# A document a new reader can understand

Editorial description and links. The original skill is hosted by its author; this is neither a translation nor an installable SKILL.md.

Gather context, refine the document section by section and test it with a fresh reader. Anthropic’s method helps expose assumptions familiar to the authors.

Editorial selection based on source review and use cases. Comparative superiority has not been tested.

Author: Anthropic — https://github.com/anthropics
Original skill: Anthropic. Editorial description: kossolapov.com.

Original: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/blob/41bbe19d1a1a7eaab5e7bb9050a417e5c6cffc8f/skills/doc-coauthoring/SKILL.md
Revision: 41bbe19d1a1a7eaab5e7bb9050a417e5c6cffc8f
License: Not specified — https://github.com/anthropics/skills/blob/41bbe19d1a1a7eaab5e7bb9050a417e5c6cffc8f/README.md

## Use cases

- Prepare an RFC or team proposal
- Write a specification with decisions and constraints
- Check whether a document works without the discussion history

## Outcome

A refined document with gaps addressed through reader testing.

## Example task

Help write an RFC for migrating our job queue. Gather missing context, refine the sections and test whether a new reader can understand the decision and its constraints.

## Requirements and limitations

agents:
- An agent that can read Agent Skills instructions; tool access depends on the host

tools:
- A text editor and source material
- A fresh model conversation for reader testing; document connectors are optional

keys:
- Optional authorized document connectors

paidDependencies:
- Fresh reader-model calls may consume additional usage

limitations:
- Designed for collaborative long-form work and can require several rounds of questions.
- No explicit file-level redistribution license was found; the original remains with its author.
- Reader testing does not replace checking factual claims against sources.
- Editorial selection based on source inspection, not a comparative performance certification.

## Source files at the reviewed revision

Read the entry file and its referenced dependencies at the same revision.

- README.md: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/blob/41bbe19d1a1a7eaab5e7bb9050a417e5c6cffc8f/README.md
  SHA-256: 2fb9c4cc026366ea6e21c60cb23c908a4d27c62071819cc06beffaac102d0694; bytes: 5552
- skills/doc-coauthoring/SKILL.md: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/blob/41bbe19d1a1a7eaab5e7bb9050a417e5c6cffc8f/skills/doc-coauthoring/SKILL.md
  SHA-256: 2e47d78846faeea4a56e9809c52700087a15a2155a3f293a3efbaded81398ef4; bytes: 15815


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