dev-api

Automate REST or GraphQL API design, validation, and documentation.

5|Updated Jan 15, 2026

Search Tags:#testing #documentation #api #openapi #validation #rest

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npx skills add https://github.com/christopherlouet/claude-base --skill dev-api-christopherlouet

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Skill: dev-api
Source: https://github.com/christopherlouet/claude-base/tree/main/.claude/skills/dev-api
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/christopherlouet/claude-base --skill dev-api-christopherlouet

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires zod, supertest, express, and includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Developers need to create well-structured, testable APIs efficiently and accurately.

Core Features & Use Cases

Define API contracts: Specify endpoints, request formats, and responses collaboratively.
Standardize responses: Enforce consistent success and error response formats.
Generate documentation: Create comprehensive OpenAPI specs to facilitate integration and testing.
Use Case: Automatically generate API scaffolds and detailed docs from high-level specifications for rapid backend development.

Quick Start

Use the dev-api skill to produce a complete API endpoint with validation, testing, and documentation.

Frequently Asked Questions about dev-api

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

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How do I generate OpenAPI documentation from my REST API endpoints?▼

Generating OpenAPI documentation from REST API endpoints involves defining API contracts for your endpoints, request formats, and responses. This skill automates creating comprehensive OpenAPI specs to facilitate integration and testing for scalable backend services.

How do I set up API validation for my Express backend endpoints?▼

Setting up API validation for Express backend endpoints requires defining standardized API contracts and enforcing consistent response formats. This skill uses Zod to automate endpoint validation, ensuring your REST APIs are testable and well-structured.

What's the best way to standardize REST API response formats across my backend?▼

Standardizing REST API response formats across a backend is achieved by enforcing consistent success and error response structures. This skill automates API design and validation, ensuring standardized responses for robust backend endpoints.

Can I use supertest to automate testing for my API endpoints?▼

You can use supertest to automate testing for API endpoints by defining API contracts and generating testable scaffolds. This skill integrates supertest to ensure your REST endpoints meet specified validation and response criteria.

Does this API scaffolding approach work with both REST and GraphQL APIs?▼

This API scaffolding approach works with both REST and GraphQL APIs by automating their design, validation, and documentation. It aids backend developers in building standardized, testable, and well-documented endpoints for scalable API services.

Why do I need to define API contracts before building backend endpoints?▼

Defining API contracts before building backend endpoints is necessary to collaboratively specify endpoints, request formats, and responses. This ensures standardized responses, accurate validation, and comprehensive OpenAPI documentation for rapid backend development.