api-design-reviewer

Analyze OpenAPI and endpoint specifications for REST violations and compatibility risks.

Updated Apr 24, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Veloxia-agency/VELOXIA-WEB --skill api-design-reviewer-veloxia-agency
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Skill: api-design-reviewer
Source: https://github.com/Veloxia-agency/VELOXIA-WEB/tree/main/.claude/skills/engineering/skills/api-design-reviewer
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Veloxia-agency/VELOXIA-WEB --skill api-design-reviewer-veloxia-agency

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

API teams often ship inconsistently designed endpoints, unclear error handling, and breaking changes that slow down integration and create costly rework. This Skill helps you review API designs early so you can spot REST violations, documentation gaps, and compatibility risks before they reach clients.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • REST Design Review: Checks resource naming, HTTP method usage, URL structure, status codes, pagination, and error formats against best practices.
  • Breaking Change Detection: Compares API versions to identify removed endpoints, schema changes, required field additions, and other client-breaking updates.
  • Quality Scoring: Produces an API scorecard across consistency, documentation, security, usability, and performance.
  • Use Case: A platform team can run this Skill on an OpenAPI spec during review to catch non-restful paths, missing response documentation, and risky version changes before merge.

Quick Start

Ask this skill to review your OpenAPI specification or endpoint definitions and return design issues, breaking changes, and improvement recommendations.

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 check my OpenAPI specification for REST violations and breaking changes?

To check OpenAPI specifications for REST violations and breaking changes, you can run an automated API design review that validates naming, methods, responses, parameters, and security to catch compatibility risks before release.

What is breaking change detection in API versioning and how does it work?

Breaking change detection in API versioning compares endpoint versions to identify removed resources, schema modifications, and required field additions. This process flags client-breaking updates to prevent integration failures during production version comparisons.

Can I lint endpoint definitions to find documentation gaps and security issues?

Yes, you can lint endpoint definitions to find documentation gaps and security issues. API design linting validates response documentation, pagination, and security schemes, producing a quality scorecard for consistency and usability.

Does this API design review work with endpoint reviews and scorecard assessments for production workflows?

Yes, this API design review works with endpoint reviews and scorecard assessments for production workflows. It requires structured API input to evaluate methods, responses, and parameters, generating actionable improvement recommendations.

What's the best way to generate an API scorecard for consistency and usability?

The best way to generate an API scorecard for consistency and usability is to analyze structured endpoint specifications against REST best practices. This evaluates documentation, security, and performance to scorecard your API quality before merge.

Why does my API design review require structured API input?

Your API design review requires structured API input because it needs valid OpenAPI or endpoint specifications to accurately validate naming, methods, responses, parameters, and security. Unstructured input prevents accurate linting and breaking change detection.