Shared readme

Purpose

Generate a well-structured README.md that helps users and contributors understand, set up, and use the project.

Arguments

• --platform <p> — Target platform: mern or ios (auto-detected if not specified)
• --minimal — Generate minimal README (overview + setup only)
• --badges — Include status badges (CI, coverage, license)

README sections

Standard (all projects)

1. Title + Description — What is this project?
2. Features — Key capabilities
3. Prerequisites — Required tools and versions
4. Quick Start — Get running in 5 minutes
5. Development — Common commands
6. Project Structure — Directory overview
7. Contributing — How to contribute
8. License — Legal terms

Platform-specific

MERN additions:

• Environment setup (.env)
• API documentation link
• Deployment instructions

iOS additions:

• Xcode version requirement
• Simulator/device setup
• Code signing notes

Badges available

![CI](https://github.com/user/repo/workflows/CI/badge.svg)
![Coverage](https://codecov.io/gh/user/repo/branch/main/graph/badge.svg)
![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)

Workflow

1. Detect or specify platform
2. Scan project for structure
3. Extract info from package.json / Xcode project
4. Generate README sections
5. Add badges (if requested)
6. Write README.md

Best practices enforced

• Clear, scannable structure
• Copy-paste ready commands
• Links to detailed documentation
• No stale information (generated from project)

Output

• README.md created/updated
• Sections generated based on project

Reference

For templates and examples, see reference/shared-readme-reference.md