A specialized AI agent skill designed to automate the generation, configuration, and versioning of high-quality API documentation.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install openclaw-api-documentation
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 openclaw-api-documentation using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is API Documentation?
The API Documentation skill is a powerful extension for Openclaw Skills that transforms source code into comprehensive technical references. It serves as an intelligent bridge between raw backend logic and developer-facing interfaces, ensuring that your APIs are always well-documented and easy to integrate.
By leveraging this skill, developers can maintain technical consistency across their projects. It handles the heavy lifting of writing verbose Swagger or OpenAPI specifications and keeps documentation in sync with code changes, significantly reducing the manual effort required for API maintenance and developer portal updates.
API Documentation Use Cases
- Automatically generating API documentation directly from existing source code files.
- Drafting standardized Swagger or OpenAPI configuration files for web services.
- Creating multi-language boilerplate code examples to help external developers integrate with your API.
- Managing complex API versioning strategies and documenting breaking changes effectively.
How API Documentation Works
- The Openclaw Skills agent analyzes the provided source code or endpoint logic to identify routes, parameters, and response types.
- It maps the code structure to industry-standard documentation formats like OpenAPI 3.0.
- The skill generates a structured documentation file or live configuration snippet.
- It produces supplemental assets, such as cURL commands or SDK-style code snippets in multiple programming languages.
API Documentation Setup
To enable this skill within your environment, ensure you have the core Openclaw framework installed and add the documentation module to your configuration:
# Install the Openclaw Skills CLI
npm install -g @openclaw/cli
# Add the api-documentation skill to your local project
openclaw add api-documentation
API Documentation Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes documentation data through a structured hierarchy to ensure compatibility with modern API ecosystems:
| Component | Format | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Specification | YAML / JSON | Valid OpenAPI or Swagger definition files. |
| Code Snippets | Markdown | Language-specific examples (Python, JS, Go, etc.). |
| Version Log | Markdown / Git | Tracking changes between different API iterations. |
| Metadata | JSON | Openclaw Skills internal metadata including emoji tags and category flags. |
API Documentation Advanced Features
- Multi-language support for code examples including Python, JavaScript, and Java.
- Automatic synchronization between backend controller changes and Swagger UI definitions.
- Seamless integration with existing Openclaw Skills workflows for CI/CD automation.
- Support for generating complex schema definitions and security schemes (OAuth2, JWT).
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