search-docs
Locally searches documentation files to answer specific questions.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/search-docs && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/6371" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/search-docs && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/search-docs
Activation
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Search local Fern documentation for content related to a topicKey capabilities
- →Search local documentation
- →Retrieve project setup instructions
- →Look up API details
- →Access local guides
How it works
It uses a dedicated subagent to scan the local documentation directory for content matching the user's search topic.
Inputs & outputs
When to use search-docs
- →Finding project setup instructions
- →Looking up API documentation in the docs folder
- →Retrieving implementation details from local guides
About this skill
Documentation Search
Use the docs-searcher subagent to search local Fern documentation for content related to: $ARGUMENTS
Call the Task tool with:
subagent_type: "docs-searcher"mode: "bypassPermissions"prompt: the search topic
Report the results back to the user exactly as returned by the agent.
When not to use it
- →Searching external web documentation
- →Searching non-documentation files
Limitations
- →Limited to local docs/ folder
How it compares
It searches local project-specific documentation instead of general web searches.
Compared to similar skills
search-docs side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| search-docs (this skill) | 1 | 1mo | No flags | Beginner |
| citation-management | 23 | 7mo | Review | Beginner |
| microsoft-docs | 10 | 5mo | Review | Beginner |
| peer-review | 11 | 7mo | Review | Advanced |
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