name: opendocs description: > Generates multi-format documentation (Word, PDF, PPTX, Markdown blog post, JIRA ticket, FAQ, changelog, LaTeX, social snippet, architecture diagram) from a GitHub README, npm package, local Markdown file, Jupyter Notebook, or a folder of .md/.ipynb files. Use when a user asks to "generate docs", "convert the README", "create a Word doc from the repo", "export to PDF", or any variant of turning existing content into formatted documentation. user-invocable: true allowed-tools: "Bash, Read" metadata: version: "1.0.0"
OpenDocs
Turn any GitHub README, npm package, Markdown file, or Jupyter Notebook into Word, PDF, PPTX, blog posts, JIRA tickets, and more — in one command.
Install
pip install opendocs
Core Command
opendocs generate <SOURCE> [OPTIONS]
Sources
| Source type | Example |
|---|---|
| GitHub URL | opendocs generate https://github.com/owner/repo |
| npm package | opendocs generate npm:axios |
| Local file | opendocs generate ./README.md --local |
| Jupyter Notebook | opendocs generate ./notebook.ipynb --local |
| Folder of .md/.ipynb | opendocs generate ./docs/ |
Key Options
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
-f, --format | all | Output format: word, pdf, pptx, blog, jira, changelog, latex, onepager, social, faq, architecture, all |
-o, --output | ./output | Directory for generated files |
--local | off | Treat SOURCE as a local path |
--token | $GITHUB_TOKEN | GitHub token for private repos |
--theme | corporate | Color theme: corporate, ocean, sunset, forest, minimal |
--mode | basic | basic (fast, no API key) or llm (AI-enhanced, needs --api-key) |
--api-key | $OPENAI_API_KEY | API key for LLM mode |
Common Usage
# Generate all formats from a GitHub repo
opendocs generate https://github.com/owner/repo
# Generate only a blog post from an npm package
opendocs generate npm:express --format blog
# Generate a Word doc from a local README
opendocs generate ./README.md --local --format word
# Generate docs from a whole folder, output to ./docs-out
opendocs generate ./docs/ --output ./docs-out
# AI-enhanced generation (richer content)
opendocs generate https://github.com/owner/repo --mode llm --api-key sk-...
# Use ocean theme, PDF only
opendocs generate https://github.com/owner/repo --format pdf --theme ocean
Output Files
All files are written to --output (default: ./output/).
File names follow the pattern <repo_name>_<format>.<ext>.
When to Use
- User asks: "generate docs for this repo" →
opendocs generate <url> - User asks: "make a Word doc from the README" →
opendocs generate <url> --format word - User asks: "create a blog post from npm:axios" →
opendocs generate npm:axios --format blog - User asks: "export all the markdown files in ./docs" →
opendocs generate ./docs/