Generate comprehensive, developer-friendly API documentation from code, including endpoints, parameters, examples, and best practices
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npx tessl skill review --optimize ./.agent/skills/api-documentation-generator/SKILL.mdQuality
Discovery
67%Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.
The description effectively communicates specific capabilities for API documentation generation with concrete deliverables (endpoints, parameters, examples, best practices). However, it lacks explicit trigger guidance ('Use when...') and could benefit from additional natural keywords users might employ when requesting this functionality.
Suggestions
Add a 'Use when...' clause with trigger scenarios like 'Use when the user asks to document an API, generate API docs, create endpoint documentation, or mentions swagger/OpenAPI'
Include common keyword variations users might say: 'docs', 'swagger', 'OpenAPI', 'REST API', 'API reference', 'endpoint documentation'
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'Generate comprehensive, developer-friendly API documentation from code, including endpoints, parameters, examples, and best practices' - covers documentation generation with specific deliverables. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers 'what' (generate API documentation with specific components) but lacks an explicit 'Use when...' clause or trigger guidance for when Claude should select this skill. | 2 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Contains relevant keywords like 'API documentation', 'endpoints', 'parameters', but missing common variations users might say like 'docs', 'swagger', 'OpenAPI', 'REST API', or file extensions. | 2 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Clear niche focused specifically on API documentation generation from code - distinct from general documentation skills or code generation skills, with specific domain markers like 'endpoints' and 'parameters'. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
35%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This skill functions primarily as a table of contents with 20 sub-skill links but lacks any actionable content in the main file itself. While the structure suggests a workflow, there's no executable guidance, examples, or validation steps that would allow Claude to immediately begin documenting an API without navigating to multiple sub-files.
Suggestions
Add a 'Quick Start' section with a concrete, executable example showing how to document a simple endpoint (e.g., a minimal REST endpoint with request/response)
Include at least one copy-paste ready code snippet or template in the main skill file rather than deferring everything to sub-skills
Add explicit validation checkpoints to the workflow steps (e.g., 'Verify endpoint coverage before proceeding to Step 3')
Consolidate the 20 sub-skills into fewer, more meaningful groupings—many appear to be fragments (e.g., 'Getting a Token', 'Using the Token', 'Token Expiration' could be one file)
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The 'When to Use This Skill' section is verbose and explains obvious use cases Claude would infer. The overview is reasonably brief but could be tighter. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | No concrete code, commands, or executable examples are provided in the main skill file. It's entirely a table of contents pointing elsewhere with no actionable guidance in the body itself. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Steps are numbered and sequenced (1-5), but there are no validation checkpoints, feedback loops, or clear criteria for when to proceed between steps. The workflow is implied through links rather than explicitly defined. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | References are one level deep which is good, but the main file provides almost no substantive content—it's essentially just a link index. The overview should contain a quick-start or minimal actionable content before pointing to sub-skills. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 7 / 12 Passed |
Validation
90%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 10 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
frontmatter_unknown_keys | Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata | Warning |
Total | 10 / 11 Passed | |
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