Generate or update project documentation verified against the codebase
Scanned 9/2/2026
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---
name: gsd-docs-update
description: "Generate or update project documentation verified against the codebase"
argument-hint: "[--force] [--verify-only]"
allowed-tools:
- Read
- Write
- Edit
- Bash
- Glob
- Grep
- Agent
- AskUserQuestion
---
<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>
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