maintain-project-readme

Installation
SKILL.md

Maintain Project README

Maintain ordinary software-project README.md files through one deterministic README workflow.

Inputs

  • Required: --project-root <path>
  • Required: --run-mode <check-only|apply>
  • Optional: --readme-path <path>

Workflow

  1. Validate the project root and resolve the target README.md.
  2. Detect the repo profile from repo signals such as package metadata, CLI entrypoints, app/service manifests, or workspace files.
  3. In check-only, audit title/value proposition, common README sections, the required Overview > Motivation structure, and command integrity.
  4. In apply, keep edits bounded to the target README.md while repairing missing structure and grounded wording.
  5. Re-run the same audit to confirm post-fix status.
  6. If the repository is a skills or plugin repo with specialized install and discoverability conventions, use the dedicated maintain-skills-readme skill from /Users/galew/Workspace/agent-plugin-skills instead.

Output Contract

  • Return Markdown plus JSON with:
    • run_context
    • profile_assignment
    • schema_violations
    • command_integrity_issues
    • content_quality_issues
    • fixes_applied
    • post_fix_status
    • errors
  • If there are no issues and no errors, output exactly No findings.

Guardrails

  • Never auto-commit, auto-push, or open a PR.
  • Never invent commands, setup steps, or support claims that are not grounded in the repo.
  • Never edit files other than the target README.md.
  • Do not use this skill for agent-skills, Codex plugin, Claude plugin, or similar skills/plugin repositories. Use the dedicated maintain-skills-readme skill from /Users/galew/Workspace/agent-plugin-skills instead.

References

  • agents/openai.yaml
  • references/section-schema.md
  • references/profile-model.md
  • references/output-contract.md
  • references/fix-policies.md
  • references/style-rules.md
  • references/verification-checklist.md
  • references/project-readme-maintenance-automation-prompts.md
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