get-api-docs

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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.

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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

bash
chub search "<library name>" --json
Pick 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

bash
chub get <id> --lang py    # or --lang js, --lang ts
Omit 
--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:
bash
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

Rate the doc so authors can improve it. Ask the user before sending.
bash
chub feedback <id> up                        # doc worked well
chub feedback <id> down --label outdated     # doc needs updating
Available labels: 
outdated
, 
inaccurate
, 
incomplete
, 
wrong-examples
, 
wrong-version
, 
poorly-structured
, 
accurate
, 
well-structured
, 
helpful
, 
good-examples
.

Quick reference

GoalCommand
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

Notes

  • chub search
    with 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