README Updater Skill

Keep your README current with project changes.

When I Activate

• ✅ New features added
• ✅ Project structure changes
• ✅ Dependencies added/removed
• ✅ Setup instructions change
• ✅ User mentions README or documentation
• ✅ Configuration files modified

What I Update

README Sections

Installation:

• New dependencies
• Setup steps
• Prerequisites
• Environment variables

Features:

• New capabilities
• Functionality changes
• Feature deprecation

Usage:

• API changes
• New examples
• Updated screenshots

Configuration:

• New options
• Environment variables
• Config file changes

Examples

New Feature Addition

# You add authentication:
git diff
# + auth.service.ts
# + login.component.tsx
# + JWT middleware

# I suggest README update:
## Features
- ✨ User authentication with JWT  # NEW
- 🔐 Role-based access control    # NEW
- User management
- Dashboard

New Dependency

# You add: npm install stripe

# I suggest:
## Installation

```bash
npm install
npm install stripe  # Added for payment processing

Environment Variables

STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=your_stripe_key  # Required for payments

### Setup Instructions

```bash
# You modify docker-compose.yml

# I update README:
## Development Setup

```bash
# 1. Clone repository
git clone [url]

# 2. Install dependencies
npm install

# 3. Start services (UPDATED)
docker-compose up -d  # Now includes Redis cache

# 4. Run migrations
npm run migrate

## Detection Logic

### Change Analysis

I detect these changes automatically:
- **package.json** → Update dependencies section
- **New routes** → Update API documentation
- **.env.example** → Update environment variables
- **docker-compose.yml** → Update setup instructions
- **New features** → Update features list

### Section Mapping