# nemo-rl-docs

This skill hands your agent the documentation rules for NeMo-RL: keeping docs/index.md current and writing docstrings in Google style. Useful when you touch the docs.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1800 installs · ★ 3735
- Author: NVIDIA
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/nemo-rl-docs/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/nemo-rl-docs

## What it does

The skill spells out how documentation works in the NeMo-RL project. Add a new markdown file under `docs/**/*.md` or rename one, and the agent updates `docs/index.md`, placing the document in the section that fits best. Classes and functions get Google style docstrings, which Sphinx can parse.

Comments follow a separate rule. If an interface may be used outside its file, prefer a docstring; comments stay for code inside a function or for interfaces local to a file. When a new feature lands, the agent documents it in whichever file under `docs/` matches closest, and creates a new doc plus an `docs/index.md` entry if nothing fits.

The scope is narrow on purpose. Bug fixes and CI changes need no documentation at all, and the skill stays away from test fixes, dependency bumps, refactoring and performance tuning. That matters if you wire it into a repo-wide workflow: it will keep pulling doc edits into changes that never asked for them.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill nemo-rl-docs -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/nemo-rl-docs/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/nemo-rl-docs/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill nemo-rl-docs -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/nemo-rl-docs/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill nemo-rl-docs -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/nemo-rl-docs/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install NVIDIA/skills nemo-rl-docs
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/nemo-rl-docs/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill nemo-rl-docs -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills --path skills/nemo-rl-docs
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/nemo-rl-docs/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill nemo-rl-docs -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/nemo-rl-docs/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- add a new markdown file under `docs/` and register it in `docs/index.md`
- rename a doc and fix its place in the index
- convert class and function docstrings to Google style
- decide between a docstring and an inline comment
- pick the right file in `docs/` for a new feature

## Example prompts
- add docs for the new module under docs/ and update docs/index.md
- rename docs/training.md and fix the index entry
- check the docstrings in this file — are they Google style?

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: nemo-rl-docs
license: Apache-2.0
description: "Documentation conventions for NeMo-RL. Covers docs/index.md updates and docstring format. Do NOT use for: bug fixes, test fixes, dependency bumps, refactoring, CI/CD changes, performance tuning, or any task that does not involve writing or updating documentation."
when_to_use: Adding or updating documentation; adding a new markdown file; reviewing docstrings; 'docs/index.md', 'docstring format', 'Sphinx', 'where do I add docs', during code review.
---

# Documentation Conventions

## Keep docs/index.md Up to Date

When a new markdown doc is added under `docs/**/*.md` or a markdown file is renamed, ensure that @docs/index.md is updated and the document appears in the most appropriate section.

## Docstring Format

Use [Google style](https://google.github.io/styleguide/pyguide.html) docstrings for classes and functions. These are parseable by Sphinx.

For interfaces that may be used outside a file, prefer docstrings over comments. Comments should be reserved for code within a function or interfaces local to a file.

## Document New Features

When a new feature is added, update or create documentation in the `docs/` directory that most closely matches the feature. Look at existing docs to find the best fit — if none exists, create a new doc and add it to @docs/index.md.

Documentation changes are **not required** for bug fixes or CI-related changes.
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© NVIDIA · Apache-2.0 · https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/nemo-rl-docs/SKILL.md

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