Technical Writing
5624 skills in Documentation > Technical Writing
skill-builder
Use this skill when creating new Claude Code skills from scratch, editing existing skills to improve their descriptions or structure, or converting Claude Code sub-agents to skills. This includes designing skill workflows, writing SKILL.md files, organizing supporting files with intention-revealing names, and leveraging CLI tools and Node.js scripting.
network-netcat
Network utility for reading and writing data across TCP/UDP connections, port scanning, file transfers, and backdoor communication channels. Use when: (1) Testing network connectivity and port availability, (2) Creating reverse shells and bind shells for authorized penetration testing, (3) Transferring files between systems in restricted environments, (4) Banner grabbing and service enumeration, (5) Establishing covert communication channels, (6) Testing firewall rules and network segmentation.
using-technical-writer
Router for documentation tasks - routes to ADRs, APIs, runbooks, security docs, or governance docs
system-design
Use when designing system architecture, APIs, components, or data models - provides a structured design workflow with validation and documentation outputs.
thematic-doc-generator
Generate comprehensive, publication-quality technical manuals with thematic storytelling using multi-agent orchestration. Use when user asks for themed documentation, narrative technical guides, memorable training materials, or mentions themes like Victorian, steampunk, art deco, medieval, or nautical combined with technical topics. Triggers on phrases like "create themed manual", "documentation with storytelling", or requests to make docs "more engaging" or "memorable".
test-generator
Generates Jest or Pytest tests following Ben's testing standards. Use when creating tests, adding test coverage, writing unit tests, mocking dependencies, or when user mentions testing, test cases, Jest, Pytest, fixtures, assertions, or coverage.
firecrawl-research
This skill should be used when the user requests to research topics using FireCrawl, enrich notes with web sources, search and scrape information, or write scientific/academic papers. It extracts research topics from markdown files, creates research documents with scraped sources, generates BibTeX bibliographies from research results, and provides Pandoc/MyST templates for academic writing with citation management.
shared-world
Maintain a wiki-style world bible for collaborative fiction. Use for long-running story worlds, shared universes, membership sites, or any fiction requiring persistent canonical reference.
claude-plugin-distribution
Packages and distributes Claude Code plugins with proper structure, documentation, and release management. Creates distribution-ready packages, generates documentation, and sets up automated validation. Use when preparing Claude Code plugins for release, packaging plugins for marketplace distribution, creating plugin documentation, setting up plugin versioning, or publishing plugins to GitHub.
writing-plans
Use when design is complete and you need detailed implementation tasks for engineers with zero codebase context - creates comprehensive implementation plans with exact file paths, complete code examples, and verification steps assuming engineer has minimal domain knowledge
slash-command-factory
Generate custom Claude Code slash commands through intelligent 5-7 question flow. Creates powerful commands for business research, content analysis, healthcare compliance, API integration, documentation automation, and workflow optimization. Outputs organized commands to generated-commands/ with validation and installation guidance.
article-cover
Generate professional article cover images as SVG files. Use when user wants to create cover/banner images for blog posts, technical articles, or documentation. Creates visually appealing covers with titles, diagrams, and tech-themed graphics.
notion
Store and manage influencer data in Notion database
typedown-expert
Expert guidance on writing correct Typedown code, focusing on syntax, best practices, and common pitfalls.
course-description-analyzer
This skill analyzes or creates course descriptions for intelligent textbooks by checking for completeness of required elements (title, audience, prerequisites, topics, Bloom's Taxonomy outcomes) and providing quality scores with improvement suggestions. Use this skill when working with course descriptions in /docs/course-description.md that need validation or creation for learning graph generation.
bupkis-docs
How to create & maintain TypeDoc site documentation and the README for Bupkis
install-mkdocs-template
This skill creates a complete MkDocs Material project structure for intelligent textbooks. It sets up a Conda virtual environment named 'mkdocs', installs all dependencies, generates mkdocs.yml with all Material theme options, custom CSS for branding, the social_override plugin for custom social media cards, builds the site, and deploys to GitHub Pages. Use this skill when starting a new intelligent textbook project.
web-scraping
Web scraping toolkit using MCP scraper tools. Invoked when extracting content from web pages, converting HTML to markdown, extracting plain text, or harvesting links from URLs. Provides four specialized tools for different extraction needs with CSS selector filtering, batch operations, and retry logic.
phoenix-ecto
Critical Ecto and Phoenix guidelines that prevent common bugs and security issues. Use when writing Elixir code that involves Ecto schemas, changesets, queries, associations, or seeds.exs files. Prevents subtle mistakes with field access, validation options, and mass assignment vulnerabilities.
microsim-screen-capture
This skill automates the capture of high-quality screenshots for MicroSim visualizations using Chrome headless mode. Use this skill when working with MicroSims that need preview images for social media sharing, documentation, or quality assessment. The skill handles JavaScript-heavy visualizations that require proper rendering time and external CDN resources.