---
title: "OpenAPI Spec Linter & Docs Generator"
description: "Validates OpenAPI 3.x specifications using Spectral rulesets and generates interactive API documentation with Redoc and Swagger UI. Detects breaking changes using oasdiff for versioned APIs."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/stoplightio/spectral"
author: "Stoplight"
category:
  - "Library & API Reference"
framework:
  - "Claude Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "stoplightio/spectral"
  github_stars: 3084
---

# OpenAPI Spec Linter & Docs Generator

Validates OpenAPI 3.x specifications using Spectral rulesets and generates interactive API documentation with Redoc and Swagger UI. Detects breaking changes using oasdiff for versioned APIs.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Documentation

- https://docs.stoplight.io/docs/spectral/ZG9jOjExNw-overview

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/openapi-spec-linter-docs-generator/)