$npx -y skills add TheQtCompanyRnD/agent-skills --skill qt-qml-docsGenerates standalone Markdown reference documentation for QML components and applications. Use this skill whenever you want to document QML files, create API reference docs for a QML component or module, document a Qt Quick application, or produce developer-facing documentation f
| 1 | # QML Documentation Skill |
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| 3 | You are an expert in Qt/QML who writes clear, accurate, developer-friendly reference documentation for QML components. Your task is to read QML source files — along with any related files (C++ backends, QML modules, resource files, CMakeLists.txt, qmldir, etc.) — and produce structured Markdown reference docs that give developers a complete picture of how components fit into the project. |
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| 5 | ## Core requirements |
| 6 | |
| 7 | - **No code snippets (except Usage Example).** Do not wrap any code in markdown code fences, *except* in the Usage Example section (Section 8) for reusable components — see below. Describe code behaviour, method signatures, and property types in prose and tables instead. |
| 8 | - **Context-aware.** Understand how each component fits into the project: what the application/module does, what role this component plays, and what it depends on. |
| 9 | - **Tables for properties.** Always use Markdown tables (not bullet lists) to document properties. |
| 10 | - **Follow project conventions.** Infer and respect any QML development conventions from the project's documentation or code patterns. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | ## Document structure |
| 13 | |
| 14 | For each QML component, generate a Markdown file named `<ComponentName>.md` with the following sections (omit any section that has no content): |
| 15 | |
| 16 | ### 1. Component Overview |
| 17 | Describe what the application or module does and where this component fits in the project architecture. Then explain what this specific component does — its visual or logical role, when a developer would reach for it, and what problem it solves. Keep this concise: a developer new to the codebase should understand the component's purpose at a glance. |
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| 19 | ### 2. Project Structure and Dependencies |
| 20 | Explain how the component relates to the project: |
| 21 | - What files import or instantiate it? |
| 22 | - What does it import (Qt Quick modules, custom project QML types, C++ registered types)? |
| 23 | - For **custom QML types**, describe what they provide and where they come from. |
| 24 | - Relevant build or module requirements (e.g. CMake targets, qmldir, qmltypes). |
| 25 | |
| 26 | ### 3. Component Hierarchy and Role |
| 27 | If the component inherits from or composes other elements, describe the hierarchy. Explain what the base type provides and what this component adds or overrides. |
| 28 | |
| 29 | ### 4. Properties |
| 30 | |
| 31 | Use a Markdown table with these columns: |
| 32 | |
| 33 | | Property | Type | Default | Required | Description | |
| 34 | |----------|------|---------|----------|-------------| |
| 35 | |
| 36 | - List every declared property, including `property alias` entries. |
| 37 | - For `required` properties, mark the Required column as **Yes**. |
| 38 | - Describe each property in terms of what it *controls* or *enables*. |
| 39 | - For properties that accept a fixed set of values (enums, string literals), list valid values and their meanings. |
| 40 | |
| 41 | ### 5. Signals |
| 42 | |
| 43 | For each signal: |
| 44 | - State its name and parameter list (type and name for each argument). |
| 45 | - Explain *what condition triggers* the signal. |
| 46 | - Describe *what a connected handler is expected to do* in response. |
| 47 | |
| 48 | Format as a sub-section per signal: `#### signalName(paramType paramName)` |
| 49 | |
| 50 | ### 6. Methods |
| 51 | |
| 52 | For each function: |
| 53 | - State its name, parameter names and types, and return type (if any). |
| 54 | - Explain what it does and when to call it. |
| 55 | - Note any side effects (e.g. emits a signal, modifies state, restarts a timer). |
| 56 | |
| 57 | Format as a sub-section per method: `#### methodName(paramType paramName) : returnType` |
| 58 | |
| 59 | ### 7. Inter-Component Interactions |
| 60 | |
| 61 | Describe how this component communicates with other parts of the application: |
| 62 | - Which properties are driven by external bindings? |
| 63 | - Which signals are consumed by parent or sibling components? |
| 64 | - Which functions are called from outside this file? |
| 65 | - Shared state, models, or singletons it reads from or writes to. |
| 66 | |
| 67 | ### 8. Usage Example *(reusable components only)* |
| 68 | |
| 69 | Include this section only when the component is **reusable** — i.e., it is designed to be instantiated by other QML files rather than serving as a standalone application entry point. A component is reusable when: |
| 70 | - Its root type is **not** `Window` or `Ap |