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API Design Reviewer

Analyze OpenAPI/Swagger specifications for REST conventions and breaking changes.

Updated Mar 4, 2026
Search Tags:#linting#api design#openapi#rest#breaking changes#swagger#api review
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Tonybleything76/more-claude-skills --skill api-design-reviewer-tonybleything76
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Skill: API Design Reviewer
Source: https://github.com/Tonybleything76/more-claude-skills/tree/main/engineering/api-design-reviewer
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Tonybleything76/more-claude-skills --skill api-design-reviewer-tonybleything76

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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

What problem does it solve?

This Skill automates the review of API designs, ensuring adherence to REST conventions, best practices, and identifying potential breaking changes before they impact users.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Automated Linting: Checks API specifications (OpenAPI/Swagger) for naming conventions, HTTP method usage, and URL structure.
  • Breaking Change Detection: Compares API versions to identify removed endpoints, modified responses, or field changes.
  • 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 and breaking changes in pull requests, preventing regressions and improving overall API quality.

Quick Start

Use the API Design Reviewer skill to analyze the provided OpenAPI specification file 'openapi.json'.

Frequently Asked Questions about API Design Reviewer

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I detect breaking changes between two OpenAPI versions?▼

Detect breaking changes between OpenAPI versions by comparing API specifications to identify removed endpoints, modified responses, or altered fields before they impact users.

What is automated linting for REST API design?▼

Automated REST API linting checks OpenAPI or Swagger specifications for naming conventions, HTTP method usage, and URL structure to ensure adherence to design best practices.

Can I integrate API review into a CI/CD pipeline?▼

You can integrate API review into a CI/CD pipeline to automatically flag API design flaws and breaking changes in pull requests, preventing regressions and improving quality.

How is API quality scored across multiple dimensions?▼

API quality is scored across multiple dimensions by assessing consistency, documentation, security, usability, and performance within the provided OpenAPI specification file.

Does the API Design Reviewer work with Swagger specifications?▼

Yes, the review process works with Swagger specifications by automating the analysis of API designs based on OpenAPI or Swagger file inputs to evaluate REST conventions.

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