Get API Docs with chub
andrewyng/context-hub
Fetches current documentation for third-party APIs and SDKs with the chub CLI before the agent writes code against them, instead of relying on remembered API shapes.
A skill your agent uses when you need documentation for a third-party library, SDK, or API before writing code that uses it — for example, "use the OpenAI API", "call the Stripe API", "use the…
Install Get API Docs
$ npx skills add sudomakes/backroad --skill get-api-docs -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install sudomakes/backroad get-api-docs --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sudomakes/backroad.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/get-api-docs .claude/skills/get-api-docs && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "get-api-docs" agent skill from https://github.com/sudomakes/backroad/tree/main/.claude/skills/get-api-docs into .claude/skills/get-api-docs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "get-api-docs", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/sudomakes/backroad/tree/main/.claude/skills/get-api-docsType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add sudomakes/backroad --skill get-api-docs -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install sudomakes/backroad get-api-docs --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sudomakes/backroad.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/get-api-docs .agents/skills/get-api-docs && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "get-api-docs" agent skill from https://github.com/sudomakes/backroad/tree/main/.claude/skills/get-api-docs into .agents/skills/get-api-docs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "get-api-docs", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add sudomakes/backroad --skill get-api-docs -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install sudomakes/backroad get-api-docs --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sudomakes/backroad.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/get-api-docs .cursor/skills/get-api-docs && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "get-api-docs" agent skill from https://github.com/sudomakes/backroad/tree/main/.claude/skills/get-api-docs into .cursor/skills/get-api-docs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "get-api-docs", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/sudomakes/backroad.git --path .claude/skills/get-api-docs--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add sudomakes/backroad --skill get-api-docs -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install sudomakes/backroad get-api-docs --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sudomakes/backroad.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/get-api-docs .gemini/skills/get-api-docs && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "get-api-docs" agent skill from https://github.com/sudomakes/backroad/tree/main/.claude/skills/get-api-docs into .gemini/skills/get-api-docs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "get-api-docs", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install sudomakes/backroad get-api-docsInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add sudomakes/backroad --skill get-api-docs -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sudomakes/backroad.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/get-api-docs .github/skills/get-api-docs && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "get-api-docs" agent skill from https://github.com/sudomakes/backroad/tree/main/.claude/skills/get-api-docs into .github/skills/get-api-docs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "get-api-docs", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add sudomakes/backroad --skill get-api-docs -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install sudomakes/backroad get-api-docs --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sudomakes/backroad.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/get-api-docs .opencode/skills/get-api-docs && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "get-api-docs" agent skill from https://github.com/sudomakes/backroad/tree/main/.claude/skills/get-api-docs into .opencode/skills/get-api-docs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "get-api-docs", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
get-api-docs- GitHub stars
- 162
- Token cost
- ~1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 408 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 4
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when you need documentation for a third-party library, SDK, or API before writing code that uses it — for example, "use the OpenAI API", "call the Stripe API", "use the…
- Works in 5 steps: Find the right doc ID → Fetch the docs → Use the docs → …
- You need documentation for a third-party library
- SKILL.md covers Step 1 — Find the right doc ID, Step 2 — Fetch the docs, Step 3 — Use the docs and Step 4 — Annotate what you…, plus 4 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Get API Docs is an agent skill from sudomakes/backroad. Use this skill when you need documentation for a third-party library, SDK, or API before writing code that uses it — for example, "use the OpenAI API", "call the Stripe API", "use the Anthropic SDK", "query Pinecone", or any time the user asks you to write code against an external service and you need current API reference. Fetch the docs with chub before answering, rather than relying on training knowledge.
Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in AI & LLM Engineering, covering LLM API integration, Technical documentation and Vector databases. It works with Stripe, Anthropic API, OpenAI and Pinecone. The repository describes itself as: Streamlit equivalent for Node.JS 💚. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- You need documentation for a third-party library
- API before writing code that uses it — for example
- Use the OpenAI API
- Call the Stripe API
Example prompts
- “use the OpenAI API”
- “call the Stripe API”
- “use the Anthropic SDK”
- “/get-api-docs”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a47e432. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Get API Docs loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 106 tokens; SKILL.md has 408 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from sudomakes/backroad at commit a47e432, republished under its MIT licence (© sudomakes). 408 words, ~1,023 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/get-api-docs/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- get-api-docs
- description
- Use this skill when you need documentation for a third-party library, SDK, or API before writing code that uses it — for example, "use the OpenAI API", "call the Stripe API", "use the Anthropic SDK", "query Pinecone", or any time the user asks you to write code against an external service and you need current API reference. Fetch the docs with chub before answering, rather than relying on training knowledge.
Get API Docs via chub
When you need documentation for a library or API, fetch it with the chub CLI
rather than guessing from training data. This gives you the current, correct API.
Step 1 — Find the right doc ID
chub search "<library name>" --jsonPick the best-matching id from the results (e.g. openai/chat, anthropic/sdk,
stripe/api). If nothing matches, try a broader term.
Step 2 — Fetch the docs
chub get <id> --lang py # or --lang js, --lang tsOmit --lang if the doc has only one language variant — it will be auto-selected.
Step 3 — Use the docs
Read the fetched content and use it to write accurate code or answer the question. Do not rely on memorized API shapes — use what the docs say.
Step 4 — Annotate what you learned
After completing the task, if you discovered something not in the doc — a gotcha, workaround, version quirk, or project-specific detail — save it so future sessions start smarter:
chub annotate <id> "Webhook verification requires raw body — do not parse before verifying"Annotations are local, persist across sessions, and appear automatically on future
chub get calls. Keep notes concise and actionable. Don't repeat what's already in
the doc.
Step 5 — Give feedback
Always rate the doc after using it. This helps authors fix outdated or incorrect docs and prioritize improvements. Include a label and a brief comment explaining what was good or what needs fixing — specific feedback is the most valuable.
chub feedback <id> up --label accurate "Clear examples, models are current"
chub feedback <id> down --label outdated "Lists gpt-4o as latest but gpt-5.4 is out"Available labels: outdated, inaccurate, incomplete, wrong-examples,
wrong-version, poorly-structured, accurate, well-structured, helpful,
good-examples.
If you notice the doc has wrong model names, deprecated APIs, missing features, or incorrect code patterns, always leave a downvote with details so it can be fixed.
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Quick reference
| Goal | Command |
|---|---|
| List everything | chub search |
| Find a doc | chub search "stripe" |
| Exact id detail | chub search stripe/api |
| Fetch Python docs | chub get stripe/api --lang py |
| Fetch JS docs | chub get openai/chat --lang js |
| Save to file | chub get anthropic/sdk --lang py -o docs.md |
| Fetch multiple | chub get openai/chat stripe/api --lang py |
| Save a note | chub annotate stripe/api "needs raw body" |
| List notes | chub annotate --list |
| Rate a doc | chub feedback stripe/api up |
Adding project-local docs
Project-specific docs live in .claude/chub/content/ and are committed to the repo.
To add a new doc, create a DOC.md under the appropriate path:
.claude/chub/content/<author>/docs/<name>/<lang>/DOC.mdThen rebuild the registry:
chub build .claude/chub/content -o .claude/chubCommit both the DOC.md and the updated registry.json.
Notes
chub searchwith no query lists everything available- IDs are
<author>/<name>— confirm the ID from search before fetching - If multiple languages exist and you don't pass
--lang, chub will tell you which are available - Project-local docs are served from
.claude/chub/(configured in~/.chub/config.yaml)
© sudomakes, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/get-api-docs of sudomakes/backroad.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit a47e432
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get API Docs this skillsudomakes/backroad | 162 | — | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
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| ModLens Image Vision Bridgeliustack/modlens | 4.1k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Claude APIKocoro-lab/Kocoro | 414 | 8 repos | ~4.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Using Ccproxy Inspectorstarbaser/ccproxy | 348 | — | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Using Ccproxy APIstarbaser/ccproxy | 348 | — | ~4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Get API Docs
What does Get API Docs do?
A skill your agent uses when you need documentation for a third-party library, SDK, or API before writing code that uses it — for example, "use the OpenAI API", "call the Stripe API", "use the…. Get API Docs is an agent skill from sudomakes/backroad. Use this skill when you need documentation for a third-party library, SDK, or API before writing code that uses it — for example, "use the OpenAI API", "call the Stripe API", "use the Anthropic SDK", "query Pinecone", or any time the user asks you to write code against an external service and you need current API reference.
When should I use Get API Docs?
Get API Docs fits situations like: you need documentation for a third-party library; API before writing code that uses it — for example; use the OpenAI API; call the Stripe API.
How do I install Get API Docs in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add sudomakes/backroad --skill get-api-docs -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/get-api-docs in sudomakes/backroad) into .claude/skills/get-api-docs in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Get API Docs in Codex?
Run `npx skills add sudomakes/backroad --skill get-api-docs -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/get-api-docs in sudomakes/backroad) into .agents/skills/get-api-docs in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Get API Docs in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add sudomakes/backroad --skill get-api-docs -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/get-api-docs, .gemini/skills/get-api-docs, .github/skills/get-api-docs and .opencode/skills/get-api-docs in your project.
What does Get API Docs need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Get API Docs is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Get API Docs access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Get API Docs safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Get API Docs use?
Get API Docs is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Get API Docs use?
About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Get API Docs?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Get API Docs: Get API Docs with chub (andrewyng/context-hub, 14k stars), ModLens Image Vision Bridge (liustack/modlens, 4.1k stars), Claude API (Kocoro-lab/Kocoro, 414 stars) and Using Ccproxy Inspector (starbaser/ccproxy, 348 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Get API Docs?
sudomakes (a GitHub organization) maintains it in sudomakes/backroad, which has 162 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 27, 2026.
Source: sudomakes/backroad on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.