| name | software-manual |
| description | Generate interactive TiddlyWiki-style HTML software manuals with screenshots, API docs, and multi-level code examples. Use when creating user guides, software documentation, or API references. Triggers on "software manual", "user guide", "generate manual", "create docs". |
| allowed-tools | Task, AskUserQuestion, Read, Bash, Glob, Grep, Write, mcp__chrome__* |
Software Manual Skill
Generate comprehensive, interactive software manuals in TiddlyWiki-style single-file HTML format.
Architecture Overview
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Context-Optimized Architecture │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ Phase 1: Requirements → manual-config.json │
│ ↓ │
│ Phase 2: Exploration → exploration-*.json │
│ ↓ │
│ Phase 3: Parallel Agents → sections/section-*.md │
│ ↓ (6 Agents) │
│ Phase 3.5: Consolidation → consolidation-summary.md │
│ ↓ │
│ Phase 4: Screenshot → screenshots/*.png │
│ Capture (via Chrome MCP) │
│ ↓ │
│ Phase 5: HTML Assembly → {name}-使用手册.html │
│ ↓ │
│ Phase 6: Refinement → iterations/ │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Key Design Principles
- 主 Agent 编排，子 Agent 执行: 所有繁重计算委托给
universal-executor 子 Agent
- Brief Returns: Agents return path + summary, not full content (avoid context overflow)
- System Agents: 使用
cli-explore-agent (探索) 和 universal-executor (执行)
- 成熟库内嵌: marked.js (MD 解析) + highlight.js (语法高亮)，无 CDN 依赖
- Single-File HTML: TiddlyWiki-style interactive document with embedded resources
- 动态标签: 根据实际章节自动生成导航标签
Execution Flow
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Phase 1: Requirements Discovery (主 Agent) │
│ → AskUserQuestion: 收集软件类型、目标用户、文档范围 │
│ → Output: manual-config.json │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Phase 2: Project Exploration (cli-explore-agent × N) │
│ → 并行探索: architecture, ui-routes, api-endpoints, config │
│ → Output: exploration-*.json │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Phase 2.5: API Extraction (extract_apis.py) │
│ → 自动提取: FastAPI/TypeDoc/pdoc │
│ → Output: api-docs/{backend,frontend,modules}/*.md │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Phase 3: Parallel Analysis (universal-executor × 6) │
│ → 6 个子 Agent 并行: overview, ui-guide, api-docs, config, │
│ troubleshooting, code-examples │
│ → Output: sections/section-*.md │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Phase 3.5: Consolidation (universal-executor) │
│ → 质量检查: 一致性、交叉引用、截图标记 │
│ → Output: consolidation-summary.md, screenshots-list.json │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Phase 4: Screenshot Capture (universal-executor + Chrome MCP) │
│ → 批量截图: 调用 mcp__chrome__screenshot │
│ → Output: screenshots/*.png + manifest.json │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Phase 5: HTML Assembly (universal-executor) │
│ → 组装 HTML: MD→tiddlers, 嵌入 CSS/JS/图片 │
│ → Output: {name}-使用手册.html │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Phase 6: Iterative Refinement (主 Agent) │
│ → 预览 + 用户反馈 + 迭代修复 │
│ → Output: iterations/v*.html │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Agent Configuration
| Agent |
Role |
Output File |
Focus Areas |
| overview |
Product Manager |
section-overview.md |
Product intro, features, quick start |
| ui-guide |
UX Expert |
section-ui-guide.md |
UI operations, step-by-step guides |
| api-docs |
API Architect |
section-api-reference.md |
REST API, Frontend API |
| config |
DevOps Engineer |
section-configuration.md |
Env vars, deployment, settings |
| troubleshooting |
Support Engineer |
section-troubleshooting.md |
FAQs, error codes, solutions |
| code-examples |
Developer Advocate |
section-examples.md |
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced examples |
Agent Return Format
interface ManualAgentReturn {
status: "completed" | "partial" | "failed";
output_file: string;
summary: string; // Max 50 chars
screenshots_needed: Array<{
id: string; // e.g., "ss-login-form"
url: string; // Relative or absolute URL
description: string; // "Login form interface"
selector?: string; // CSS selector for partial screenshot
wait_for?: string; // Element to wait for
}>;
cross_references: string[]; // Other sections referenced
difficulty_level: "beginner" | "intermediate" | "advanced";
}
HTML Features (TiddlyWiki-style)
- Search: Full-text search with result highlighting
- Collapse/Expand: Per-section collapsible content
- Tag Navigation: Filter by category tags
- Theme Toggle: Light/Dark mode with localStorage persistence
- Single File: All CSS/JS/images embedded as Base64
- Offline: Works without internet connection
- Print-friendly: Optimized print stylesheet
Directory Setup
// Generate timestamp directory name
const timestamp = new Date().toISOString().slice(0,19).replace(/[-:T]/g, '');
const dir = `.workflow/.scratchpad/manual-${timestamp}`;
// Windows
Bash(`mkdir "${dir}\\sections" && mkdir "${dir}\\screenshots" && mkdir "${dir}\\api-docs" && mkdir "${dir}\\iterations"`);
Output Structure
.workflow/.scratchpad/manual-{timestamp}/
├── manual-config.json # Phase 1
├── exploration/ # Phase 2
│ ├── exploration-architecture.json
│ ├── exploration-ui-routes.json
│ └── exploration-api-endpoints.json
├── sections/ # Phase 3
│ ├── section-overview.md
│ ├── section-ui-guide.md
│ ├── section-api-reference.md
│ ├── section-configuration.md
│ ├── section-troubleshooting.md
│ └── section-examples.md
├── consolidation-summary.md # Phase 3.5
├── api-docs/ # API documentation
│ ├── frontend/ # TypeDoc output
│ └── backend/ # Swagger/OpenAPI output
├── screenshots/ # Phase 4
│ ├── ss-*.png
│ └── screenshots-manifest.json
├── iterations/ # Phase 6
│ ├── v1.html
│ └── v2.html
└── {软件名}-使用手册.html # Final Output
Reference Documents