How do I install yao-doc?

Run git clone https://github.com/YaoApp/yao ~/.claude/skills/yao-doc in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/YaoApp/yao before installing.

Is yao-doc free to use?

yao-doc is publicly available on GitHub, but YaoApp has not declared a standard open-source license (Other). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.

Which agents does yao-doc work with?

yao-doc 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 yao-doc come from?

yao-doc ships inside YaoApp/yao, a repository that contains 11 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 7,686 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.

yao-doc — Docs skill for Claude Code

Name: yao-doc
Author: YaoApp

yao-doc skill by YaoApp — Social preview for YaoApp/yao

Overview

yao-doc is an open-source docs skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by YaoApp. Its author describes it as: “Yao process documentation expert. ALWAYS invoke this skill when the user needs to discover available processes, read process signatures, or validate process names. Do not guess process APIs — use this skill first.”. The project has 7.7k stars on GitHub and ships custom license terms, so review them before reuse. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/YaoApp/yao ~/.claude/skills/yao-doc`.

What yao-doc does

Three tools for browsing Yao process documentation, called via bash.

Best for

Documentation

What’s inside

The SKILL.md for yao-doc is organised into these sections:

doclist
docinspect
docvalidate
Workflow
Guidelines

Installation

Add yao-doc to your agent with:

git clone https://github.com/YaoApp/yao ~/.claude/skills/yao-doc

Review 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 — declared in the repository topics

License

YaoApp has not declared a standard open-source license for this repository (Other). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.

Strengths

Ships in YaoApp/yao, an established project with 7,686 GitHub stars
Works with Claude Code
Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days

Things to check

No license declared — confirm terms with the author before reuse

Author

YaoApp 11 skills in the catalog · GitHub profile ↗

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Topics

agent-harness agent-orchestration agent-skills agent-workspaces ai-agents ai-native claude-code coding-agent deepseek deepseek-harness dsh dsh-plugin local-first mcp no-code own-your-data tool-use

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Frequently asked questions

What does yao-doc do?: Yao process documentation expert. ALWAYS invoke this skill when the user needs to discover available processes, read process signatures, or validate process names. Do not guess process APIs — use this skill first.
How do I install yao-doc?: Run git clone https://github.com/YaoApp/yao ~/.claude/skills/yao-doc in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/YaoApp/yao before installing.
Is yao-doc free to use?: yao-doc is publicly available on GitHub, but YaoApp has not declared a standard open-source license (Other). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.
Which agents does yao-doc work with?: yao-doc 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 yao-doc come from?: yao-doc ships inside YaoApp/yao, a repository that contains 11 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 7,686 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.

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