claude-docs-navigator

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claude-docs-navigator

description

This skill should be used when the user asks about Claude Code features, configuration, plugins, hooks, MCP, sub-agents, skills, IDE integration, CI/CD, permissions, settings, troubleshooting, or any other Claude Code topic. Also use when the user says "check the docs", "what do the docs say", "how does Claude Code handle X", or asks how to set up or configure Claude Code. Navigates local documentation in docs/en/ to find answers.

Claude Code Documentation Navigator

This repository contains 54 markdown files in docs/en/ mirroring https://code.claude.com. The docs update daily via GitHub Actions. Use this skill to find the right file(s) for any Claude Code question.

Topic routing

Find the user's topic below, then read the corresponding reference file for the detailed file-by-file guide.

Topic area	Reference file
Getting started, quickstart, setup, CLI, workflows, best practices	references/core-features.md
Settings, model config, keybindings, network, auth, output styles	references/configuration.md
Plugins, skills, hooks, MCP, sub-agents, agent teams	references/extensibility.md
VS Code, JetBrains, Chrome, desktop app, headless, web	references/ide-and-platform.md
GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Slack, Bedrock, Vertex, cloud	references/cicd-and-cloud.md
Permissions, security, monitoring, costs, troubleshooting	references/admin-and-security.md

Search strategy

Small files (under 300 lines)

Read the entire file with the Read tool. Most docs are under 300 lines.

Large files (over 600 lines)

Do not read these files whole. Instead:

1. Consult references/large-file-sections.md for the section map with line ranges.
2. Read only the relevant section using offset and limit parameters.
3. If the section heading is unknown, grep for it first:

   Grep pattern="^## " path="docs/en/TARGET.md" output_mode="content"
   

Large files in this repo:

File	Lines
hooks.md	1,455
changelog.md	1,423
mcp.md	1,198
settings.md	935
common-workflows.md	861
statusline.md	850
sub-agents.md	786
plugins-reference.md	741

Unknown topic

When no obvious file matches, search across all docs:

Grep pattern="keyword" path="docs/en" output_mode="files_with_matches"

Then read the most relevant match. For pre-built grep patterns, see references/search-patterns.md.

Utility references

Reference file	Contents
references/large-file-sections.md	Section maps with line ranges for files >600 lines
references/search-patterns.md	Pre-built Grep patterns for common queries