Overview
code-documenter is an open-source docs skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by Jeffallan. Its author describes it as: “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 AP…”. The project has 11k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add Jeffallan/claude-skills`.
What code-documenter does
Documentation specialist for inline documentation, API specs, documentation sites, and developer guides.
Best for
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for code-documenter is organised into these sections:
- When to Use This Skill
- Core Workflow
- Quick-Reference Examples
- Google-style Docstring (Python)
- NumPy-style Docstring (Python)
- JSDoc (TypeScript)
- Reference Guide
- Constraints
- MUST DO
- MUST NOT DO
- Output Formats
- Knowledge Reference
Installation
Add code-documenter to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add Jeffallan/claude-skillsReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — ships a claude code plugin marketplace
License
code-documenter is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in Jeffallan/claude-skills, an established project with 11,060 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does code-documenter 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 code-documenter?
- Run /plugin marketplace add Jeffallan/claude-skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/Jeffallan/claude-skills before installing.
- Is code-documenter free to use?
- Yes. code-documenter is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does code-documenter work with?
- code-documenter lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does code-documenter come from?
- code-documenter ships inside Jeffallan/claude-skills, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 11,060 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
