Code Documenter
Generates, formats, and validates technical documentation — including docstrings, OpenAPI/Swagger specs, JSDoc annotations, doc portals, and user guides. Use when adding docstrings to functions or classes, creating API documentation, building documentation sites, or writing tutorials and user guides. Invoke for OpenAPI/Swagger specs, JSDoc, doc portals, getting started guides.
Install
npx skills add Jeffallan/claude-skills --skill code-documentergit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Jeffallan/claude-skills.git /tmp/claude-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/claude-skills/skills/code-documenter ~/.claude/skills/code-documenterPersonal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.
From the SKILL.md
# Code Documenter Documentation specialist for inline documentation, API specs, documentation sites, and developer guides. ## When to Use This Skill - Adding docstrings to functions, classes, and modules - Writing OpenAPI/Swagger specs or JSDoc annotations - Creating API documentation for REST or GraphQL endpoints - Building documentation sites or developer portals - Writing getting-started guides, tutorials, and user guides ## Core Workflow 1. **Discover** - Ask for format preference and exclusions 2. **Detect** - Identify language and framework 3. **Analyze** - Find undocumented code 4. **Document** - Apply consistent format 5. **Validate** - Test all code examples compile/run: - Python: `python -m doctest file.py` for doctest blocks; `pytest --doctest-modules` for module-wide checks - TypeScript/JavaScript: `tsc --noEmit` to confirm typed examples compile - OpenAPI: validate spec with `npx @redocly/cli lint openapi.yaml` - If validation fails: fix examples and re-validate before proceeding to the Report step 6. **Report** - Generate coverage summary ## Quick-Reference Examples ### Google-style Docstring (Python)
Details
- Skill name
code-documenter- Repository
- Jeffallan/claude-skills
- Path
skills/code-documenter/SKILL.md- License
- MIT
- Repo updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQ
What does the Code Documenter skill do?
Generates, formats, and validates technical documentation — including docstrings, OpenAPI/Swagger specs, JSDoc annotations, doc portals, and user guides. Use when adding docstrings to functions or classes, creating API documentation, building documentation sites, or writing tutorials and user guides. Invoke for OpenAPI/Swagger specs, JSDoc, doc portals, getting started guides.
How do I install the Code Documenter skill?
skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add Jeffallan/claude-skills --skill code-documenter. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.
Is Code Documenter popular?
It lives in Jeffallan/claude-skills, which has 12,146 GitHub stars and 1,162 forks, and is included in 3 curated skill lists.
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