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Doc Coauthoring

A collaborative writing process that separates context gathering, section drafting and fresh-reader comprehension checks.

Editorial review checked 2026-11-01 against this instruction snapshot. Supporting scripts and runtime behavior remain outside this editorial review.

What it does

The source treats a document as an argument for a particular audience. It first collects the purpose and missing context, then develops sections iteratively and finally asks a reader without the author's conversation history to interpret the result. This can reveal assumptions that a fluent draft otherwise hides.

Best for

Proposals, specifications, decision records and explanatory documents where the reader must understand a request or make a decision. It is a writing workflow; document export, page layout and DOCX fidelity need separate tools and checks.

Tradeoffs and requirements

The structured process takes time and may be excessive for a short disposable note. Optional connectors and independent-reader tools depend on the actual environment and authorization. Sharing drafts with another service can expose confidential material. The catalog does not assume those integrations are available, and the record's license remains Unknown.

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Install from the source

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Inspect the pinned source snapshot and its supporting files first. The command selects this skill through the open-source skills CLI. Node.js and agent-specific setup may be required. Installation can download code. Catalog ingestion never executes skill instructions or install scripts.

npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/ca45fc496a3436251f191354091d557da31c15b5/skills/doc-coauthoring --skill doc-coauthoring

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Safety & review signals

Static review only. This is not a security audit or a guarantee of safety.

SKILL.md text only; scripts, dependencies and runtime behavior not audited.

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Allowed tools declaration: Unknown. Runtime permissions and network behavior: Unknown.

AI Craft Pad Skill Score

76/100 · Metadata coverage 80% · Model 1.0

Scores summarize observable discovery signals. Popularity and repository activity apply to the whole repository. Unknown runtime safety earns no certification.

Documentation
100/100
100
Maintenance
100/100
100
License Clarity
0/100
0
Repository Health
85/100
85
Compatibility Evidence
80/100
80
Popularity
95/100
95
Originality
80/100
80
Static Safety
60/100
60
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Suggested workflow

Identify the audience and desired decision, collect necessary evidence, draft one coherent section at a time, then test realistic reader questions using only the document. Resolve misunderstandings before polishing sentences.

How to judge the result

Keep the questions and observed misunderstandings, verify factual claims against their sources, and obtain the document owner's final review. Source inspection alone cannot establish that a real reader understood the finished document.

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