API Documentation Writer

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Content · Sub-category: content-misc

Generate comprehensive API documentation including endpoint descriptions, request/response examples, authentication guides, error codes, and SDKs. Creates OpenAPI/Swagger specs, REST API docs, and developer-friendly reference materials. Use when users need to document APIs, create technical references, or write developer documentation.

What this skill does

API Documentation Writer is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the content-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/api-documentation-writer/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when users need to document APIs, create technical references, or write developer documentation.

Who uses this skill

The API Documentation Writer skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/api-documentation-writer
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/api-documentation-writer/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/api-documentation-writer/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/api-documentation-writer/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/api-documentation-writer/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\api-documentation-writer\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.