An automated skill that synchronizes project documentation, READMEs, and API references with real-time code modifications.
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1. ClawHub CLI
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npx clawhub@latest install update-docs-on-code-change
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What is Update Docs on Code Change?
The update-docs-on-code-change skill is a specialized tool within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem designed to eliminate documentation rot. It monitors application code changes and automatically identifies when README.md files, API specifications, or configuration guides require updates. By bridging the gap between development and documentation, it ensures that your technical references always reflect the current state of the software.
This skill is essential for maintaining high-quality developer experiences. It intelligently triggers on code modifications that affect user-facing interfaces, ensuring that breaking changes are highlighted, new features are described, and code examples remain functional and accurate across the entire documentation suite.
Update Docs on Code Change Use Cases
- Automatically updating README.md when adding new features or changing installation procedures.
- Synchronizing API documentation including endpoints, request/response schemas, and authentication methods.
- Verifying and updating code snippets in tutorials to ensure they remain runnable after function signature changes.
- Generating structured changelog entries for new features, bug fixes, and breaking changes.
- Drafting migration guides for major version updates or deprecated features.
How Update Docs on Code Change Works
- The skill monitors the repository for code modifications, specifically looking for changes in public APIs, CLI commands, or configuration logic.
- It analyzes the impact of code changes to determine which documentation files (e.g., docs/api.md, README.md, CHANGELOG.md) are affected.
- It applies updates to the relevant documentation sections using predefined quality standards and templates.
- Code examples within the documentation are validated against the new code logic to ensure consistency.
- The skill suggests or performs a documentation commit alongside the code change to maintain a synchronized version history.
Update Docs on Code Change Setup
To integrate this documentation automation into your workflow, ensure your environment is configured for Openclaw Skills and follow these steps:
# Install the documentation sync skill
openclaw install update-docs-on-code-change
# Configure your documentation structure in the project root
mkdir -p docs/migration-guides
touch README.md CHANGELOG.md
# Run the initial documentation validation
npm run docs:validate
Update Docs on Code Change Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages a structured documentation taxonomy to ensure clarity and discoverability within the Openclaw Skills framework:
| File/Directory | Purpose |
|---|---|
README.md |
Project overview, quick start, and primary feature list. |
CHANGELOG.md |
Version history categorized by Added, Changed, Fixed, and Security. |
docs/api.md |
Comprehensive API reference documentation with method signatures. |
docs/configuration.md |
Environment variables, config file templates, and options. |
examples/ |
Standalone, runnable code tutorials and implementation samples. |
Update Docs on Code Change Advanced Features
- Multi-agent support for cross-referencing documentation across microservices.
- Automated breaking change detection with mandatory 'BREAKING' prefixing in changelogs.
- Lifecycle hooks for documentation linting, spell checking, and link validation.
- Support for OpenAPI/Swagger spec synchronization from source code decorators.
- Automated migration guide generation with before/after code comparison blocks.
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