documentation
- Type definitions
- Example code

### API Documentation
- Endpoint reference
- Request/response schemas
- Authentication guides
- SDK documentation

### Architecture Documentation
- System overview
- Component diagrams
- Data flow diagrams
- Deployment architecture

### User Documentation
- Getting started guides
- User manuals
- Tutorials
- FAQs

### Process Documentation
- Runbooks
- Onboarding guides
- SOPs
- Decision records

## Quality Gates

- [ ] All APIs documented
- [ ] Architecture diagrams current
- [ ] README up to date
- [ ] Code comments helpful
- [ ] Examples working
- [ ] Links valid

## Related Workflow Bundles

- `development` - Development workflow
- `testing-qa` - Documentation testing
- `ai-ml` - AI documentation

## Limitations
- Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
- Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
- Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.

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