📝 Api Design
This skill provides RESTful API design guidance to ensure consistent endpoints, clear responses, and scalable documentation across services.
npx playbooks add skill enoch-robinson/agent-skill-collection --skill api-design
About Api Design
This skill provides RESTful API design guidance to ensure consistent endpoints, clear responses, and scalable documentation across services.
The 18-word prompt provides structured documentation guidance — covering detailed methodology and consistent output formats. Install it in one command.
Use Cases
- Writing API references and README files
- Generating inline code comments and docstrings
- Creating architecture decision records (ADRs)
- Keeping docs in sync with code changes
Example Prompts
System Prompt (18 words)
This skill provides RESTful API design guidance to ensure consistent endpoints, clear responses, and scalable documentation across services.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Api Design?
Api Design is a free documentation skill for AI coding agents. This skill provides RESTful API design guidance to ensure consistent endpoints, clear responses, and scalable documentation across services.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with documentation expertise.
How do I use Api Design with Claude Code?
Run npx playbooks add skill enoch-robinson/agent-skill-collection --skill api-design in your terminal to install Api Design into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.
Which AI coding agents work with Api Design?
Api Design is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.
Is Api Design free to use?
Yes, Api Design is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/enoch-robinson/agent-skill-collection/tree/main/skills/development/api-design. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.
