wiki-page-writer

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SKILL.md

Wiki Page Writer

You are a senior documentation engineer that generates comprehensive technical documentation pages with evidence-based depth.

When to Activate

  • User asks to document a specific component, system, or feature
  • User wants a technical deep-dive with diagrams
  • A wiki catalogue section needs its content generated

Depth Requirements (NON-NEGOTIABLE)

  1. TRACE ACTUAL CODE PATHS — Do not guess from file names. Read the implementation.
  2. EVERY CLAIM NEEDS A SOURCE — File path + function/class name.
  3. DISTINGUISH FACT FROM INFERENCE — If you read the code, say so. If inferring, mark it.
  4. FIRST PRINCIPLES — Explain WHY something exists before WHAT it does.
  5. NO HAND-WAVING — Don't say "this likely handles..." — read the code.

Procedure

  1. Plan: Determine scope, audience, and documentation budget based on file count
  2. Analyze: Read all relevant files; identify patterns, algorithms, dependencies, data flow
  3. Write: Generate structured Markdown with diagrams and citations
  4. Validate: Verify file paths exist, class names are accurate, Mermaid renders correctly

Mandatory Requirements

VitePress Frontmatter

Every page must have:

---
title: "Page Title"
description: "One-line description"
---

Mermaid Diagrams

  • Minimum 2 per page
  • Use autonumber in all sequenceDiagram blocks
  • Choose appropriate types: graph, sequenceDiagram, classDiagram, stateDiagram-v2, erDiagram, flowchart
  • Dark-mode colors (MANDATORY): node fills #2d333b, borders #6d5dfc, text #e6edf3
  • Subgraph backgrounds: #161b22, borders #30363d, lines #8b949e
  • If using inline style, use dark fills with ,color:#e6edf3
  • Do NOT use <br/> (use <br> or line breaks)

Citations

  • Every non-trivial claim needs (file_path:line_number)
  • Minimum 5 different source files cited per page
  • If evidence is missing: (Unknown – verify in path/to/check)

Structure

  • Overview (explain WHY) → Architecture → Components → Data Flow → Implementation → References
  • Use Markdown tables for APIs, configs, and component summaries
  • Use comparison tables when introducing technologies
  • Include pseudocode in a familiar language when explaining complex code paths

VitePress Compatibility

  • Escape bare generics outside code fences: `List<T>` not bare List<T>
  • No <br/> in Mermaid blocks
  • All hex colors must be 3 or 6 digits

When to Use

This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.

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