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Converts OpenAPI 3.0 JSON/YAML to TypeScript interfaces and type guards. This skill should be used when the user asks to generate types from OpenAPI, convert schema to TS, create API interfaces, or generate TypeScript types from an API specification.

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# OpenAPI to TypeScript

Converts OpenAPI 3.0 specifications to TypeScript interfaces and type guards.

**Input:** OpenAPI file (JSON or YAML)
**Output:** TypeScript file with interfaces and type guards

## When to Use

- "generate types from openapi"
- "convert openapi to typescript"
- "create API interfaces"
- "generate types from spec"

## Workflow

1. Request the OpenAPI file path (if not provided)
2. Read and validate the file (must be OpenAPI 3.0.x)
3. Extract schemas from `components/schemas`
4. Extract endpoints from `paths` (request/response types)
5. Generate TypeScript (interfaces + type guards)
6. Ask where to save (default: `types/api.ts` in current directory)
7. Write the file

## OpenAPI Validation

Check before processing:

```
- Field "openapi" must exist and start with "3.0"
- Field "paths" must exist
- Field "components.schemas" must exist (if there are types)
```

If invalid, report the error and stop.

## Type Mapping

### Primitives

| OpenAPI     | TypeScript   |
|-------------|--------------|
| `string`    | `string`     |
| `number`    | `number`     |
| `integer`   | `number`     |
| `boolean`   | `boolean`    |
| `null`      | `null`       |

### Format Modifiers

| Format        | TypeScript              |
|---------------|-------------------------|
| `uuid`        | `string` (comment UUID) |
| `date`        | `string` (comment date) |
| `date-time`   | `string` (comment ISO)  |
| `email`       | `string` (comment email)|
| `uri`         | `string` (comment URI)  |

### Complex Types

**Object:**
```typescript
// OpenAPI: type: object, properties: {id, name}, required: [id]
interface Example {
  id: string;      // required: no ?
  name?: string;   // optional: with ?
}
```

**Array:**
```typescript
// OpenAPI: type: array, items: {type: string}
type Names = string[];
```

**Enum:**
```typescript
// OpenAPI: type: string, enum: [active, draft]
type Status = "active" | "draft";
```

**oneOf (Union):**
```typescript
// OpenAPI: oneOf: [{$re

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