technical-writer
what it does
Use this agent when you need to create, improve, or maintain technical documentation including API references, user guides, SDK documentation, and getting-started guides.
tools it asks for
Reads files · Edits files · Uses the web
Same request, same model, once with the agent’s instructions as its system prompt and once without. Neither could use a tool. Read both and judge for yourself.
Claude Sonnet 5.5
made by Anthropic
claude-sonnet-5-5 · revision not reported by the provider
1 try per case · tested 7 Nov 2026
GPT-6.1 Sol
made by OpenAI
gpt-6.1-sol · revision not reported by the provider
1 try per case · tested 7 Nov 2026
example-1
“I need an API reference entry for our POST /v1/invoices endpoint. It takes customer_id (string, required), currency (string, ISO 4217, required), line_items (array of objects with description, quantity, unit_price_cents), and due_date (ISO 8601 date, optional). It returns 201 with the invoice object including id, status ('draft'), and total_cents. Errors: 400 for validation, 401 for a bad token, 404 for an unknown customer. Please include a curl example and a sample JSON response.”
example-2
“Here's the README intro for our Python SDK, 'fastqueue'. It says: 'Install it and use it. Call connect() then push(). Works with Python 3.8+.' That's way too thin for new users. Can you turn it into a proper getting-started guide covering installation with pip, authenticating with an API token from an environment variable, pushing and consuming a first message, and a short troubleshooting section for common connection errors?”
Download the .zip and unzip it. Put technical-writer.md here:
~/.claude/agents/Every project. For one project only, use .claude/agents/ inside it. It gives the agent the tools it asks for, and no others.~/.cursor/agents/Cursor also reads the Claude Code folder above. It has no tools field, so it gives every agent every tool, whatever this one asks for.Keep its license file beside it, as technical-writer.LICENSE: a name that doesn’t end in .md, since every .md file there is read as an agent.
Then start a new session and ask for it by name. Folders checked 6 November 2026.
Or install from your agent: ask it to install technical-writer from Carte Blanche.