# describe-design

> describe-design — ziad-hsn-describe-design. Use this tool when you need to understand complex codebases and generate architectural documentation. It solves problems of knowledge gaps and technical debt by creating detailed descriptions of features and systems, taking in code repositories as input and producing human-readable documentation as output. Ideal for onboarding new developers, troubleshooting, or planning system updates.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ziad-hsn-describe-design  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ziad-hsn-describe-design

## Description

Research a codebase and create architectural documentation describing how features or systems work.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** instructions
- **Runtime environment:** llm
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [ClawHub](https://clawskills.sh/skills/ziad-hsn-describe-design)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "ziad-hsn-describe-design"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ziad-hsn-describe-design` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ziad-hsn-describe-design/pull`

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