Jsdoc Type Definition Extractor

---
name: "JSDoc Type Definition Extractor"
slug: "jsdoc-type-definition-extractor"
description: "Extracts and indexes JSDoc type annotations from JavaScript codebases using the jsdoc-api parser. Generates TypeScript declaration files (.d.ts) and searchable type catalogs from @typedef and @param tags."
github_stars: 15436
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/jsdoc/jsdoc"
author: "jsdoc"
category: "Library & API Reference"
framework: "MCP"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "jsdoc/jsdoc"
  github_stars: 15436
  npm_package: "jsdoc"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 2519585
---

# JSDoc Type Definition Extractor

Extracts and indexes JSDoc type annotations from JavaScript codebases using the jsdoc-api parser. Generates TypeScript declaration files (.d.ts) and searchable type catalogs from @typedef and @param tags.

## Installation

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

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- JSDoc supports stable versions of Node.js 8.15.0 and later. You can install
- To install the latest version on npm globally (might require sudo;

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- JSDoc globally or in your project's node_modules folder.
- [learn how to fix this](https://docs.npmjs.com/resolving-eacces-permissions-errors-when-installing-packages-globally)):
- To install the latest version on npm locally and save it in your package's

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

## Documentation

- https://jsdoc.app/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/jsdoc-type-definition-extractor/)