Readme Roast — Documentation skill for Claude Code
README-ROAST — Your README is lying to you.
How to install Readme Roast
This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no
exact command to give. Open KorroAi/readme-roast and copy the folder into
~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.
What Readme Roast does
README-ROAST — Your README is lying to you. A Claude Code skill that generates brutally honest alternate READMEs with 5 personas. Honesty Score, badges, CI integration.
Alternatives in Documentation
- Onto Doc — Build the ENTIRE knowledge base for this repo — survey the codebase, then dispatch kb-curate curator agents pe 75 ★
- Save To Md — Save session documentation with Neo4j memory integration 40 ★
- Create Feature — Create a complete feature with tests, documentation, and proper integration 18 ★
README
🔥 README-ROAST
Your README is lying to you. Time for an intervention.
**README-ROAST** is a [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) skill that roasts your README. 8 personas. Honesty Score. One-liner. Badge. Fits in one screenshot. Equal parts savage and useful.
Quick Start
# Install (Claude Code skill)
# Place in ~/.claude/skills/readme-roast/
# Then:
/readme-roast # Roast current directory (random persona)
/readme-roast github.com/vercel/next.js # Roast a remote repo
/readme-roast --ramsay # Gordon Ramsay yells at your README
/readme-roast --self # The skill roasts itself. Flex.
8 Personas
You never know who's showing up.
| Persona | Vibe | Signature |
|---|---|---|
| 🍳 Gordon Ramsay | Chef rage | "Your install section is RAW." |
| 🌿 David Attenborough | Nature doc | "Here we see the junior dev, puffing up its README..." |
| 🕵️ The Detective | Noir PI | "The benchmarks folder was empty. Someone cleaned up." |
| 🧊 The Ex | Toxic ex | "'Production-ready.' That's what you said about your last project." |
| 👶 The Toddler | Asks why endlessly | "You said it's lightweight. Why? 847 deps. Why?" |
| 🎤 Stand-Up Comedian | Netflix special | "'Synergistic.' [pause] In a TODO app." |
| 🗿 The Brutalist | 5 words max | "This paragraph serves no purpose." |
| 🔥 The Hypebeast | Gen Z slang | "Your install steps? Mid. Feature list? Goated. fr fr. |
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