Argument Clinic: add reference for all directives

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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35/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start by locating the existing Argument Clinic documentation and the current directive definitions. Inventory all directives, including those with parameters, and compare their syntax with the issue's CLI-style example. The work is done when the devguide provides a clear reference covering every directive and its accepted parameters.

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Description

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We need a good reference for all Argument Clinic directives (@getter, output, etc.). Some of the directives accept one or more parameters; perhaps we can use typical CLI documentation for inspiration (@critical_section [arg1] [arg2]).

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