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# Keeping repository file maps and architecture docs in sync

Audit repository file hierarchies against documentation and detect missing or stale descriptions

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- When something happensCode push or pull request opened
- ThenScan file tree and diff path docs
- ResultReport drift and propose doc updates

When project files change, move, or get deleted, repository maps and architecture overviews quickly become outdated. This workflow inspects repository directory trees, compares them against documented file descriptors, identifies untracked or deleted paths, and drafts updates to keep architectural documentation accurate.

## Prompt to start with

BotBentoRecommended

```
Run directory scans on repository branches using terminal commands. Compare the active file layout against existing path descriptions in documentation files. Flag any untracked new files, moved paths, or obsolete entries. Draft concise explanations for new paths and present a diff report. Always ask for user approval before committing changes or submitting a pull request.
```

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## Tools it uses

GitHubTerminalDocs

## Works with

BotBento

## Tags

- documentation
- git
- architecture
- codebase
- ci

## Source

[Show HN: Treedocs: Documentation that automatically checks for staleness](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48646209)
Hacker News · checked 2026-10-15

Summarized in our own words. Any results described there are the authors’ own, not measured by BotBento.

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