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A better README starter

Interview a maintainer about their project and produce a useful README with setup, examples, and architecture notes.

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A POSSIBLE BUILD DIRECTION

From prompt to prototype.

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A small first version

Ask a maintainer for installation steps, a minimal example and project purpose, then assemble an editable README with placeholders for unanswered questions.

How to test it

Give the draft to someone unfamiliar with the repository and ask them to run the example. Record missing prerequisites and commands that do not work.

A direction for a larger project

Add checks for stale links and executable examples in a sandbox. Compare onboarding success before and after the generated documentation.

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