VitePress Source Tutorial Generator

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Automatically generates a VitePress documentation site for learning source code, explaining how a codebase is implemented. Useful for analyzing projects, understanding internal architecture, and navigating modules.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
DocumentationIntermediate
506/2/2026
Claude Code
#vitepress#documentation#tutorial#code-analysis#source-code

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Our review

Generates a VitePress tutorial site that explains the internal implementation of a source codebase, including architecture diagrams and code references.

Strengths

  • Automates creation of structured educational documentation from source code.
  • Uses Mermaid diagrams for visual architecture.
  • Generates standalone deployable VitePress sites.
  • Supports multiple languages (Go, TypeScript, Python).

Limitations

  • Requires careful manual review of generated content for accuracy.
  • Only generates Chinese-first content (may need adaptation for other languages).
  • Depends on the quality of source code structure and comments.
When to use it

Use when you need to create an in-depth educational tutorial for developers to understand the internal architecture and implementation details of a codebase.

When not to use it

Do not use for user-facing 'how to use' documentation or for very small codebases that are trivial to understand without a tutorial.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score85/100

The skill only reads source files and generates static documentation (Markdown, config files). It does not execute any code, run shell commands, access the network, or modify files outside the specified output directory. There is no instruction to handle secrets or perform destructive actions.

No concerns found

Examples

Generate tutorial for runner app
/vitepress-tutorial ./apps/runner ./tutorials/runner-guide
Generate tutorial for sandbox package
/vitepress-tutorial ./pkg/sandbox

VitePress Source Tutorial Generator

Generate VitePress documentation sites for source code learning and analysis.

Overview

This skill creates standalone VitePress tutorial sites that teach developers how a codebase works internally. Unlike user documentation that explains "how to use", these tutorials explain "how it's implemented".

Usage

/vitepress-tutorial [source-path] [output-path]

Examples:

  • /vitepress-tutorial ./apps/runner ./tutorials/runner-guide
  • /vitepress-tutorial ./pkg/sandbox

Workflow

Phase 1: Analysis

  1. Explore the specified source directory
  2. Identify key components, patterns, and architecture
  3. Map dependencies and data flows
  4. Output: Module inventory and architecture overview

User checkpoint: Confirm scope and focus areas

Phase 2: Planning

  1. Generate tutorial outline based on analysis
  2. Determine chapter structure and navigation
  3. Identify code sections to highlight
  4. Output: Tutorial structure document

User checkpoint: Approve outline before generation

Phase 3: Generation

  1. Create VitePress project skeleton using @project-structure.md
  2. Configure VitePress using @config-template.md
  3. Generate tutorial content following @content-guidelines.md
  4. Build and verify

Output Structure

{output-path}/
├── package.json
├── docs/
│   ├── .vitepress/
│   │   └── config.ts
│   ├── index.md              # Homepage
│   ├── introduction/
│   │   ├── overview.md       # Project overview
│   │   └── architecture.md   # Architecture diagram
│   └── {modules}/            # One directory per module
│       ├── index.md
│       └── {topics}.md
└── README.md

Features

  • Source References: Auto-generate Source: path/to/file.go:123 annotations
  • Mermaid Diagrams: Architecture, sequence, and flow diagrams
  • Code Highlighting: Go, TypeScript, Python with line highlighting
  • Chinese-first: Content in Chinese, code comments in English
  • Standalone Deploy: Ready for Vercel, Netlify, or GitHub Pages

Configuration

The skill reads project context to customize output:

| Context | Effect | |---------|--------| | Go project | Uses Go code blocks, references .go files | | TypeScript | Uses TS blocks, references .ts/.tsx files | | Monorepo | Detects apps/, packages/ structure |

Instructions

When executing this skill:

  1. Always explore first - Read source files before writing tutorials
  2. Reference actual code - Include real code snippets with file paths
  3. Use Mermaid for architecture - Visual diagrams aid understanding
  4. Keep chapters focused - One concept per file, ~200-400 lines
  5. Link between chapters - Use VitePress prev/next navigation
  6. Include API tables - Summarize endpoints, functions, types
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