# Scalar OpenAPI Reference and API Client Platform

> Scalar is an open-source API platform for publishing modern OpenAPI references and testing endpoints with a built-in API client. It fits agent workflows that need readable API docs, interactive request testing, and framework-friendly integrations across many stacks.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/scalar-openapi-reference-and-api-client-platform` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/scalar-openapi-reference-and-api-client-platform`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/scalar-openapi-reference-and-api-client-platform/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/scalar-openapi-reference-and-api-client-platform

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# Scalar OpenAPI Reference and API Client Platform

Scalar is an open-source API platform for publishing modern OpenAPI references and testing endpoints with a built-in API client. It fits agent workflows that need readable API docs, interactive request testing, and framework-friendly integrations across many stacks.

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [Docker](https://scalar.com/products/api-references/integrations/docker)
- [Python](https://scalar.com/products/api-references/integrations/python)

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- All you need is a single HTML file to create an amazing API reference:
- html
- <!doctype html>

- Source: https://github.com/scalar/scalar
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/scalar/scalar/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://scalar.com

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/scalar-openapi-reference-api-client-platform/)