# docs-maintenance

This command audits documentation, links, structure, and style, then helps plan updates. Use it when Markdown docs need recurring checks.

- command · `type=command` · Claude Code · 1146 installs
- Author: davila7
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/commands/documentation/docs-maintenance.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
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## What it does

\`docs-maintenance` builds a documentation maintenance workflow around an audit. It finds `*.md` and `*.mdx` files, checks freshness, word count, readability, heading structure, missing sections, and `TODO`/`FIXME` markers. You can run it with `--audit`, `--update`, `--validate`, `--optimize`, or `--comprehensive`.

The checks cover external and internal links, image references, Markdown syntax, code blocks, alt text, metadata, spelling, and readability. The command also lays out Git-based synchronization, prioritized reports, monitoring, recurring maintenance, and rollback procedures. It uses `Read`, `Write`, `Edit`, `Bash`, and `Grep`; its file discovery targets Markdown and MDX, so other documentation formats are outside that scan.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **claude-code-templates**
```bash
npx claude-code-templates@latest --command documentation/docs-maintenance
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/commands/docs-maintenance.md` — Call it with /docs-maintenance. For all projects use ~/.claude/commands/

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.codex/prompts/docs-maintenance.md` — Call it with /prompts:docs-maintenance. Codex marks this format deprecated in favour of skills

### GitHub Copilot

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/prompts/docs-maintenance.prompt.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.gemini/commands/docs-maintenance.toml` — Gemini stores commands as TOML: the prompt text goes into the prompt field

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/commands/documentation/docs-maintenance.md

## When to use it
- audit a Markdown documentation set
- find broken links and missing image assets
- check heading hierarchy and Markdown style
- track incomplete sections and TODO markers
- prepare recurring documentation maintenance procedures

## Example prompts
- Run a documentation audit with `/docs-maintenance --audit`.
- Validate links, images, and Markdown formatting with `/docs-maintenance --validate`.
- Design a complete maintenance workflow and prioritized report with `/docs-maintenance --comprehensive`.

## Source text · docs-maintenance.md · MIT

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---
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Grep
argument-hint: "[maintenance-type] | --audit | --update | --validate | --optimize | --comprehensive"
description: Use PROACTIVELY to implement comprehensive documentation maintenance systems with quality assurance, validation, and automated updates
---

# Documentation Maintenance & Quality Assurance

Implement comprehensive documentation maintenance system: $ARGUMENTS

## Current Documentation Health

- Documentation files: !`find . -name "*.md" -o -name "*.mdx" | wc -l` files
- Last updates: !`find . -name "*.md" -exec stat -f "%m %N" {} \; | sort -n | tail -5`
- External links: !`grep -r "http" --include="*.md" . | wc -l` links to validate
- Image references: !`grep -r "!\[.*\]" --include="*.md" . | wc -l` images to check
- Documentation structure: @docs/ or detect documentation directories

## Task

Create systematic documentation maintenance framework with automated quality assurance, comprehensive validation, content optimization, and regular update procedures.

## Documentation Maintenance Framework

### 1. Content Quality Audit System
- Comprehensive file discovery and categorization
- Content freshness analysis and aging detection
- Word count, readability, and structure assessment
- Missing sections and incomplete documentation identification
- TODO/FIXME marker tracking and resolution planning

### 2. Link and Reference Validation
- External link health monitoring with retry logic
- Internal link validation and broken reference detection
- Image reference verification and missing asset identification
- Cross-reference consistency checking
- Automated link correction suggestions

### 3. Style and Consistency Checking
- Markdown syntax validation and formatting standards
- Heading hierarchy and structure consistency
- List formatting and emphasis style uniformity
- Code block formatting and language specification
- Accessibility compliance (alt text, descriptive links)

### 4. Content Optimization and Enhancement
- Table of contents generation for long documents
- Metadata updating and frontmatter management
- Common formatting issue correction
- Spelling and grammar validation
- Readability analysis and improvement suggestions

### 5. Automated Synchronization System
- Git-based change tracking and documentation updates
- Version control integration with branch management
- Automated commit generation with detailed change logs
- Merge conflict resolution strategies
- Rollback procedures for failed updates

### 6. Quality Assurance Reporting
- Comprehensive audit reports with severity classifications
- Issue categorization and prioritization systems
- Progress tracking and maintenance metrics
- Automated notification systems for critical issues
- Dashboard creation for ongoing monitoring

## Implementation Requirements

### Audit Configuration
- Configurable quality thresholds and validation rules
- Custom style guide integration and enforcement
- Platform-specific optimization settings
- Team collaboration workflow integration
- Automated scheduling and recurring maintenance

### Validation Processes
- Multi-level validation with error categorization
- Batch processing for large documentation sets
- Performance optimization for comprehensive scans
- Integration with existing CI/CD pipelines
- Real-time monitoring and alerting systems

### Reporting and Analytics
- Detailed maintenance reports with actionable insights
- Historical trend analysis and improvement tracking
- Team productivity metrics and documentation health scores
- Integration with project management tools
- Automated stakeholder communication

## Deliverables

1. **Maintenance System Architecture**
   - Automated audit and validation framework
   - Content optimization and enhancement tools
   - Quality assurance reporting infrastructure
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