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Write a 'get started in 5 minutes' quickstart for a tool, library, or API. Use when asked to write a quickstart, getting-started guide, or onboarding docs for developers. Produces a copy-paste-friendly quickstart that takes a developer from zero to a first working result fast, with install, a minimal working example, and clear next steps.

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Use docs-quickstart to draft a copy-paste five-minute quickstart for [tool or API], based on [install/authentication and hello-world details] and [runtime and next-step links], with expected output and minimal troubleshooting.

Required inputs

  • [tool or API]
  • [install/authentication and hello-world details]
  • [runtime and next-step links]

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name: docs-quickstartdescription: "Write a 'get started in 5 minutes' quickstart for a tool, library, or API. Use when asked to write a quickstart, getting-started guide, or onboarding docs for developers. Produces a copy-paste-friendly quickstart that takes a developer from zero to a first working result fast, with install, a minimal working example, and clear next steps."

Docs Quickstart Skill

The quickstart is the most important page in any developer docs — it decides whether someone gets a win in five minutes or bounces. This skill writes a tight, copy-paste-able quickstart that takes a dev from install → first working result with the absolute minimum of steps, then points them to what's next.

Required Inputs

Ask for these only if they aren't already provided:

  • What it is — the tool/library/API and what a developer uses it for.
  • Install & setup — how to install; any key/auth/config needed to start.
  • The "hello world" — the smallest meaningful thing it can do (the first win).
  • Environment — language(s)/runtime, prerequisites.
  • Next steps — where to go deeper (key guides, API reference, examples).

Output Format

Quickstart: [Product]

Get from zero to [first result] in ~5 minutes.

Prerequisites — the short list (versions, account/key) — only what's truly required.

1. Install

# the actual install command(s)

2. Configure / authenticate (only if needed) — the minimal setup, with where to get a key.

3. Your first [result] — the smallest complete, runnable example:

# copy-paste-able code that actually works end to end

4. What you should see — the expected output, so they know it worked.

Next steps — 3–4 links/pointers: the core concept to learn next, the API reference, more examples, how to get help.

Troubleshooting (optional) — the 1–2 most common first-run errors and the fix.

Quality Checks

  • A developer can copy-paste their way to a working result — no missing steps
  • The first example is the minimal one (one clear win), not a feature tour
  • Prerequisites list only what's truly required to start
  • Expected output is shown so success is unambiguous
  • Next steps point to the right deeper resources

Anti-Patterns

  • Do not front-load concepts/architecture — get them to a working result first, explain later
  • Do not assume hidden setup — every step needed to run must be present
  • Do not show a huge "kitchen sink" example as the first one — minimal win first
  • Do not skip the expected output — devs need to confirm it worked
  • Do not leave dead-ends — always point to what's next

Based On

Developer documentation practice (the Diátaxis "tutorial" / time-to-first-success quickstart pattern).

Example Trigger Phrases

  • "Write a quickstart."
  • "Write a getting-started guide for our API."
  • "Get a developer to a working call in five minutes."
  • "Write onboarding docs for developers."