30 minutes
How to Keep Documentation Up-to-Date with Eigent
Use code changes and PR context to draft focused documentation updates — without broad rewrites or stale references.
What you need
- Eigent desktop app
- Codebase access (local or connected repo)
- Docs repository or connected documentation system
Best for
- Developer docs, READMEs, runbooks, and migration notes that track a fast-moving codebase
- Teams that maintain documentation alongside frequent code changes
- Engineers writing release notes or changelogs from merged PRs
Starter Prompt
Update the [product/feature] documentation based on the following sources: - the changed source files in [this repo / linked repo] - the existing docs pages that mention the changed behavior - any linked issue, PR, release note, or public reference I provide below Then: - identify what is user-facing - update only the docs that need to change - keep unpublished roadmap, private customer details, and internal-only context out of public docs - preserve the existing docs structure, terminology, and cross-links - run the docs checks that fit the change Before finalizing, summarize what changed, what you verified, and any claims you could not prove from trusted sources.
How it works
- Share the changed source files, branch, pull request, or commit that needs to be documented.
- Ask Eigent to search existing docs for the feature names, config keys, commands, and examples that are affected.
- Update only the docs that need to change — preserve page structure, terminology, cross-links, and frontmatter.
- Run formatting and docs checks, then ask Eigent to summarize the evidence behind each user-facing claim.
- Review the summary before publishing to confirm no internal or unpublished context leaked into the public docs.
More prompts to try
- Which existing docs pages reference the behavior changed in this PR?
- Does this change affect any public API parameters, default values, or CLI flags that need updating?
- Write a changelog entry for this release that matches our existing format.
- Identify any user-facing claims in the updated docs that you cannot verify from the source code alone.
How to use
Start from the change you need to document — share the branch, PR, or commit. Ask Eigent to search existing docs before drafting anything, so it updates the right pages rather than writing new ones that duplicate existing content. Keep the scope narrow: a precise note or example update is better than a full-page rewrite. To make this repeatable, save the workflow as a skill or ask Eigent to run it on a schedule after each release.
Expected output
Updated documentation files covering only the user-facing changes, a summary of what was changed and verified, and a list of any claims that could not be confirmed from trusted sources and require human review.
Limitations
- Eigent cannot access private customer data, unpublished roadmap items, or internal wikis unless you explicitly provide them.
- Documentation accuracy depends on the quality of source comments and test coverage — undocumented behavior may be missed.
- Very large doc sites benefit from scoping the search to a specific section or feature area rather than the whole site.
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