Overview
doc-coauthoring is an open-source docs skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by anthropics. Its author describes it as: “Guide users through a structured workflow for co-authoring documentation. Use when user wants to write documentation, proposals, technical specs, decision docs, or similar structured content. This workflow helps users…”. The project has 177k stars on GitHub and does not declare a license, so check with the author before reuse. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills`.
What doc-coauthoring does
This skill provides a structured workflow for guiding users through collaborative document creation. Act as an active guide, walking users through three stages: Context Gathering, Refinement & Structure, and Reader Testing.
Best for
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for doc-coauthoring is organised into these sections:
- When to Offer This Workflow
- Stage 1: Context Gathering
- Initial Questions
- Info Dumping
- Stage 2: Refinement & Structure
- Step 1: Clarifying Questions
- Step 2: Brainstorming
- Step 3: Curation
- Step 4: Gap Check
- Step 5: Drafting
- Step 6: Iterative Refinement
- Quality Checking
Installation
Add doc-coauthoring to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skillsReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — ships a claude code plugin marketplace
License
anthropics has not declared a standard open-source license for this repository (No license). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.
Strengths
- Ships in anthropics/skills, an established project with 177,416 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 30 days
- Its repository gained 12,054 GitHub stars over the last 52 days
Things to check
- No license declared — confirm terms with the author before reuse
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does doc-coauthoring do?
- Guide users through a structured workflow for co-authoring documentation. Use when user wants to write documentation, proposals, technical specs, decision docs, or similar structured content. This workflow helps users efficiently transfer context, refine content through iteration, and verify the doc works for readers. Trigger when user mentions writing docs, creating proposals, drafting specs, or similar documentation tasks.
- How do I install doc-coauthoring?
- Run /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/anthropics/skills before installing.
- Is doc-coauthoring free to use?
- doc-coauthoring is publicly available on GitHub, but anthropics has not declared a standard open-source license (No license). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.
- Which agents does doc-coauthoring work with?
- doc-coauthoring lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does doc-coauthoring come from?
- doc-coauthoring ships inside anthropics/skills, a repository that contains 21 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 177,416 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
