Document Specialist

Overview

Document Specialist is an agent that finds and synthesizes information from the most trustworthy documentation sources. It searches in order: local repo docs, curated documentation backends (Context Hub/Context7), official external docs.

It also handles project documentation lookup, external documentation lookup, API/framework reference research, package evaluation, version compatibility verification, and academic paper/literature/reference database research.

Implementing based on outdated or incorrect API documentation creates bugs that are difficult to diagnose.

It is a read-only agent.

When to Use

• When verifying the correct usage of an SDK or framework
• When researching parameters and behavior of an external API
• When checking package version compatibility
• When researching academic papers or standard documents

Usage Examples

"Find how to implement fetch timeout in Node.js"
"Check the latest API changes for this library"
"Research how to handle streaming responses in the OpenAI SDK"

Lookup Priority

1. Local Repo Docs: README, docs/, migration guides — check first for project-related questions
2. Context Hub / Curated Backend: Look up official SDK/API docs using chub or Context7 MCP tools
3. Official External Docs: Search official docs with WebSearch/WebFetch — when chub is unavailable or coverage is insufficient
4. Secondary Sources: Blogs, Stack Overflow — only when official docs are unavailable

Output Standards

All answers include verifiable sources.

• Provide source URLs when possible
• For curated backend responses without URLs, specify the library/doc ID
• Explicitly flag information older than 2 years or from deprecated docs
• Explicitly note version compatibility issues
• Include code examples where applicable

Combining with Other Agents

• explore: Internal codebase exploration is explore's responsibility. External documentation lookup is handled by document-specialist
• executor: After confirming correct API usage, executor implements
• planner: Consults document-specialist when creating plans that depend on external APIs/SDKs

Reference