API Documentation Workflow

Overview

Specialized workflow for creating comprehensive API documentation including OpenAPI/Swagger specs, developer guides, code examples, and interactive documentation.

When to Use This Workflow

Use this workflow when:

• Creating API documentation
• Generating OpenAPI specs
• Writing developer guides
• Adding code examples
• Setting up API portals

Scope and execution

Choose the phases that match the user’s task; this document is an index, not an instruction to run every listed skill. Read a selected skill before using it. Respect repository and user constraints. Cloud calls, host configuration, publishing, destructive operations and spending require the applicable authorization; a workflow checklist does not grant it.

Base the contract on the actual implementation/specification and keep secrets out of examples. “Try it” can send real requests: use explicit sandbox endpoints and test credentials. Preview documentation locally before publishing; deployment is a separate authorized action.

Workflow Phases

Phase 1: API Discovery

Skills to Invoke

• api-documenter - API documentation
• api-design-principles - API design

Actions

1. Inventory endpoints
2. Document request/response
3. Identify authentication
4. Map error codes
5. Note rate limits

Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @api-documenter to discover and document API endpoints

Phase 2: OpenAPI Specification

Skills to Invoke

• openapi-spec-generation - OpenAPI
• api-documenter - API specs

Actions

1. Create OpenAPI schema
2. Define paths
3. Add schemas
4. Configure security
5. Add examples

Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @openapi-spec-generation to create OpenAPI specification

Phase 3: Developer Guide

Skills to Invoke

• api-documentation-generator - Documentation
• documentation-templates - Templates

Actions

1. Create getting started
2. Write authentication guide
3. Document common patterns
4. Add troubleshooting
5. Create FAQ

Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @api-documentation-generator to create developer guide

Phase 4: Code Examples

Skills to Invoke

• api-documenter - Code examples
• tutorial-engineer - Tutorials

Actions

1. Create example requests
2. Write SDK examples
3. Add curl examples
4. Create tutorials
5. Test examples

Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @api-documenter to generate code examples

Phase 5: Interactive Docs

Skills to Invoke

• api-documenter - Interactive docs

Actions

1. Set up Swagger UI
2. Configure Redoc
3. Add try-it functionality
4. Test interactivity
5. Deploy docs

Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @api-documenter to set up interactive documentation

Phase 6: Documentation Site

Skills to Invoke

• docs-architect - Documentation architecture
• wiki-page-writer - Documentation

Actions

1. Choose platform
2. Design structure
3. Create pages
4. Add navigation
5. Configure search

Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @docs-architect to design API documentation site

Phase 7: Maintenance

Skills to Invoke

• api-documenter - Doc maintenance

Actions

1. Set up auto-generation
2. Configure validation
3. Add review process
4. Schedule updates
5. Monitor feedback

Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @api-documenter to set up automated doc generation

Quality Gates

• OpenAPI spec complete
• Developer guide written
• Code examples working
• Interactive docs functional
• Documentation deployed

Related Workflow Bundles

• documentation - Documentation
• api-design-principles - API contract design
• development - Development

Limitations

• Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
• Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
• Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.