Writing Documentation Skill

Apply Strunk & White's Elements of Style principles to produce concise, clear technical documentation.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

• Writing new documentation (README, API docs, guides, tutorials, architecture docs)
• Improving existing documentation
• Reviewing documentation for quality
• User asks to "make this more concise" or "improve clarity"
• User mentions: documentation, docs, README, guide, tutorial, API docs

Do NOT use this skill for:

• Code comments (different context, separate skill needed)
• Marketing copy (requires persuasive voice, not neutral clarity)
• Personal blog posts (requires individual voice)

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