Generate comprehensive, developer-friendly API documentation from code, including endpoints, parameters, examples, and best practices
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Quality
47%
Does it follow best practices?
Impact
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Passed
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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 'when the user asks to document an API, generate API docs, or create endpoint documentation'
Include common keyword variations users might say: 'docs', 'swagger', 'OpenAPI', 'REST API', 'API reference', '.yaml', '.json'
| 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
27%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This skill is essentially a table of contents with no substantive content in the main file. It over-fragments into 20 sub-skills without providing any actionable guidance, code examples, or concrete instructions in the overview. The structure prioritizes navigation over utility, leaving Claude with no immediate value from reading the main skill file.
Suggestions
Add a concrete quick-start example showing how to generate basic API documentation (e.g., a code snippet or command)
Consolidate the 20 sub-skills into 3-5 logical groupings (e.g., 'Analysis', 'Documentation Templates', 'Common Problems') to reduce fragmentation
Include at least one executable code example or template directly in the main skill file
Remove the 'When to Use This Skill' section entirely - these use cases are self-evident from the skill title
| 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 the bullet list adds unnecessary padding. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | The skill contains no concrete code, commands, or executable examples. It's entirely a table of contents pointing to sub-skills with no actionable content in the main file itself. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Steps are numbered and sequenced (1-5), but there are no validation checkpoints, no feedback loops for error recovery, and the workflow is just a list of links without any inline guidance on how steps connect. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Excessive fragmentation with 20 sub-skills for what could be a more consolidated structure. The main skill is essentially empty, forcing users to navigate multiple files for basic information. Sub-skills like 'Do This' and 'Don't Do This' suggest poor organization. | 1 / 3 |
Total | 6 / 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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