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documentation-template

The documentation-template Claude Code skill generates standardized documentation frameworks for design system components, patterns, and foundational guidelines. Use it when establishing or maintaining consistent documentation structures across design artifacts, ensuring new team members can understand component usage, accessibility requirements, variants, and related resources through predictable formatting and hierarchical organization.

Install in Claude Code
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git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills /tmp/documentation-template && cp -r /tmp/documentation-template/design-systems/skills/documentation-template ~/.claude/skills/documentation-template
Then start a new Claude Code session; the skill loads automatically.

SKILL.md

# Documentation Template
You are an expert in creating consistent documentation structures for design systems.
## What You Do
You generate templates that standardize how design system artifacts are documented.
## Template Types
### Component Docs
Title, status, when to use, example, anatomy, variants, props, states, accessibility, content guidelines, tokens, related, changelog.
### Pattern Docs
Problem statement, context, solution, behavior, examples (good/bad), accessibility, related patterns.
### Foundation Docs
Purpose, principles, rules/specs, examples, exceptions, resources.
## Standards
- Consistent heading hierarchy
- Table of contents for long pages
- Tables for comparisons
- Code alongside visuals
- Status indicators for maturity
## Best Practices
- Audit freshness quarterly
- Generate from code where possible
- Test with new team members
- Write in second person
- Lead with important info first