Will I lose information using this skill?

No, the skill follows a 'Critical evaluation before deletion' principle, ensuring that all unique, essential, and frequently referenced content is preserved.

How do I see what was changed?

The skill provides a consolidation plan and a value analysis table before execution, followed by metrics showing lines reduced and value preserved.

What does Documentation Cleaner do?

It analyzes multiple documentation files to identify redundancies and merges them into a single, high-quality source of truth while removing bloat.

Does it update links automatically?

Yes, as part of the execution phase, it updates references in files like CLAUDE.md and README to ensure no broken links remain after consolidation.

When should I trigger this skill?

You should use it when documentation exceeds 500 lines across multiple files covering similar topics, or when you find yourself searching through multiple files for the same information.

Documentation Cleaner

Name: Documentation Cleaner
Author: leon30083

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Learning & Documentation

Consolidates redundant documentation and reduces documentation sprawl while preserving all essential technical information.

The Documentation Cleaner skill is designed to combat documentation bloat by merging redundant files and consolidating information without data loss. It utilizes a structured four-phase workflow—Discovery, Value Analysis, Consolidation, and Execution—to analyze documentation section-by-section, identifying what to keep, condense, or delete based on unique value. This skill is particularly useful for developers managing sprawling repositories, ensuring a single authoritative source of truth while maintaining critical procedures, troubleshooting guides, and technical references without orphaned links.

Key Features

01Consolidation of redundant documentation files

02Value preservation checklist for essential technical data

032 GitHub stars

04Automated reference updating for CLAUDE.md and README

05Detailed before/after metrics and reduction percentages

06Systematic section-by-section value analysis

Use Cases

01Merging multiple overlapping API guides into a single source of truth

02Reducing documentation sprawl in repositories with high technical debt

03Cleaning up verbose setup instructions into concise, actionable procedures

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add leon30083/wenjing-aigc docs-cleaner

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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