Design an AI Technical Documentation Agent
Build an AI agent that reads code changes, API updates, and product features to automatically generate and maintain technical documentation.
Keep technical documentation synchronized with code and product changes without manual writing effort.
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Keep technical documentation synchronized with code and product changes without manual writing effort.
Real use case
A developer platform team ships features weekly but documentation lags 2-4 weeks behind. Users complain about outdated API docs and missing feature guides.
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Act as a developer experience and AI architect. Design an AI documentation agent for [COMPANY/PRODUCT NAME]. **Context:** - Codebase: [LANGUAGE/FRAMEWORK] in [GITHUB/GITLAB] - Documentation platform: [DOCSIFY/MDX/CONFLUENCE/OTHER] - API type: [REST/GRAPHQL/gRPC] - Update frequency: [NUMBER] releases per month - Current docs gap: [WEEKS] weeks behind code **Deliverables (numbered):** 1. Agent architecture: code change detection (PR merge webhook), diff analysis, documentation generation, review workflow, and publishing pipeline 2. API documentation: auto-generate endpoint docs from OpenAPI spec changes, including request/response examples, error codes, and changelog entries 3. Feature documentation: detect new features from PR descriptions and code changes, generate user-facing guides with screenshots/diagrams, update existing docs for modified features 4. Code examples: generate code snippets in [LANGUAGE 1], [LANGUAGE 2], [LANGUAGE 3] for each API endpoint or feature 5. Versioning: maintain docs per version, mark deprecated endpoints, generate migration guides for breaking changes 6. Quality checks: broken link detection, orphaned pages, consistency with API spec, readability score, and completeness checklist 7. Review workflow: submit generated docs as PR for human review, track review feedback, learn from corrections to improve future generation **Constraints:** - Must never publish without human review - Must flag sections it's uncertain about with [NEEDS REVIEW] markers - Must maintain existing documentation style and tone
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