OpenAPI / Swagger Specification Generator

When to Use

Use this skill when you need generate complete, production-ready OpenAPI 3.x and Swagger 2.0 specifications from natural language descriptions, code, or partial specs. Use this skill whenever the user mentions OpenAPI, Swagger, API spec, REST API documentation, YAML/JSON API schema, endpoint documentation, API...

Generate complete, valid OpenAPI 3.x or Swagger 2.0 specifications from descriptions, code, or partial specs.

Workflow

Step 1 — Gather Context

Before writing any YAML/JSON, ask (or infer from context) the following:

If the user provides code (Express routes, FastAPI, Django URLs, Spring controllers, etc.), extract endpoints automatically — do not ask what the user already told you.

Step 2 — Build the Spec

Follow the structure guide for the chosen version. Always produce a complete, valid spec — never leave placeholder comments like # TODO: add schema.

OpenAPI 3.x Skeleton

openapi: "3.1.0"
info:
  title: <API Title>
  version: "1.0.0"
  description: <Short description>
  contact:
    name: <Team or Author>
    email: <contact@example.com>
servers:
  - url: https://api.example.com/v1
    description: Production
  - url: https://staging-api.example.com/v1
    description: Staging
tags:
  - name: <Tag>
    description: <Tag description>
paths:
  /resource:
    get:
      summary: List resources
      operationId: listResources
      tags: [<Tag>]
      parameters: []
      responses:
        "200":
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/ResourceList"
              example:
                items: []
                total: 0
        "401":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/Unauthorized"
        "500":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/InternalError"
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas: {}
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error"
    InternalError:
      description: Internal server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error"
  securitySchemes: {}

Swagger 2.0 Skeleton

swagger: "2.0"
info:
  title: <API Title>
  version: "1.0.0"
  description: <Short description>
host: api.example.com
basePath: /v1
schemes: [https]
consumes: [application/json]
produces: [application/json]
tags: []
paths: {}
definitions: {}
securityDefinitions: {}

Step 3 — Schemas and Models

• Always use $ref for any schema used in more than one place.
• Include example or examples on every schema and response body.
• Mark required fields with the required array.
• Use nullable: true (OAS 3.0) or x-nullable: true (Swagger 2.0) for optional nullable fields.
• Prefer format keywords: int32, int64, float, date, date-time, uuid, email, uri, byte, binary.

Common schema patterns:

# Pagination wrapper
PagedResult:
  type: object
  required: [items, total, page, pageSize]
  properties:
    items:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: "#/components/schemas/Resource"
    total:
      type: integer
      format: int64
      example: 100
    page:
      type: integer
      format: int32
      example: 1
    pageSize:
      type: integer
      format: int32
      example: 20

# Standard error
Error:
  type: object
  required: [code, message]
  properties:
    code:
      type: string
      example: RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND
    message:
      type: string
      example: The requested resource was not found.
    details:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: true

# Timestamps mixin (use allOf)
Timestamps:
  type: object
  properties:
    createdAt:

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