Agent Skills: Markdown Documentation

Master markdown formatting, GitHub Flavored Markdown, README files, and documentation formatting. Use when writing markdown docs, READMEs, or formatting documentation.

UncategorizedID: aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts/markdown-documentation

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Skill Metadata

Name
markdown-documentation
Description
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Markdown Documentation

Table of Contents

Overview

Master markdown syntax and best practices for creating well-formatted, readable documentation using standard Markdown and GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM).

When to Use

  • README files
  • Documentation pages
  • GitHub/GitLab wikis
  • Blog posts
  • Technical writing
  • Project documentation
  • Comment formatting

Quick Start

  • Comment formatting
# H1 Header

## H2 Header

### H3 Header

#### H4 Header

##### H5 Header

###### H6 Header

# Alternative H1

## Alternative H2

Reference Guides

Detailed implementations in the references/ directory:

| Guide | Contents | |---|---| | Text Formatting | Text Formatting | | Lists | Lists | | Links and Images | Links and Images, Code Blocks, Tables | | Extended Syntax (GitHub Flavored Markdown) | Extended Syntax (GitHub Flavored Markdown) | | Collapsible Sections | Collapsible Sections, Syntax Highlighting, Badges | | Alerts and Callouts | Alerts and Callouts | | Mermaid Diagrams | Mermaid Diagrams |

Best Practices

✅ DO

  • Use descriptive link text
  • Include table of contents for long documents
  • Add alt text to images
  • Use code blocks with language specification
  • Keep lines under 80-100 characters
  • Use relative links for internal docs
  • Add badges for build status, coverage, etc.
  • Include examples and screenshots
  • Use semantic line breaks
  • Test all links regularly

❌ DON'T

  • Use "click here" as link text
  • Forget alt text on images
  • Mix HTML and Markdown unnecessarily
  • Use absolute paths for local files
  • Create walls of text without breaks
  • Skip language specification in code blocks
  • Use images for text content (accessibility)