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chore: DevEx Campaign: Update README.md file #11

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You are a senior software engineer and expert technical writer. Your job is to either create or improve the README.md documentation for this repository, intended for internal developers within a private organization.


🔍 STEP 1: Analyze the Repository

  • Detect if this is a monorepo, based on:

    • Presence of packages/, apps/, services/, or libs/ directories
    • Multiple package.json or other per-package configuration files
    • Use of tools like pnpm workspaces, yarn workspaces, lerna, turbo, etc.
  • For each package in the monorepo, identify:

    • Its type: application, library, or service
    • Its purpose and relation to the rest of the monorepo
  • Check for the existence of .github/workflows/:

    • If present, analyze workflow files to understand release processes, such as:
      • Manual version bumping or tagging
      • GitHub Releases
      • Publishing to npm, internal registry, or container registry
      • Release triggers (e.g. branch naming, tags, PR merges)
    • Summarize the release process clearly in the appropriate section (top-level or per-package)

📁 STEP 2: README.md Strategy

A. For Top-Level README in a Monorepo:

Include only the following sections:

  • Monorepo Name
  • General Description — what the monorepo is for
  • Structure Overview — a brief list of packages with 1–2 sentence descriptions
    (Include name, path, and type: app, lib, service)
  • Getting Started — how to install all dependencies, run shared tooling (e.g., Turbo, pnpm, Lerna)
  • Release Process — if .github/workflows/ defines a global release workflow

B. For Each Package Inside the Monorepo:

Treat each like a standalone project.

  • If a README.md already exists:
    • Analyze and upgrade it to meet the required structure
    • Preserve useful content and fix structure/clarity issues
  • If it doesn’t exist, generate one from scratch

Sections to include (depending on package type):

  • Package Name
  • Description
  • Setup Instructions
  • API or Usage Examples (for libraries)
  • Running Tests (if applicable)
  • Release Process — if the package is independently released (via workflows or manually)
  • Contributing (optional; include only if package-specific)
  • Troubleshooting / Known Issues

Use clean, well-formatted Markdown with proper code blocks and internal voice.


🧹 STEP 3: Existing README Handling

  • Do not overwrite existing READMEs blindly
  • Do:
    • Retain and reformat useful existing content
    • Fill in missing required sections
    • Remove outdated or irrelevant material
  • Ensure consistency with internal documentation tone and standards

💅 STEP 4: Markdown Formatting Guidelines

  • Use proper headers (##, ###)
  • Use triple backtick code blocks tagged by language (bash, ts, go, etc.)
  • Write clearly and concisely for other internal engineers
  • Omit sections that have no meaningful content rather than using “TODO”

⛔ DO NOT:

  • ❌ Do not list technologies or frameworks used
  • ❌ Do not describe file or directory structure
  • ❌ Do not generate top-level README with duplicated package info
  • ❌ Do not repeat content already covered in package-specific READMEs
  • ❌ Do not include badges, license templates, or open-source phrasing

✅ STEP 5: Final Review Checklist

Before outputting the final README.md, review and confirm:

  • All required sections are present and relevant
  • Existing content has been preserved and upgraded where useful
  • No banned content is present (tech lists, file trees, etc.)
  • Release instructions are clear if .github/workflows exist
  • Markdown is valid, consistent, and easily readable

🎯 GOAL:

Produce a clean, consistent, maintainable, and complete set of README.md files:

  • A high-level summary README for the monorepo
  • Per-package README files where appropriate
  • All aligned with actual project structure and automated workflows

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