README Generator from Codebase
Generate a professional README by analyzing the project structure
Generate a professional README.md for my project based on this structure: **Project name:** [NAME] **One-line description:** [WHAT_IT_DOES] **Tech stack:** [FRAMEWORKS_AND_TOOLS] ``` [PASTE_PROJECT_FILE_TREE] ``` **package.json scripts:** ```json [PASTE_SCRIPTS_SECTION] ``` Generate a README with: 1. **Title and badges** — build status, license, version 2. **Description** — 2-3 sentences, what problem it solves 3. **Quick start** — clone, install, configure env, run (copy-pasteable commands) 4. **Project structure** — annotated file tree with descriptions 5. **Environment variables** — table with name, description, required/optional, example 6. **Available scripts** — what each npm script does 7. **API documentation** — brief overview of endpoints (if applicable) 8. **Contributing** — how to contribute (branch naming, commit style, PR process) 9. **License** — MIT (or specify) Keep it scannable — use tables, code blocks, and headers. A developer should be able to go from zero to running in under 2 minutes.
How to Use This Prompt
- 1Copy the prompt template above
- 2Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor
- 3Replace [bracketed placeholders] with your specific project details
- 4Iterate on the AI output to refine and customize the results
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