# Tools

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Resources for Full-stack / Indie or DevOps / SRE or ML / AI, Tagged `technical-writing`: 26 items.

> - Full-stack / Indie: General software work: coding-agent workflows, code review, debugging and Git collaboration.
> - DevOps / SRE: Deployment, monitoring, cloud resources and reliability.
> - ML / AI: Model training, evaluation and LLM application development.

- [Doc Co-Authoring](https://hebbmind.com/skill/doc-coauthoring.md): [Skill] Guides users through co-writing proposals, technical specs and decision docs in three stages: gather context, refine section by section, then test with a fresh session that lacks the context to catch what readers won't understand. Official Anthropic skill.
- [Hugo](https://hebbmind.com/cli/hugo.md): [CLI] Static site generator written in Go that builds Markdown content into docs sites, blogs or landing pages in seconds, with a local preview server and an asset pipeline for images, CSS and JS.
- [Archify](https://hebbmind.com/skill/archify.md): [Skill] Turns natural-language descriptions, Mermaid or a real code repo into interactive single-file HTML diagrams: architecture, flowcharts, sequence diagrams, data flows and state machines. Validates output automatically and exports PNG or SVG.
- [Slidev](https://hebbmind.com/cli/slidev.md): [CLI] Write slides in Markdown with built-in code highlighting, LaTeX math and Mermaid diagrams; slidev export outputs PDF, PPTX or PNG. Install playwright-chromium in the project before exporting.
- [Next AI Draw.io MCP Server](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/dayuanjiang-mcp-server.md): [MCP] Lets agents create and edit draw.io diagrams such as flowcharts and architecture diagrams in plain language, with live browser preview, version history and export to .drawio, PNG or SVG. Includes an embedded server; runs locally with no API key.
- [Next AI Draw.io](https://hebbmind.com/plugin/claude-plugin.md): [Plugin] Claude Code plugin for Next AI Draw.io that starts its Draw.io MCP server via npx. Generate and edit flowcharts, architecture and sequence diagrams in plain language, with live browser preview, version history and .drawio export. Needs Node.js.
- [Writing Guidelines](https://hebbmind.com/skill/writing-guidelines.md): [Skill] Vercel's official skill that pulls the 80+ rules of Vercel's writing handbook online to review docs and copy for voice, structure, content types, code examples and formatting, listing issues as file:line.
- [Engineering](https://hebbmind.com/plugin/engineering.md): [Plugin] Everyday software engineering plugin: standup summaries, code review, structured debugging, architecture decision records, incident response and pre-deploy checks. Official from Anthropic, built mainly for Cowork but also usable in Claude Code.
- [D2](https://hebbmind.com/cli/d2.md): [CLI] Declarative diagram scripting language: describe architecture diagrams, flowcharts and sequence diagrams in concise text with automatic layout, then render with the d2 command to SVG, PNG, PDF or PPTX. Lets agents produce diagrams you can version-control.
- [mdBook](https://hebbmind.com/cli/mdbook.md): [CLI] Compiles Markdown chapters into an online book with a table of contents, full-text search and themes, good for manuals, lecture notes and course material; agents can edit chapter files and rebuild to preview. Maintained by the Rust team; install a prebuilt binary or via cargo.
- [VHS](https://hebbmind.com/cli/vhs.md): [CLI] Scripts terminal sessions in .tape files and records them to GIF, MP4 or WebM, great for CLI demos and docs; text snapshot output also enables terminal integration tests. By Charm; requires ttyd and ffmpeg.
- [visual-explainer](https://hebbmind.com/skill/visual-explainer.md): [Skill] Turns architecture explanations, diff reviews, plan reviews and data comparisons into self-contained HTML pages or slides with Mermaid diagrams and light and dark themes, replacing ASCII diagrams in the terminal.
- [drawio-skill](https://hebbmind.com/skill/drawio-skill.md): [Skill] Generates editable draw.io architecture diagrams, ER diagrams, UML and BPMN flows from natural language or from Terraform, SQL DDL, OpenAPI specs and code repos, with incremental sync and multi-format export. Native export needs the draw.io desktop app.
- [Vale](https://hebbmind.com/cli/vale.md): [CLI] A prose linter that checks docs against style guides: use ready-made packages like Microsoft and Google or write your own YAML rules. It parses Markdown, AsciiDoc and other formats before checking, runs fully offline, and plugs into editors and CI.
- [Show Me](https://hebbmind.com/skill/show-me.md): [Skill] Explains the current topic visually with the smallest view that makes the point: pseudocode, call trees, component or file trees, Mermaid diagrams or diffs, and a focused HTML diagram or short deck when the idea is too dense. Invoked manually.
- [Asciidoctor](https://hebbmind.com/cli/asciidoctor.md): [CLI] Converts AsciiDoc, a Markdown-like plain-text markup, into HTML5, DocBook and man pages, and with official extensions into PDF and EPUB, suited to technical books, textbooks and large manuals. Ruby-based; install with Homebrew on macOS.
- [lychee](https://hebbmind.com/cli/lychee.md): [CLI] Fast async link checker written in Rust that scans websites and Markdown, HTML and other files for broken links and email addresses, with JSON output, config files and an official GitHub Action, often wired into docs CI.
- [Simple English](https://hebbmind.com/skill/simple-english.md): [Skill] Writes or rewrites English docs in the spirit of ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English: short sentences, active voice, condition before command, one word one meaning, terms defined at first use. Plain mode by default, Strict mode for STE compliance, plus a rule-by-rule check mode.
- [textlint](https://hebbmind.com/cli/textlint.md): [CLI] Pluggable natural-language linter that checks Markdown and plain text for wording, punctuation and terminology consistency like code, with auto-fix, and can also run as an MCP server. Rules are installed separately, mostly for Japanese and English; requires Node.js 20+.
- [textlint MCP Server](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/textlint.md): [MCP] MCP server built into the textlint proofreader: agents check Markdown, plain text and other documents against your rules for wording, punctuation and formatting issues and get auto-fixed text. Needs Node.js plus a .textlintrc and rule packages in your project; textlint has no default rules.
- [Excalidraw MCP Server](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/mcp-excalidraw.md): [MCP] Gives agents a live local Excalidraw canvas: add, edit and delete elements to draw architecture diagrams and flowcharts, take screenshots to check the result, convert Mermaid and export .excalidraw files. Runs locally with no API key; also ships a CLI and an agent skill.
- [The Elements of Agent Style](https://hebbmind.com/skill/agent-style.md): [Skill] 21 English writing rules (12 from The Elements of Style, Orwell, Pinker and other classics, 9 from observed LLM habits) for clearer, leaner papers, grant proposals, design docs and documentation. Expository English only; not for fiction or marketing copy.
- [MCP Mermaid](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/mcp-mermaid.md): [MCP] Generates flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams and other charts from Mermaid syntax with configurable theme and background, exporting SVG or PNG files or a mermaid.ink share link. Validates syntax so the model can fix errors over several turns.
- [The Elements of Style](https://hebbmind.com/plugin/the-elements-of-style.md): [Plugin] Turns Strunk's The Elements of Style (1918) into a writing skill so agents write docs, commit messages and error messages clearly and concisely. The full text (about 12k tokens) loads only when needed. By the author of Superpowers.
- [Bro](https://hebbmind.com/skill/bro.md): [Skill] Typed as /bro, has the agent re-explain its previous reply in plain, casual language without answering anything new or calling tools, keeping paths, commands and numbers verbatim and replying in the original language.
- [Mintlify](https://hebbmind.com/plugin/mintlify-claude-plugin.md): [Plugin] Mintlify's official plugin: reference for Mintlify components, docs.json config, navigation and API docs, plus Mintlify docs search and site management, for building and updating product docs and help centers. Needs a Mintlify docs project; management needs browser sign-in.
