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Nik RichersandNik Richers 0322720743 docs: add test-the-docs skill and pm-the-docs universe lookup (#49913)
## I have read the CONTRIBUTING.md file.

YES

## What kind of change does this PR introduce?

Docs authoring skills / contributor enablement.

## What is the current behavior?

- The "Write the docs" bar asks for runnable examples, but skills stop
at lint/build (`/review-the-docs`) and do not execute inline MDX
snippets.
- Cross-repo product grounding depends on a single-repo read; there is
no skill guidance for `supabase/universe` when you have Supabase org
access.

## What is the new behavior?

- Adds `/test-the-docs` to run procedural snippets against a
Docker-isolated local stack (`supabase start` in a temp project), with
Verification table output.
- Teaches `/pm-the-docs` cross-repo product lookup
(`reference/universe-lookup.md`) with a capability gate: universe when
you have Supabase org access (or a local clone), otherwise a first-class
OSS public-search path. `ask-the-docs` stays docs-app only.
- Updates the checklist mirror, CONTRIBUTING skills table, and light
handoffs in `write-the-docs` / `review-the-docs`.

## Additional context

Vault "Write the docs" checklist updated separately; Linear document
needs a Claude-side delta sync after merge.

### Test plan

- [ ] Symlinks: `.claude/skills` is a Git symlink to
`../.agents/skills`; `.claude/skills/test-the-docs/SKILL.md` resolves
- [ ] No hardcoded personal absolute paths under `.agents/skills/`
- [ ] CONTRIBUTING lists skills including `/test-the-docs`
- [ ] `/pm-the-docs` references `universe-lookup.md` capability gate;
`/ask-the-docs` Related points there for product lookup
- [ ] OSS path: no universe clone / submodule init when `gh api
repos/supabase/universe` fails
- [ ] Docker up: dry-run `/test-the-docs` against one MDX page with
SQL/CLI (optional smoke)
- [ ] Docker down: skill documents graceful `deferred` (not silent skip)

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## Summary by CodeRabbit

- **New Features**
- Added documentation guidance for testing runnable examples in an
isolated local environment.
- Added cross-repository product lookup guidance, including capability
checks and source tracking.
- Added verification report templates with standardized results and
environment details.

- **Documentation**
  - Expanded authoring, review, self-review, and contribution guidance.
- Improved safety instructions for local snippet testing, including
credential protection and cleanup.
- Updated repository layout, tooling, links, and workflow references for
documentation skills.
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Co-authored-by: Nik Richers <nik@validmind.ai>
2026-09-04 00:34:45 +00:00
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2026-07-01 12:59:00 +02:00

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