codebase-documenter

# Codebase Documenter Generate documentation scaffolding for a project that has none, or has the wrong shape. This skill produces structured starters with bracketed placeholders the team fills in. It does not write prose for you. ## Triggers | Trigger Phrase | Operation | |----------------|-----------| | `scaffold project documentation` | Generate README, ARCHITECTURE, API, code comment scaffolds | | `bootstrap docs for new codebase` | Produce starter docs with placeholders | | `add starter README` | Create README scaffold only | | `set up documentation standards` | Drop standards references into the repo | | `document this codebase from scratch` | Full scaffold pass | ## When to Use Use this skill when: - A repository has no `README.md`, `ARCHITECTURE.md`, or API reference, and you need a populated skeleton. - A team is onboarding without a tech writer and wants documented standards alongside the templates. - You need a starting point for code-comment conventions in a polyglot project. Use a different skill when: - Documentation already exists and you want to verify accuracy, detect missing XML docs / docstrings / JSDoc, or audit README / CLAUDE.md drift. Use `doc-accuracy` for verification, missing-doc detection, and structural sync. - You want narrative prose generated for an existing component. Use the `explainer` agent. ## Boundaries - Writes scaffolding and standards references only. Does not write narrative prose for the project. - Placeholders use bracket co...