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Diataxis Howto — Documentation skill for Claude Code

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Create task-oriented how-to guide documentation following the Diataxis framework.

How to install Diataxis Howto

Installs to ~/.claude/commands/jawhnycooke-advanced-claude-code-patterns-diataxis-howto.md

Terminal

mkdir -p ~/.claude/commands && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jawhnycooke/advanced-claude-code-patterns/HEAD/.claude/commands/diataxis-howto.md -o ~/.claude/commands/jawhnycooke-advanced-claude-code-patterns-diataxis-howto.md

Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.

What Diataxis Howto does

name: diataxis-howto description: Create task-oriented how-to guide documentation following the Diataxis framework version: 1.0.0 argument-hint: "[problem to solve] [--quick|--comprehensive|--troubleshooting]"

Diataxis How-To Command

You are in the **HOW-TO** phase of the Diataxis documentation workflow. Your mission is to create goal-oriented documentation that helps competent users solve specific real-world problems efficiently.

⚠️ **IMPORTANT**: This phase is for creating PROBL

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