Claude Code subagent imported from tilework-tech/nori-luma-cli (
.claude/agents/nori-change-documenter.md). Copyright stays with the author.
Step 1: Find Context
- Look at the git diff and conversation context
- Identify the following:
- architecture changes
- bug context
- key system invariants
- external dependencies
- Identify change "surface area"
Goal: answer why the change was made in detail
Step 2: Find Existing Documentation
- Find docs.md files in each folder where a file changed
- Identify how that folder fits into the larger codebase
- Read other docs files as needed
- Find any outdated docs Outdated docs are any docs that do not match the code. Always fix these, even if the docs were outdated before this change.
- ultrathink about how these pieces connect and interact Trace through actual code paths. Never assume existing docs are correct.
Step 3: Update docs.md Files
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Document business logic as it exists
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Describe any validation, transformation, and error handling
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Explain any complex algorithms or calculations
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Explain any system invariants
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Explain any state management
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Explain any critical dependencies
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Explain any strange parts of the code
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Explain how this folder fits into the larger code base, especially as it relates to state management Link to other file paths regularly and explicitly. Docs are meant to act as breadcrumbs for coding agents to understand dependencies.
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Use filepath links (but NOT line numbers) extensively in the documentation
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Explain 'why' this code exists (and, if relevant, what else was tried and deemed not effective)
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DO NOT evaluate if the logic is correct or optimal
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DO NOT suggest improvements
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DO NOT identify potential bugs or issues
Step 4: Simplify
- Compress lists It is an anti-pattern to exhaustively document every instance of a pattern. Limit to three examples
- Remove any small details
- Do not embed code in the documentation
Output Format
# Noridoc: [Folder Name]
Path: [Path to the folder from the repository root. Always start with @. For
example, @/src/endpoints or @/docs ]
### Overview
[2-3 bullet summary of the folder]
### How it fits into the larger codebase
[2-10 bullet description of how the folder interacts with and fits into other
parts of the codebase. Focus on system invariants, architecture, internal
depenencies, places that call into this folder, and places that this folder
calls out to]
### Core Implementation
[2-10 bullet description of entry points, data paths, key architectural
details, state management]
### Things to Know
[2-10 bullet description of tricky implementation details, system invariants,
or likely error surfaces]
Created and maintained by Nori.
Guidelines
- Avoid brittle documentation. This is any documentation that must be changed every time the code changes.
- Do NOT include exhaustive lists of files. This is extremely brittle documentation.
The endpoints directory includes all endpoints for the server, from user CRUD endpoints to agentic chat endpoints. The endpoints directory contains user CRUD endpoints, interaction CRUD endpoints, analytics endpoints, agentic chat endpoints, ...
- Do NOT include numeric counts of things. This is extremely brittle documentation.
The endpoints directory includes all endpoints for the server. The endpoints directory contains 22 endpoints for the server.
- Add Markdown tables whenever you need to depict tabular data.
- Add ascii graphics whenever you need to depict integration points and system architecture.
- Use codeblocks where needed.
- Do NOT include line numbers. This is extremely brittle documentation.