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Doc Co-Authoring Workflow

Guides you through writing specs, proposals, and decision docs in three stages: context gathering, section-by-section refinement, and fresh-Claude reader testing.

Content & WritingBeginner★ 306⑂ 53AI score 10/10Last updated: Oct 7, 2026

What it does

  • Stage 1 – Context gathering: Asks for doc type, audience, intended impact, and templates, invites a raw info dump (including Slack/Drive via connectors if available), then asks 5–10 clarifying questions to close knowledge gaps.
  • Stage 2 – Refinement & structure: Builds a scaffold with placeholders, then per section runs clarifying questions → 5–20 brainstormed options → your keep/remove/combine picks → gap check → draft → surgical str_replace edits.
  • Stage 3 – Reader testing: Feeds the doc to a context-free Claude (sub-agent in Claude Code, or a fresh chat elsewhere) with realistic reader questions, plus checks for ambiguity, hidden assumptions, and contradictions.
  • Wraps up with a whole-document coherence pass, filler removal, and a reminder that you own the final fact-check.

Who it's for

  • PMs, engineers, and leads who regularly write PRDs, design docs, RFCs, or decision memos.
  • Anyone whose drafts read fine to themselves but confuse reviewers.
  • People sitting on scattered context (threads, meetings, docs) who struggle to start writing.

Examples

  1. "Draft a decision doc for switching our auth provider" — it probes rejected alternatives, org politics, and timeline pressure, then drafts the core proposal section first.
  2. "Help me tighten this spec" — it brainstorms 20 candidate points per section so you can reply "keep 1,4,7; drop 3 (duplicate)".
  3. After drafting, it asks a fresh Claude "what's ambiguous here?" and patches the gaps before teammates read it.

· · · Install guide · · ·

Try it now, no install

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lingxling/awesome-skills-cn/HEAD/anthropics-skills/skills/doc-coauthoring/SKILL.md

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Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Install in Claude Code

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Install the skill I found on Claude Skill Mart.
Copy the anthropics-skills/skills/doc-coauthoring folder from the GitHub repo lingxling/awesome-skills-cn into my ~/.claude/skills/lingxling-doc-coauthoring/.
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Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/lingxling/awesome-skills-cn.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r awesome-skills-cn/anthropics-skills/skills/doc-coauthoring ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open your terminal.
  2. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/lingxling/awesome-skills-cn.git
  3. Create the skills folder if needed: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  4. Copy the skill in: cp -r awesome-skills-cn/anthropics-skills/skills/doc-coauthoring ~/.claude/skills/
  5. Restart Claude Code and say something like "let's write a design doc together" — it will offer the workflow.
  6. Optional: edit ~/.claude/skills/doc-coauthoring/SKILL.md to trim the number of clarifying questions or skip a stage if the process feels too heavy.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT