API Documenter
Generate API Documentation
Developers spend hours manually writing API documentation. This skill automates the creation of comprehensive API docs from code or OpenAPI specifications, saving time and ensuring consistency.
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Using "API Documenter". Generate API docs for a GET /users/{id} endpoint that returns user profile data
Expected outcome:
- # GET /users/{id}
- Retrieves a user profile by unique identifier.
- ## Request
- - Method: GET
- - Path: /users/{id}
- - Auth: Bearer token required
- ## Response 200
- ```json
- {"id": "user_123", "name": "John Doe", "email": "john@example.com"}
- ```
Using "API Documenter". Document this OpenAPI spec for a pets API
Expected outcome:
- # Pet Store API
- ## Overview
- RESTful API for managing pet inventory.
- ## Endpoints
- - GET /pets - List pets
- - POST /pets - Add pet
- - GET /pets/{id} - Get pet
- - DELETE /pets/{id} - Remove pet
Security Audit
SafeThis is a prompt-only skill that generates API documentation. Static analysis found no executable code, no network requests, no filesystem access, and no external command execution. The skill contains only natural language prompts for generating documentation content.
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What You Can Build
Quick API Docs for Internal Services
Rapidly generate documentation for internal microservices during development sprints
Public API Documentation
Create polished, user-facing documentation for public API products
Legacy API Documentation Recovery
Generate documentation for undocumented legacy APIs by analyzing code
Try These Prompts
Generate API documentation for the following endpoint: [paste endpoint code or description]
Create comprehensive API documentation for this OpenAPI specification: [paste OpenAPI JSON/YAML]
Generate API documentation with code examples in Python, JavaScript, and curl for: [paste endpoint details]
Create polished markdown API documentation with sections for overview, endpoints, authentication, error codes, and examples: [paste API specification]
Best Practices
- Provide complete OpenAPI specs for best results
- Include authentication details in the input
- Review generated examples for accuracy before publishing
Avoid
- Expecting live testing of API endpoints
- Providing incomplete or ambiguous endpoint descriptions
- Assuming the skill knows your specific internal conventions