update-docs SKILL.md skillA

update-docs from benkapner/claude-code-basecamp is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add benkapner/claude-code-basecamp/update-docs@v1.0

Pins v1.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
benkapner/claude-code-basecamp
Path
skills/update-docs/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
4
Latest version
v1.0, committed May 28, 2026
First version recorded
May 28, 2026
Size
7,354 bytes
Repository stars
18
License
MIT

Use when implementing features, fixing bugs, or refactoring code that may invalidate existing docs. Detects stale documentation by matching the code diff against in-repo doc files and applies targeted updates. Relevant when code changes rename, remove, or add APIs, fields, config keys, or CLI flags. Also applies when the user says "update docs", "check docs", or "are the docs stale", or when reviewing a branch for documentation accuracy.

Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.

What the file says

# Update Docs

Code changes can silently invalidate documentation. A renamed function,
a changed API signature, a removed configuration option, each can leave
docs describing behavior that no longer exists. This skill detects that
drift by matching the code diff against in-repo documentation and
updating docs whose descriptions contradict the new code.

## Process

Follow these steps in order. Do not skip steps.

### 1. Get the diff

```bash
DEFAULT_BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref origin/HEAD | cut -d/ -f2)
git diff $(git merge-base HEAD "$DEFAULT_BRANCH")..HEAD --no-color
```

Record the list of files changed in the PR:

```bash
git diff --name-only $(git merge-base HEAD "$DEFAULT_BRANCH")..HEAD
```

If the diff is empty, output `NO_DOCS_UPDATED` and stop.

### 2. Discover documentation files

Explore the repository structure to identify where documentation lives.
Different repos organize docs differently — look for dedicated doc
directories, standalone files like README.md at any level, and any
other files whose primary purpose is documentation.

Search broadly — include diagram and config files that live alongside
docs:

```bash
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add benkapner/claude-code-basecamp/update-docs@sha256:b39458dd81df2ac0

The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.0, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.

Badge

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Versions

The registry has recorded 4 versions of this file, all committed on May 28, 2026.

versioncommittedcommitsizeaudit
v1.0 latest2026-05-28 778991f 7,354 BA view · diff
v1.02026-05-28 b591bc3 7,378 BA view · diff
v1.02026-05-28 5090f31 7,647 BA view · diff
v1.02026-05-28 2c516a6 7,676 BA view

Audit of the latest version

A  17 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (7354 bytes)
  • pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
  • pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
  • pass: No credential-shaped string
  • pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
  • pass: No text hidden with inline styles
  • pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
  • pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
  • pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
  • pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
  • pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
  • pass: No link to a raw IP address
  • pass: No script tag

Source

GitHub

benkapner/claude-code-basecamp · 18 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-30 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_zoshn5ropkipov6s
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=benkapner/claude-code-basecamp/update-docs
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/b39458dd81df2ac09426a8df7bb69dbae7fcb792e6dc3b5fd5a0b42a4c34e69f

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