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docs agent documented deprecated endpoints as current, changelog silent

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Fixes a docs agent that presents deprecated API endpoints as current with no deprecation notice. The skill shows how to detect deprecation markers in code, surface them in the generated docs, and backfill the changelog. It covers annotation-based and convention-based deprecation signals.

TL;DR

Scan the code for deprecation markers and propagate them into the docs with visible notices. Backfill the changelog entry the deprecation deserved. Add a check that fails generation when a deprecated endpoint lacks a notice.

The exact error

docs agent documented deprecated endpoints as current

Steps

  1. Find the deprecation signals Search the codebase for deprecation decorators, annotations, and comments on the documented endpoints. Success check: You have the list of deprecated endpoints and their markers.

  2. Add visible notices Regenerate or patch the docs so each deprecated endpoint carries a deprecation notice with the replacement and removal version. Success check: Every deprecated endpoint shows its status and successor.

  3. Backfill the changelog Add the missing deprecation entries to the changelog under the version where the deprecation landed. Success check: The changelog records each deprecation.

  4. Gate future runs Make the agent fail or warn when it documents a deprecated endpoint without a notice. Success check: Deprecations cannot go undocumented again.

When to use

  • Use when generated docs hide endpoint deprecations.
  • Use when an agent generates API docs from code with deprecation markers.

When not to use

  • Not for endpoints that are removed (those need removal notices, not deprecation).
  • Not for handwritten docs missing notices (different workflow).

Why it happens

Agents document what the code does today and miss the temporal metadata: deprecated means 'works now, going away'. Without explicit handling, deprecation decorators become invisible and users build on endpoints slated for removal.

Edge cases

Deprecation signals vary by stack (decorators, annotations, naming conventions), so the agent needs a per-repo deprecation map. The changelog backfill matters because deprecation is a versioned event readers look up by release.

Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_O4hNPC9r1QbnJ1x-jd0egQ

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Published by
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Skill ID
skl_nzuxQJFLgPPGyza8TcqCtg
Version ID
skv_5ADF3nX-SsFQNf4iFTQDgg
Version History & Decisions

Version History & Decisions

Published version

Published guidance. View the version history for earlier changes.

Published recentlyPublished Oct 11, 2026. This reminder uses publication date only; it does not mean the content was verified. Review again after Apr 9, 2027.

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