---
name: rest-api-documentation-generator-424c017c4548
slug: "rest-api-documentation-generator"
description: "Generates interactive API documentation from code annotations using swagger-jsdoc for Express.js routes and the Redoc (@redocly/cli) renderer. Supports OpenAPI 3.1 output with JSON Schema $ref resolution via @apidevtools/json-schema-ref-parser."
verification: "listed"
source: "https://swagger.io/docs/"
author: "SmartBear"
category: "Library & API Reference"
framework: "Claude Code"
---

# REST API Documentation Generator

Generates interactive API documentation from code annotations using swagger-jsdoc for Express.js routes and the Redoc (@redocly/cli) renderer. Supports OpenAPI 3.1 output with JSON Schema $ref resolution via @apidevtools/json-schema-ref-parser.

## Installation

No source-backed install or usage instructions could be extracted automatically. Review the upstream project before running this skill in a sensitive workflow.

- Source: https://swagger.io/docs/

## Documentation

- https://swagger.io/docs/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/rest-api-documentation-generator/)


---
Source attribution: agentskillexchange
Original project: https://github.com/agentskillexchange/skills/blob/7964af467fccaf7d68a4b705bb2e26081fbdd3e8/skills/rest-api-documentation-generator/SKILL.md
License: MIT
License information: https://opensource.org/license/mit
Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Mega AI Hub.

## Upstream license notice

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Agent Skill Exchange

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.



# Mega AI Hub resource metadata

Creator / publisher: agentskillexchange
Original project: https://github.com/agentskillexchange/skills/blob/7964af467fccaf7d68a4b705bb2e26081fbdd3e8/skills/rest-api-documentation-generator/SKILL.md
Attribution basis: Source repository record

Fields of work: Development & Engineering, Product Management
Roles: Backend Developer, Product Manager, Technical Product Manager
Specialties: API
Tools: Json Schema Ref Parser, Redoc, Swagger Jsdoc
Country applicability: Country not specified
Classification basis: Source catalog labels
Instruction SHA-256: 1a16fd448c5a275a2945fc0c8eb4f2ad7c520fe3d3e96d51704ad190bfaf8405