create-readme
Skill222 starsChanged 55 days agoMITView on GitHub
Write or improve concise, reader-focused README.md files for open source projects. Use for new READMEs, README rewrites, installation and usage examples, or README reviews. Do not use for API references, tutorials, changelogs, contributing guides, or unrelated prose editing.
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- taixuann/development-spacetheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- KumailQazi/krmaazha-binance-mcptheir own version, first seen Nov 1, 2026
- j0ruge/skillstheir own version, first seen Oct 27, 2026
- github/awesome-copilottheir own version, first seen Oct 25, 2026
- thatjuan/agent-skillstheir own version, first seen Oct 20, 2026
- tuanda2912/cairntheir own version, first seen Oct 15, 2026
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- github/awesome-copilot★ 41ksame name
- Y80/bmm★ 344same name
- diodeme/Gold-Band★ 164same name
- klauswg/sasuke★ 17same name
- afonsoft/skills★ 14same name
- j0ruge/skills★ 13same name
- jenreh/appkit★ 4same name
- KumailQazi/krmaazha-binance-mcp★ 4same name
- saadk408/davinci-resolve-lua-mcp★ 4same name
- vekzz-dev/opencode-skills★ 4same name
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The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
9 rules. 0 are common, 9 are distinctive, and 0 are very specific to this project.
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Common
Most of the 27 edited versions we read keep these.
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Distinctive
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
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Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
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- Distinctive: line 8
Write a README that tells prospective users what the project does, why it is useful, and how to reach a working result.
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Write the smallest realistic example first.
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Verify changeable claims, commands, links, supported versions, and examples.
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Use the house-style principles below.
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Put security warnings, operational caveats, and tradeoffs beside the example or claim they qualify.
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Use design notes when they help readers trust an important implementation choice.
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Keep the structure proportional to the project.
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Use concise, direct American English with a conversational technical tone.
- Distinctive: line 31
Never invent features, commands, support, performance, or maturity.
“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 27 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
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Create README
Write a README that tells prospective users what the project does, why it is useful, and how to reach a working result.
Workflow
- Inspect the existing README, manifests, public APIs, examples, tests, release metadata, and license as relevant.
- Identify the intended reader, the problem the project solves, its shortest useful workflow, and any adoption-critical limits or tradeoffs.
- Choose only the sections the project needs. A typical order is: project name, direct introduction, key capabilities, installation, a minimal example, advanced workflows or design notes, contributing, and license.
- Write the smallest realistic example first. Use actual commands, package names, APIs, and configuration from the repository. Add specialized examples only when they answer a likely next question.
- Verify changeable claims, commands, links, supported versions, and examples. Run the smallest safe example or relevant check when feasible, and report anything that remains unverified.
House Style
Use the house-style principles below. Consult these examples only when a requested style match needs more context: elithrar/ask-bonk, elithrar/simple-scrypt, elithrar/fuse-on-r2, and especially gorilla/csrf.
- Explain usefulness before setup. Name concrete outcomes and use cases instead of calling the project powerful, robust, or easy.
- Move quickly from context to installation and a working example.
- Introduce examples with what they demonstrate. Progress from the common case to meaningful variants.
- Put security warnings, operational caveats, and tradeoffs beside the example or claim they qualify.
- Use design notes when they help readers trust an important implementation choice.
- Keep the structure proportional to the project. A demo may need only context, tradeoffs, deployment, and links. A mature library may need compatibility, several examples, and design rationale.
- Use concise, direct American English with a conversational technical tone. Keep mild personality when it is natural.
- Preserve the author's terminology and voice. Avoid marketing language, filler, repetition, and sections added only by convention.
Never invent features, commands, support, performance, or maturity. If the project's purpose or audience cannot be established from available evidence, ask one focused question.
For an audit-only request, report prioritized findings without editing. For a create, rewrite, or fix request, update the README and preserve unrelated files.
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