---
name: GSD Docs Update
slug: gsd-docs-update
category: Writing
description: GSD Docs Update generates and updates up to nine project documentation files verified against the codebase. Use it when you need current, accurate docs without hallucinated paths or stale signatures.
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language: JavaScript
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---

# GSD Docs Update

GSD Docs Update generates and updates up to nine project documentation files verified against the codebase. Use it when you need current, accurate docs without hallucinated paths or stale signatures.

**Install:**

```bash
npx degit https://github.com/open-gsd/gsd-core/tree/next/skills/gsd-docs-update ~/.claude/skills/gsd-docs-update
```

## README

<objective>
Generate and update up to 9 documentation files for the current project. Each doc type is written by a gsd-doc-writer subagent that explores the codebase directly — no hallucinated paths, phantom endpoints, or stale signatures.

Flag handling rule:
- The optional flags documented below are available behaviors, not implied active behaviors
- A flag is active only when its literal token appears in `$ARGUMENTS`
- If a documented flag is absent from `$ARGUMENTS`, treat it as inactive
- `--force`: skip preservation prompts, regenerate all docs regardless of existing content or GSD markers
- `--verify-only`: check existing docs for accuracy against codebase, no generation (full verification requires Phase 4 verifier)
- If `--force` and `--verify-only` both appear in `$ARGUMENTS`, `--force` takes precedence
</objective>

<execution_context>
@~/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/docs-update.md
</execution_context>

<context>
Arguments: $ARGUMENTS

**Available optional flags (documentation only — not automatically active):**
- `--force` — Regenerate all docs. Overwrites hand-written and GSD docs alike. No preservation prompts.
- `--verify-only` — Check existing docs for accuracy against the codebase. No files are written. Reports VERIFY marker count. Full codebase fact-checking requires the gsd-doc-verifier agent (Phase 4).

**Active flags must be derived from `$ARGUMENTS`:**
- `--force` is active only if the literal `--force` token is present in `$ARGUMENTS`
- `--verify-only` is active only if the literal `--verify-only` token is present in `$ARGUMENTS`
- If neither token appears, run the standard full-phase generation flow
- Do not infer that a flag is active just because it is documented in this prompt
</context>

<process>
Execute end-to-end.
Preserve all workflow gates (preservation_check, flag handling, wave execution, monorepo dispatch, commit, reporting).
</process>