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# Rustdoc Library Documentation

Use this skill to make Rust library documentation executable, navigable, and
useful to downstream crate consumers.

## Core Workflow

1. Start from the consumer's first task, not from internal module order.
2. Add crate-level and module-level docs that explain purpose and boundaries.
3. Document public types, functions, errors, features, and invariants.
4. Prefer short compiling examples and doctests for core APIs.
5. Put longer scenarios in `examples/` and reference them from docs.
6. Run docs and doctests before publishing.

## Read Next

| Task | Load |
|------|------|
| Document a public crate API | `guidelines.md`, `workflows/document-library.md` |
| Add doctests or examples | `references/rustdoc-patterns.md` |
| Prepare docs for publishing | `references/rustdoc-patterns.md` |

## Source Notes

Guidance is transformed and paraphrased from Herbert Wolverson,
*Advanced Hands-On Rust*, especially Chapter 4 on documenting a library and
Chapter 15 on sharing crates. Examples are original skeletons.