
documentation
Canonical documentation capability for audit, drift, validate, and author modes in hve-core.
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core --skill documentation- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads documentation automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
documentation
Overview
This skill provides the shared documentation capability used by the Documentation agent. It centralizes the durable knowledge for audit, drift, validate, and author flows in a single package so thin wrappers can load mode-specific guidance instead of embedding capability prose inline.
Mode map
The Documentation agent should load the relevant skill sections by mode:
| Mode | Primary load targets | Notes |
|---|---|---|
audit | references/conventions.md, references/coverage-method.md, references/validation-toolchain.md, references/content-sensitivity.md | Replaces the former Doc Ops workflow with a skill-driven audit loop. |
drift | references/conventions.md, references/code-doc-mapping.md, references/content-sensitivity.md | Uses the repo-local mapping table and drift heuristics. |
validate | references/validation-toolchain.md, references/accessibility-checks.md, references/content-sensitivity.md, references/rai-guardrails.md | Runs docs validation and escalates formal review when needed. |
author | templates/guide.md, templates/reference.md, references/conventions.md, references/accessibility-checks.md, references/content-sensitivity.md, references/rai-guardrails.md | Produces narrative or reference docs with the repository's documented conventions. |
Success criteria
For audit and validate modes, record results for all applicable local-safe checks and record existing CI status separately. Keep each CI-owned check that did not run as Pending CI, Skipped, Deferred, or Unavailable; do not report it as Passed.
Non-goals
This skill does not author ADRs, BRDs, PRDs, or other planning artifacts. It also does not embed accessibility, RAI, or security standards logic inline; it points to the dedicated reference files and routes formal assessment to the appropriate planner when the scenario requires it.
Working conventions
- Prefer existing repository instructions and scripts over duplicated prose.
- In audit and validate modes, run local-safe checks by default and summarize existing CI status separately. Invoke a CI-owned lane locally only when the task specifically asks to reproduce that named lane.
- Treat browser installation, model or moderation environments, services, credentials, and interactive UI as separate prerequisites rather than automatic failure recovery.
- Keep documentation changes factual and scoped to the current task.
- Use the reference files below for mode-specific methods, heuristics, and checklists.
- Escalate to planners for formal accessibility, RAI, or security review if the work requires a specialist assessment.
Stop rules
For audit and validate modes, stop after recording local-safe results and any separate CI evidence. Report missing specialized setup or required CI evidence separately; do not infer it, provision it automatically, or report it as passed.
Session tracking
Write session state to .copilot-tracking/documentation/ using a
{{YYYY-MM-DD}}-session.md file for the run, following the standard session file conventions.
Reference files
references/conventions.md— Synthesis of the repository's markdown, writing-style, and Docusaurus conventions.references/code-doc-mapping.md— Code-to-documentation mapping table and drift heuristics.references/coverage-method.md— Gap and coverage analysis method for audit mode.references/validation-toolchain.md— Validation command catalog and result interpretation.references/accessibility-checks.md— Inline documentation checks and handoff triggers.references/content-sensitivity.md— Pre-publish PII, secrets, confidentiality, and AI-disclosure checks.references/rai-guardrails.md— Injection-boundary, attribution, human-review, and disclaimer guidance.
Templates
templates/guide.md— Structure template for narrative guides and how-to pages.templates/reference.md— Structure template for reference and API-style documentation.
FAQ
What does the documentation skill do?
Canonical documentation capability for audit, drift, validate, and author modes in hve-core.
How do I install documentation?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/hve-core --skill documentation in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/documentation/ (personal) or .claude/skills/documentation/ (project).
Which AI agents can use documentation?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is documentation safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains documentation?
It is published by microsoft in microsoft/hve-core. It has 39 recorded installs.
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