API Design Reviewer

Analyze and review OpenAPI specifications against REST conventions using Python scripts.

Updated Feb 16, 2026

Search Tags:#code review #linting #api design #openapi #rest #api quality

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Skill: API Design Reviewer
Source: https://github.com/Nuwanda04/Ballen-Fisk/tree/main/.cursor/skills/api-design-reviewer
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Nuwanda04/Ballen-Fisk --skill api-design-reviewer-nuwanda04

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires argparse, json, re, sys, typing, dataclasses, enum, math, urllib.parse, and includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps engineering teams build consistent, maintainable, and well-designed APIs by automating the review of API designs against REST conventions and best practices.

Core Features & Use Cases

Automated Linting: Enforces naming conventions, HTTP method usage, URL structure, and error response formats.
Breaking Change Detection: Identifies potential issues when comparing API versions.
Design Scoring: Assesses API quality across consistency, documentation, security, usability, and performance.
Use Case: Integrate this Skill into your CI/CD pipeline to automatically flag API design flaws before they reach production, ensuring adherence to standards and reducing technical debt.

Quick Start

Use the API Design Reviewer skill to lint the OpenAPI specification file located at '/path/to/your/openapi.json'.

Frequently Asked Questions about API Design Reviewer

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I lint an OpenAPI specification for REST convention violations?▼

You can lint an OpenAPI specification by running Python validation scripts that check naming conventions, HTTP method usage, URL structure, and error response formats against REST best practices. This automated linting flags design flaws directly in your spec file.

How do I detect breaking changes between different API versions?▼

Detect breaking changes between API versions by running Python comparison scripts on your OpenAPI specifications. These scripts analyze version differences and identify potential issues, ensuring backward compatibility before production deployment.

Can I score API design quality for consistency and security?▼

Yes, you can score API design quality across multiple dimensions including consistency, documentation, security, usability, and performance. The scoring mechanism assesses your OpenAPI specification to quantify overall API maintainability.

Does API automated review work with standard Python libraries?▼

API automated review works entirely with standard Python libraries such as argparse, json, re, sys, typing, dataclasses, enum, math, and urllib.parse. No external dependencies are required to run the validation and comparison scripts.

What is the best way to integrate API design linting into a CI/CD pipeline?▼

The best way to integrate API design linting into a CI/CD pipeline is to execute the validation scripts against your OpenAPI specification file path. This automatically flags design flaws and enforces standards before production, reducing technical debt.