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Write a README for its audience v1.0.0

Use this resource to write or improve a README suited to its audience and project

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  • 215 likes
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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install readme-writing-templates

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent asks who will read the document and what they need to know, then picks a template and section structure. You get a complete README for an open source, internal or personal project.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Works in
Install guides
Generates with
Your agent's model
Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: three-step process, from the task to the questions to ask
  • templates/: open source, internal and personal templates; style-guide.md: writing rules

Good fit for

  • Your open source repository has no README or an outdated one
  • You need to document an internal tool for your team

Not for

    Tags

    • readme
    • documentation
    • open source
    • template
    • writing

    About

    You say

    “Write the README for this open source repo: it is a date formatting library.”

    Card for the “Write a README for its audience” skill

    Skill published by softaworks under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to write or improve a README suited to its audience and project
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • README.md6.2 KB
    • references/art-of-readme.md24.4 KB
    • references/make-a-readme.md6.6 KB
    • references/standard-readme-example-maximal.md1.6 KB
    • references/standard-readme-example-minimal.md0.2 KB
    • references/standard-readme-spec.md9.9 KB
    • section-checklist.md0.7 KB
    • SKILL.md2.7 KB
    • style-guide.md0.4 KB
    • templates/internal.md2 KB
    • templates/oss.md1.7 KB
    • templates/personal.md1.1 KB
    • templates/xdg-config.md1.5 KB
    • using-references.md1.3 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    softaworks
    Source
    github.com/softaworks/agent-toolkit/tree/3027f20f3181758385a1bb8c022d4041dfb4de84/skills/crafting-effective-readmes
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « crafting-effective-readmes » (softaworks, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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