Update Docs

Check if documentation needs updating and apply minimal LLM-friendly updates. This is a standalone atomic command.

Usage

/conductor:update-docs

When to Use

Run after implementing changes that:

• Add new API routes
• Create new components/hooks
• Change configuration
• Add environment variables
• Introduce breaking changes

Philosophy

For-LLMs documentation style:

• One-liner descriptions, not paragraphs
• File paths over explanations
• Example usage over theory
• What changed, not why

Execute

1. Analyze Changes

echo "=== Documentation Check ==="

echo "Files changed:"
git diff HEAD~1 --name-only 2>/dev/null || git diff --cached --name-only
echo ""

2. Determine What Needs Documenting

Change Type	Documentation Action
New API route	Add to API section in CLAUDE.md or docs/
New component	Add to component list with file path
New hook	Add to hooks section with usage example
Config change	Update config documentation
New env var	Add to environment setup docs
Breaking change	Add migration note

3. Check if CLAUDE.md Exists

if [ -f "CLAUDE.md" ]; then
  echo "CLAUDE.md found - checking if updates needed"
else
  echo "No CLAUDE.md - checking docs/ folder"
  ls -la docs/ 2>/dev/null || echo "No docs/ folder"
fi

4. Apply Updates (if needed)

Example additions to CLAUDE.md:

## New in this PR

### API Routes
- `POST /api/thing/action` - Description (app/api/thing/action/route.ts)

### Components
- `ThingComponent` - Description (components/ThingComponent.tsx)

### Hooks
- `useThing()` - Description (hooks/useThing.ts)

### Environment Variables
- `THING_API_KEY` - Description (required for X feature)

5. Stage Doc Changes

if git diff --name-only | grep -E "CLAUDE.md|docs/|README.md"; then
  echo "Documentation files modified"
  git add CLAUDE.md docs/ README.md 2>/dev/null
  echo '{"updated": true, "files": ["CLAUDE.md"]}'
else
  echo "No documentation updates required"
  echo '{"updated": false}'
fi

Output Format

{"updated": true, "files": ["CLAUDE.md", "docs/API.md"]}
{"updated": false}

What NOT to Document

• Internal implementation details
• Obvious code patterns
• Temporary workarounds
• Debug/development aids

Composable With

• /conductor:commit-changes - Doc updates included in commit
• /conductor:create-followups - Run before or after
• /conductor:close-issue - Run before closing
• /conductor:worker-done - Full pipeline that includes this