I won first prize at OLake x Hacktoberfest with a docs bot that says "I don't know"
Description and use
<p><em>Most docs bots lie. I built one that admits when it doesn't know.</em></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Frfz9ux1w50vr1rgsvwg4.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Frfz9ux1w50vr1rgsvwg4.png" alt="A long row of books in a library (Photo by
Problem
<p><em>Most docs bots lie. I built one that admits when it doesn't know.</em></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Frfz9ux1w50vr1rgsvwg4.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Frfz9ux1w50vr1rgsvwg4.png" alt="A long row of books in a library (Photo by
Outcome
<p><em>Most docs bots lie. I built one that admits when it doesn't know.</em></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Frfz9ux1w50vr1rgsvwg4.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Frfz9ux1w50vr1rgsvwg4.png" alt="A long row of books in a library (Photo by
Evidence
I won first prize at OLake x Hacktoberfest with a docs bot that says "I don't know"
- Record date: 2026-10-19T08:41:05.355Z