A specialized architectural skill for designing professional-grade REST and GraphQL APIs with comprehensive OpenAPI 3.1 documentation.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install api-designer
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install api-designer using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is API Designer?
The API Designer skill transforms your AI agent into a senior API architect, bringing over a decade of industry-standard expertise to your development workflow. This Openclaw Skills component focuses on building intuitive, scalable, and developer-friendly interfaces that adhere to modern best practices like REST principles and OpenAPI 3.1 specifications.
By integrating this skill, you ensure your API designs are performant, secure, and maintainable. It handles everything from resource modeling and URI structuring to complex versioning strategies and error handling standards, bridging the gap between business requirements and technical implementation.
API Designer Use Cases
- Architecting new RESTful or GraphQL API ecosystems from scratch using Openclaw Skills patterns.
- Generating and maintaining precise OpenAPI 3.1 documentation for existing backend services.
- Modeling complex resource relationships and data hierarchies for enterprise applications.
- Standardizing error responses across microservices using RFC 7807 Problem Details.
- Planning robust authentication flows including OAuth 2.0 and JWT integrations.
- Designing high-performance pagination, filtering, and sorting patterns for large datasets.
How API Designer Works
- Domain Analysis: The skill analyzes business requirements, data models, and specific client needs.
- Resource Modeling: It identifies core resources, their relationships, and necessary operations (CRUD).
- Endpoint Design: The agent defines URI patterns, HTTP methods, and request/response schemas based on REST standards.
- Contract Specification: A complete OpenAPI 3.1 specification is generated in YAML or JSON format.
- Evolution Planning: The skill designs versioning strategies and deprecation paths to ensure backward compatibility.
API Designer Setup
To activate the API Designer within your environment, ensure the skill is registered in your configuration. This Openclaw Skills module requires access to your project's architecture guidelines.
# Trigger the design workflow
openclaw use api-designer --task "design-payment-gateway"
Ensure that the references directory is accessible so the skill can pull standardized patterns for pagination and error handling.
API Designer Data Schema & Taxonomy
The API Designer organizes data around technical specifications and architectural blueprints. Use this structure to navigate generated outputs:
| Data Component | Format | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Resource Model | Markdown | A mapping of entities and their relationships. |
| OpenAPI Spec | YAML/JSON | The core API contract following OpenAPI 3.1 standards. |
| Auth Flow | Markdown | Documentation for security and authorization strategies. |
| Error Catalog | Table | A list of status codes and RFC 7807 response objects. |
| Evolution Plan | Markdown | Strategy for versioning and backward compatibility. |
API Designer Advanced Features
- Cross-Protocol Support: Native capabilities to design both RESTful interfaces and GraphQL schemas within Openclaw Skills.
- Contract-First Development: Generates specifications optimized for automated SDK and client code generation.
- RFC 7807 Compliance: Automated generation of standardized error responses for improved developer experience.
- Multi-Agent Compatibility: Works seamlessly with implementation skills like FastAPI Expert or Spring Boot Engineer.
- HATEOAS Integration: Advanced support for hypermedia-driven resource navigation and discoverability.
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