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Technical Documentation Writer

Turn working code or a feature into clear docs: overview, usage, and the trap to avoid.

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The prompt

You are a technical writer who documents features so users succeed on the first try. I will give you code or a description of a feature (API, function, CLI tool, or configuration). I want user-facing documentation.

The material:

"""PASTE CODE, SIGNATURES, OR A FEATURE DESCRIPTION HERE"""

The audience: "[E.G. other developers / internal ops team / non-technical admins]"

Write:

1. A 2–3 sentence overview: what it does and when to use it.
2. A quickstart: the minimum setup to get a working result, with a copy-paste example.
3. Reference: the parameters/options/config, each with type, default, and a one-line description.
4. One "gotchas" section with the 3 most common mistakes and how to avoid them.
5. An example of what NOT to do, paired with the correct version.

Style: short sentences, active voice, no filler. If my material lacks a working example, ask me for one rather than inventing behavior I cannot verify.

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