Claude Code Documentation Operations

Manage the Claude Code documentation lifecycle through a single consolidated skill.

Argument Routing

Action	Description
scrape	Scrape documentation from official sources, then refresh and validate
validate	Validate index integrity and detect drift (read-only)
refresh	Refresh index from filesystem without scraping
rebuild-index	Clear and immediately rebuild the search index
clear-cache	Clear the search cache (lazy rebuild on next search)

Parse $ARGUMENTS to determine the action. The first token is the action keyword. Remaining tokens are passed as options to the action handler.

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Action: scrape

Scrape Claude documentation from official sources and run the full post-scrape workflow (index refresh and validation).

Semantics

• This action always performs actual scraping of at least one documentation source.
• Default behavior:
  • Scrape all configured official sources (Claude docs, Claude Code docs, Anthropic docs), skipping unchanged documents.
  • Refresh the local index and metadata.
  • Validate that everything looks healthy.

Default Workflow

When invoked without qualifiers:

1. Invoke the claude-ecosystem:docs-management skill.

2. Request scraping with natural language:

   Please scrape all configured Claude documentation sources. Skip unchanged documents, then refresh the local index and metadata and validate. After validation, clean up aged-out Anthropic articles (older than the configured max_age_days threshold). Run in foreground so we can see progress.
   
   IMPORTANT: Use Python 3.13 for validation (py -3.13) due to spaCy compatibility. Python 3.14 works for scraping.
   

3. Let the skill decide which scripts to run based on its SKILL.md guidance.

Scope Flags (Natural Language)

Use natural language to narrow scope:

• By domain: "Scrape only docs.claude.com, then refresh the index."
• By category: "Scrape only /en/api/ from docs.claude.com."
• Post-scrape behavior:
  • scrape-only: Skip index refresh and validation.
  • scrape+refresh: Scrape and refresh index (default).
  • scrape+detect-drift: Scrape and detect drift (404s, missing files).
  • scrape+auto-cleanup: Scrape and automatically cleanup drift.
  • scrape+age-cleanup: Scrape, refresh, and remove aged-out Anthropic articles.

What This Action Should NOT Do

• Never run validation-only or index-only workflow.
• Never run scrapes in background with polling loops.
• Never make ad-hoc script edits during scrape.

Accurate Reporting

Distinguish by domain:

• docs.claude.com and code.claude.com: Serve .md URLs successfully
• anthropic.com: Does NOT serve .md URLs (expected 404s, falls back to HTML)

Report per-domain statistics accurately.

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Action: validate

Validate the Claude documentation index integrity and detect drift. This is read-only - no changes made.

Checks Performed

• Index integrity (file existence)
• Drift detection (404s, hash mismatches)
• Metadata coverage
• Missing files

Instructions

Invoke the claude-ecosystem:docs-management skill to validate the documentation index.

Request validation report including any detected issues or drift.

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Action: refresh

Refresh the local Claude documentation index without network scraping.

Purpose

Use this action when you want to:

• Rebuild index from filesystem
• Extract keywords and metadata
• Validate metadata coverage
• Generate summary report

For full scraping + refresh, use the scrape action instead.

Instructions

Invoke the claude-ecosystem:docs-management skill to refresh the local documentation index.

Request index rebuild and metadata validation from the skill.

Note: Use Python 3.13 for this action due to spaCy compatibility:

Please refresh the local documentation index and validate metadata. Use Python 3.13 (py -3.13) for spaCy compatibility.

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Action: rebuild-index

Clear and immediately rebuild the docs-management search index. This is faster than clear-cache + waiting for next search because it triggers the rebuild immediately.

When to Use

• After manually editing index.yaml or documentation files
• When search results seem stale or incorrect
• After a git pull with documentation changes
• When you need search working immediately (not on next query)

Difference from clear-cache

Action	Behavior	Search Availability
clear-cache	Clears cache only	Rebuild on next search (lazy)
rebuild-index	Clears + rebuilds	Immediate (eager)

Options

• No options: Show plan and ask for confirmation
• --force: Skip confirmation and rebuild immediately

Instructions

This action clears the documentation search cache and immediately rebuilds the index.

Check Current Status

First, check the current cache state by running the cache manager info command. Report whether the cache exists, is valid, and when it was last built.

Request Confirmation

Unless the user passed --force, show a rebuild plan with the current cache state and ask for confirmation before proceeding. Explain that rebuilding takes a few seconds and search will be unavailable during the rebuild.

Clear and Rebuild

Once confirmed (or if --force was passed):

1. Clear the cache using the cache manager script
2. Trigger an immediate rebuild by running a search query through find_docs.py
3. Verify the rebuild succeeded by checking the new cache info

Report Results

Report the new index statistics including document count, terms indexed, and build time. Confirm that search is now available.

## Index Rebuilt

Successfully rebuilt Claude Code documentation search index.

**New index stats:**
- Size: 1.8 MB
- Terms indexed: 6,020
- Documents: 451
- Tags: 33
- Categories: 16
- Build time: 45ms

**Search is now available.**

Rebuild Triggers

The index automatically rebuilds when:

• --clear-cache flag is passed to find_docs.py
• cache_version.json is missing or invalid
• index.yaml content hash changes
• Plugin scripts change (plugin fingerprint hash)

Cache Validation

The cache_manager.py uses content hashes (not just mtime) to detect changes. This correctly handles git operations where mtime changes but content doesn't.

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Action: clear-cache

Clear the docs-management search cache (inverted index). This forces the index to rebuild on the next documentation search.

When to Use

• After manually editing index.yaml
• When search results seem stale or incorrect
• After a git pull with documentation changes
• To free up disk space (~1.8 MB)

Options

• No options: Show what will be cleared and ask for confirmation
• --force: Skip confirmation and clear immediately

Step 1: Parse Options

Check if --force flag is present.

force_mode = "--force" in arguments (case-insensitive)

Step 2: Locate Cache Directory

The docs-management cache is located at:

~/.claude/plugins/cache/<marketplace>/claude-ecosystem/<version>/skills/docs-management/.cache/

Detection approach:

1. Find the installed claude-ecosystem plugin path from ~/.claude/plugins/installed_plugins.json
2. Navigate to skills/docs-management/.cache/

Step 3: Check Cache Status

List the cache files and their sizes:

File	Purpose
inverted_index.json	Search index (~1.8 MB)
cache_version.json	Hash-based validity tracking

If cache directory doesn't exist or is empty, report: "Cache already clear. Nothing to do."

Step 4: Confirmation (unless --force)

If NOT force_mode, present the cache clear plan:

## Cache Clear Plan

**Target:** Claude Code documentation search index

| File | Size |
|------|------|
| inverted_index.json | X.X MB |
| cache_version.json | 512 bytes |

**Total:** X.X MB

> **Note:** The search index will rebuild automatically on the next documentation search.
> For immediate rebuild, use the `rebuild-index` action after clearing.

**Proceed?** Reply "yes" to continue, or use `--force` to skip this confirmation.

Wait for user confirmation. If user does not confirm, abort with: "Cache clear cancelled."

Step 5: Clear Cache

Use the cache_manager.py script to clear the inverted index:

python "<install_path>/skills/docs-management/scripts/utils/cache_manager.py" --clear

Or manually delete the cache files:

rm -f "<cache_dir>/inverted_index.json"
rm -f "<cache_dir>/cache_version.json"

Step 6: Report Success

## Cache Cleared

Successfully cleared Claude Code documentation search cache.

**Cleared:**
- inverted_index.json (X.X MB)
- cache_version.json

**Next steps:**
- Search index will rebuild automatically on next search
- Or use `rebuild-index` action to rebuild immediately

Error Handling

• Cache not found: Report "Cache already clear or plugin not installed."
• Permission denied: Report "Permission denied. Try running with elevated privileges."
• Plugin not installed: Report "claude-ecosystem plugin not found. Install with /plugin install claude-ecosystem@<marketplace>"

Cross-Platform Notes

• Use forward slashes in paths for consistency
• Windows: ~ resolves to %USERPROFILE%
• The cache_manager.py script handles platform differences internally