6 factor docs
Reusable Factor Skills for Agent-native product optimization
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6-factor-docs Skill
Version: v0.7.0
Purpose
Use this Skill to audit and refactor documentation systems so a new user, contributor, or Agent can understand the product promise, complete the first useful action, locate deeper references, and keep documentation trustworthy over time.
When to use
Use this Skill when a project depends on README quality, docs pages, guides, API references, examples, onboarding flows, changelog discipline, or Agent handoff prompts.
Typical targets:
- Open-source repositories with weak README or docs
- Developer tools that need copy-paste onboarding
- Agent-native projects that need repeatable usage prompts
- SDKs, CLIs, APIs, SaaS products, RAG projects, MCP servers, and HTML templates
- Documentation sites or docs folders that need structure and maintenance rules
When not to use
Do not use this Skill as a substitute for product implementation review, security review, or UI review. Pair it with 13-factor-product-readiness when the product promise is unclear, with 11-factor-cli when commands are the core interface, and with 10-factor-html when the docs page itself needs HTML quality review.
Inputs
- README and docs tree
- Examples, recipes, tutorials, API references, and screenshots if present
- CLI help, package metadata, workflow files, and release notes if documentation references them
- Known user questions, bug reports, or onboarding friction if available
- Target audience and desired first successful action if known
Workflow
- Identify the target reader and the first successful action.
- Review README, docs navigation, examples, and references for consistency.
- Apply
checklist.mdand gather evidence. - Score with
scoring-rubric.md. - Produce
audit-report-template.mdoutput. - Produce
refactor-plan-template.mdoutput. - Recommend validation steps, such as copy-paste command checks and link checks.
Review dimensions
- Positioning and promise
- First-run onboarding
- Information architecture
- Examples and recipes
- Accuracy and maintenance
- Agent handoff readiness
Scoring
Use a 100-point score. Treat first-run onboarding, command accuracy, and stale documentation as blocking quality gates. A beautiful documentation site should not pass if a clean user cannot understand what to do next.
Refactor priority
- Make the product promise obvious.
- Make the first useful action copy-pasteable.
- Align README, docs, examples, and release notes.
- Separate quickstart, concepts, reference, and recipes.
- Add maintenance rules and validation checks.
- Add Agent-ready usage prompts and output expectations.
Output format
Return:
- Executive summary
- Documentation scorecard
- Reader journey diagnosis
- Missing or stale docs findings
- Example and quickstart review
- Agent handoff review
- Prioritized documentation refactor plan
- Validation commands and limits
Example call
Use the 6-factor-docs skill to audit this repository documentation for positioning, onboarding, information architecture, examples, accuracy, maintenance, and Agent handoff readiness.
Version history
v0.6.0: Added as a first-class Factor Skill for documentation systems and Agent handoff readiness.