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Create TLDR Page

Turns a command's documentation URL into a concise tldr-style cheat sheet with examples.

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Repository
github/awesome-copilot
Stars
40,703
Licence
MIT
Files
1 file

What it does

When installed, the agent writes short, example-driven command reference pages in the tldr format, the style used by the tldr-pages project, where a single command gets a one-line description and a list of common usages. You give it a documentation URL and a command name; it reads the docs (by fetching the URL) and distills the most common usages into a tldr page with a link back to the official source. It refuses to proceed without both a URL and a command name, and if you pass help output instead, it summarizes that in tldr format rather than creating a new page.

Great for

  • Developers who want to contribute a tldr page for a command-line tool
  • Maintainers of internal CLI tools who need quick usage cheat sheets
  • Students learning a new command-line tool who want a condensed reference

Skip it if

  • Users who need full, authoritative manual content, since the output is a short summary that can omit details and must be checked against the source
  • Anyone expecting the skill to verify that a documentation URL is accurate; it asks the agent to validate sources but the file gives no tooling for that

Try asking

  • “/create-tldr-page #fetch https://git-scm.com/docs/git git”
  • “/create-tldr-page #fetch https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/tar.html tar”
  • “/create-tldr-page https://some-tool.example/docs/manual.html some-tool”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Create TLDR PageInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    create-tldr-page.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip create-tldr-page.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip create-tldr-page.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Always provide both the official documentation URL and the exact command name, since the skill will not run without them.
  • Paste help output (for example from --help) as extra text to give the agent more accurate examples.
  • Review the generated page against the upstream docs before submitting it to tldr-pages, because the agent may misread or omit options.

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from github/awesome-copilot under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.