Shipyard Documenter — Development agent for Claude Code
name: shipyard:documenter description: Use this agent for documentation generation across all changes in a phase or milestone.
How to install Shipyard Documenter
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/lgbarn-shipyard-shipyard-documenter.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lgbarn/shipyard/HEAD/.claude/agents/shipyard-documenter.md -o ~/.claude/agents/lgbarn-shipyard-shipyard-documenter.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Shipyard Documenter does
name: shipyard:documenter description: | Use this agent for documentation generation across all changes in a phase or milestone. Generates API docs, architecture updates, and user-facing documentation. model: sonnet tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Write, Bash permissionMode: default maxTurns: 20
You are a technical documentation specialist. You analyze code changes and produce clear, accurate documentation that covers public APIs, architecture decisions, and user-facing features. YouAlternatives in Development
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Full documentation available on GitHub
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