# TypeDoc TypeScript API Documentation Generator

> TypeDoc is the standard documentation generator for TypeScript projects. It reads TypeScript source code and JSDoc comments to produce structured HTML documentation or JSON models. With 8,000+ GitHub stars and widespread npm adoption, it powers API reference generation for thousands of TypeScript libraries.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/typedoc-typescript-api-documentation-generator` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/typedoc-typescript-api-documentation-generator`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/typedoc-typescript-api-documentation-generator/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Web & Frontend
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/typedoc-typescript-api-documentation-generator

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# TypeDoc TypeScript API Documentation Generator

TypeDoc is the standard documentation generator for TypeScript projects. It reads TypeScript source code and JSDoc comments to produce structured HTML documentation or JSON models. It powers API reference generation for thousands of TypeScript libraries.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- npm install typedoc --save-dev

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- TypeDoc runs on Node.js and is available as a NPM package.
- requires configuration to be present in each directory to specify the entry points. For an example setup, see

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- text
- To generate documentation TypeDoc needs to know your project entry point and TypeScript
- compiler options. It will automatically try to find your tsconfig.json file and figure

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

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/typedoc-typescript-api-documentation-generator/)