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Code Documenter

Code Documenter is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from Jeffallan/claude-skills. It generates, formats, and validates technical documentation — including docstrings, OpenAPI/Swagger specs, JSDoc annotations, doc portals, and user guides. It works with Claude Code and has 12,062 GitHub stars across a repository of 5 listed skills.

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Add this skill

Claude

This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add Jeffallan/claude-skills
/plugin install fullstack-dev-skills@fullstack-dev-skills

In the Claude apps, zip the code-documenter folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Jeffallan/claude-skills.git
cp -r claude-skills/skills/code-documenter .agents/skills/code-documenter   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Jeffallan/claude-skills.git
cp -r claude-skills/skills/code-documenter .cursor/skills/code-documenter   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

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. Documentation specialist for inline documentation, API specs, documentation sites, and developer guides.

When it triggers

  • 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.

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5 skills are listed from this repository.

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FAQ

Code Documenter FAQ

Still curious? Email info@appsgit.com.

How do I install the Code Documenter skill?

In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add Jeffallan/claude-skills and then /plugin install fullstack-dev-skills@fullstack-dev-skills. For Codex or Cursor, copy the code-documenter folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.

Is the Code Documenter skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.

Is Code Documenter maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 26, 2026. Its latest release is v0.4.20. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.