Readme

Name: Readme
Author: boshu2

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by boshu2 · vlatest · Repository

Generates basic README files for projects, streamlining documentation creation and ensuring consistent project information sharing.

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Run in terminal (recommended)

terminal

claude mcp add readme npx -- -y @trustedskills/readme

Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json

~/.claude/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "readme": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@trustedskills/readme"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.

About This Skill

What it does

This skill allows AI agents to process and understand README files. It can extract key information like project descriptions, installation instructions, and usage examples from these files. The agent can then summarize the contents or answer specific questions based on the README's details.

When to use it

Project onboarding: Quickly grasp the essentials of a new software project by having an AI agent analyze its README.
Documentation assistance: Automatically generate summaries or FAQs from existing README documentation.
Troubleshooting: Extract installation and usage instructions from a README to help diagnose user issues.
Code repository analysis: Understand the purpose and setup of code repositories based on their README files.

Key capabilities

README file parsing
Information extraction (project description, installation, usage)
Summarization of README content
Question answering based on README information

Example prompts

"Can you summarize the contents of this README?" [followed by a link or file upload]
"What are the installation steps described in this README?" [followed by a link or file upload]
"Explain how to use this tool according to its README." [followed by a link or file upload]

Tips & gotchas

The skill's effectiveness depends on the quality and structure of the README file. Poorly formatted or incomplete READMEs may result in less accurate summaries or answers.

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Details

Version: vlatest
License
Author: boshu2
Installs: 0

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