#9 in Knowledge Base & Self-serviceUpdated 2026-08

xyd

by xyd · Open source framework for building documentation sites

43.6 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

xyd is an open source framework for building documentation sites, installed as a CLI (bun add -g xyd-js). It supports MD/MDX content, built-in themes, plugins, components, code highlighting, search, dark mode and SEO tags, with hot module reloading during development. It can generate documentation and SDKs automatically from OpenAPI and GraphQL specs.

Best for: Developers building documentation sites who want an open source framework with API reference generation
Pricing: No prices are shown; the project is published as open source under the MIT licence
Runs on: macOSCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Open source under the MIT licence
Generates API docs and SDKs from OpenAPI and GraphQL specs
Built-in themes, plugins and components; MD/MDX supported
CLI with hot module reloading, search, dark mode and SEO tags

Trade-offs

Desktop app for Mac is marked "soon", not yet available
Pages show no pricing, support or hosting details
Captured material is promotional; no evidence of scale or maturity

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 60 out of 100
API quality: 25 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 36 out of 100
Changelog: 0 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 70 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 30 out of 100
Maintenance: 85 out of 100

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