# route-to-openapi

Reads route definitions in your source tree and writes an OpenAPI 3.0.3 spec. Useful when an API needs docs and nobody wants to type them out.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 4679
- Author: zebbern
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/zebbern/claude-code-guide/tree/HEAD/skills/route-to-openapi/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/route-to-openapi

## What it does

Point the skill at a source directory and it walks the code looking for endpoints. It collects HTTP methods, paths, parameters, request bodies and response models, then emits a spec you can load into Swagger UI or Redoc. Path syntax gets normalised: Flask's `<int:user_id>`, Express and Gin's `:user_id` all come out as `{user_id}`. Descriptions are pulled from docstrings, JSDoc and inline comments, and operations are tagged by module name.

The entry point is `python scripts/generate_api_doc.py ./src`. Output format is picked with `--format` (`json` or `yaml`), the destination with `--output`, and API metadata with `--title`, `--version` and `--description`. Repeat `--server` for each server URL. Framework detection is automatic; `--framework` overrides it. Flask, FastAPI, Django REST Framework, Express.js, Gin and Echo are covered.

Python 3.8 or newer is required, and nothing else — the script sticks to the standard library. Python frameworks are parsed as AST, while Express, Gin and Echo are matched with regexes, so routes hidden behind custom wrappers will not show up in the spec. The project you scan has to use one of the supported frameworks.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zebbern/claude-code-guide --skill route-to-openapi -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/route-to-openapi/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/route-to-openapi/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zebbern/claude-code-guide --skill route-to-openapi -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/route-to-openapi/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zebbern/claude-code-guide --skill route-to-openapi -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/route-to-openapi/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install zebbern/claude-code-guide route-to-openapi
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/route-to-openapi/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zebbern/claude-code-guide --skill route-to-openapi -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/zebbern/claude-code-guide --path skills/route-to-openapi
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/route-to-openapi/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zebbern/claude-code-guide --skill route-to-openapi -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/zebbern/claude-code-guide/tree/HEAD/skills/route-to-openapi/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate an OpenAPI spec from routes that already exist
- list every endpoint and its parameters in an unfamiliar repo
- normalise Flask and Express paths into `{param}` form
- produce a file to import into Swagger UI or Redoc
- refresh API docs after routes get renamed

## Example prompts
- Scan `./src` and write the OpenAPI spec to `api-spec.yaml`
- Generate docs for the Flask routes with title "My API" and version 2.0.0
- Extract all endpoints under `./routes` and add the server `http://localhost:3000`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: route-to-openapi
description: "Generates RESTful API documentation (OpenAPI 3.0 / Swagger spec) by scanning route definitions in code for Flask, FastAPI, Express, Gin, and other frameworks. Trigger when users ask about API documentation, OpenAPI, Swagger, endpoint docs, generating docs from code, or extracting endpoints."
license: MIT
---

# route-to-openapi

Automatically scan route/endpoint definitions in source code and generate RESTful API documentation conforming to the [OpenAPI 3.0.3](https://spec.openapis.org/oas/v3.0.3) specification.

Supports major web frameworks with automatic framework detection. Extracts HTTP methods, paths, parameters, request bodies, response models, and doc comments, then outputs a standard OpenAPI spec file ready to import into Swagger UI or Redoc.

## Quick Start

```bash
# Scan source directory, output OpenAPI spec in JSON format
python scripts/generate_api_doc.py ./src

# Specify output format and file
python scripts/generate_api_doc.py ./src --format yaml --output api-spec.yaml

# Specify framework and API metadata
python scripts/generate_api_doc.py ./app --framework flask --title "My API" --version 2.0.0

# Add server URLs
python scripts/generate_api_doc.py ./routes --server http://localhost:3000 --server https://api.example.com
```

## Supported Frameworks

| Language | Framework | Parsing Method |
|---|---|---|
| Python | Flask | AST parsing (decorators + type annotations + docstrings) |
| Python | FastAPI | AST parsing (decorators + Pydantic models + type annotations) |
| Python | Django REST Framework | AST parsing (`@api_view` decorators) |
| JavaScript/TypeScript | Express.js | Regex matching (`app.get()` / `router.get()` + JSDoc) |
| Go | Gin | Regex matching (`r.GET()` / `group.GET()` + comments) |
| Go | Echo | Regex matching (`e.GET()` + comments) |

## Extraction Capabilities

The script automatically extracts the following information:

- **HTTP Methods**: GET / POST / PUT / DELETE / PATCH, etc.
- **Route Paths**: Automatically converts each framework's path parameter format to the OpenAPI `{param}` format
- **Path Parameters**: Extracted from route patterns (with type inference)
- **Query Parameters**: Extracted from function signatures (Python frameworks)
- **Request Bodies**: Inferred from type annotations and Pydantic models (FastAPI)
- **Response Models**: Extracted from the `response_model` parameter (FastAPI)
- **Endpoint Descriptions**: Extracted from docstrings / JSDoc / inline comments
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