api-documentation-writer

What problem does it solve?

This Skill automates the creation of detailed, developer-friendly API documentation, saving engineers and technical writers significant time and ensuring clear, consistent reference materials. It accelerates developer onboarding and integration.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Full Documentation Structure: Generate sections for API overview, authentication, base URLs, endpoints, error handling, and rate limiting.
• Request/Response Examples: Provide realistic code examples in multiple languages (e.g., curl, JavaScript, Python) for each endpoint.
• OpenAPI/Swagger Specs: Create industry-standard API definitions for easy integration with developer tools.
• Use Case: A backend team has just finished a new REST API and needs to document it for external developers. This Skill generates a complete documentation site structure with example requests and responses for each endpoint, ready for publication.

Quick Start

Example: Generate API documentation

"Generate API documentation for a REST endpoint: GET /users/{id}. It retrieves user details. Requires API key auth. Response includes id, name, email."