diff --git a/crates/synor-gateway/src/lib.rs b/crates/synor-gateway/src/lib.rs
index 61edc68..6fac3d9 100644
--- a/crates/synor-gateway/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/synor-gateway/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ pub mod auth;
 pub mod config;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod middleware;
+#[cfg(feature = "openapi")]
+pub mod openapi;
 pub mod response;
 pub mod routes;
 pub mod server;
diff --git a/crates/synor-gateway/src/openapi.rs b/crates/synor-gateway/src/openapi.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82afccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/synor-gateway/src/openapi.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+//! OpenAPI documentation generation.
+//!
+//! This module generates OpenAPI 3.1 specifications for all gateway endpoints
+//! using utoipa.
+
+use utoipa::openapi::security::{ApiKey, ApiKeyValue, HttpAuthScheme, HttpBuilder, SecurityScheme};
+use utoipa::{Modify, OpenApi};
+
+use crate::response::{HealthResponse, HealthStatus, PaginationMeta, ServiceHealth};
+
+/// OpenAPI documentation for the Synor Gateway API.
+#[derive(OpenApi)]
+#[openapi(
+    info(
+        title = "Synor Gateway API",
+        version = "1.0.0",
+        description = "Unified REST API gateway for all Synor blockchain services.\n\nProvides access to wallet management, blockchain RPC, decentralized storage, DEX trading, IBC cross-chain operations, zero-knowledge proofs, and smart contract compilation.",
+        contact(
+            name = "Synor Team",
+            email = "api@synor.io",
+            url = "https://synor.io"
+        ),
+        license(
+            name = "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
+            url = "https://github.com/synortech/synor/blob/main/LICENSE"
+        )
+    ),
+    servers(
+        (url = "https://api.synor.io/v1", description = "Production API"),
+        (url = "https://testnet.api.synor.io/v1", description = "Testnet API"),
+        (url = "http://localhost:8000/v1", description = "Local development")
+    ),
+    tags(
+        (name = "Health", description = "Service health and status endpoints"),
+        (name = "Wallet", description = "Wallet management and key operations"),
+        (name = "RPC", description = "Blockchain RPC and chain state"),
+        (name = "Storage", description = "Decentralized storage operations"),
+        (name = "DEX", description = "Decentralized exchange trading"),
+        (name = "IBC", description = "Inter-Blockchain Communication"),
+        (name = "ZK", description = "Zero-knowledge proof operations"),
+        (name = "Compiler", description = "Smart contract compilation and analysis")
+    ),
+    components(
+        schemas(
+            // Response types
+            HealthResponse,
+            HealthStatus,
+            ServiceHealth,
+            PaginationMeta,
+        )
+    ),
+    modifiers(&SecurityAddon)
+)]
+pub struct ApiDoc;
+
+/// Security scheme modifier for OpenAPI documentation.
+struct SecurityAddon;
+
+impl Modify for SecurityAddon {
+    fn modify(&self, openapi: &mut utoipa::openapi::OpenApi) {
+        if let Some(components) = openapi.components.as_mut() {
+            components.add_security_scheme(
+                "api_key",
+                SecurityScheme::ApiKey(ApiKey::Header(ApiKeyValue::new("X-API-Key"))),
+            );
+            components.add_security_scheme(
+                "bearer_auth",
+                SecurityScheme::Http(
+                    HttpBuilder::new()
+                        .scheme(HttpAuthScheme::Bearer)
+                        .bearer_format("JWT")
+                        .build(),
+                ),
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Generate the OpenAPI JSON specification.
+pub fn generate_openapi_json() -> String {
+    ApiDoc::openapi().to_json().unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        tracing::error!("Failed to generate OpenAPI JSON: {}", e);
+        "{}".to_string()
+    })
+}
+
+/// Generate the OpenAPI YAML specification.
+pub fn generate_openapi_yaml() -> String {
+    // utoipa 4.x doesn't have to_yaml, use JSON for now
+    generate_openapi_json()
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_openapi_generation() {
+        let json = generate_openapi_json();
+        assert!(!json.is_empty());
+        assert!(json.contains("Synor Gateway API"));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/synor-gateway/src/response.rs b/crates/synor-gateway/src/response.rs
index 56f9303..fd06d6f 100644
--- a/crates/synor-gateway/src/response.rs
+++ b/crates/synor-gateway/src/response.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ use axum::{
 };
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+#[cfg(feature = "openapi")]
+use utoipa::ToSchema;
 
 /// Standard API response wrapper.
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ pub struct ResponseMeta {
 
 /// Pagination metadata.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "openapi", derive(ToSchema))]
 pub struct PaginationMeta {
     /// Total number of items
     pub total: u64,
@@ -247,6 +250,7 @@ impl Default for SortOrder {
 
 /// Health check response.
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "openapi", derive(ToSchema))]
 pub struct HealthResponse {
     /// Overall health status
     pub status: HealthStatus,
@@ -265,6 +269,7 @@ pub struct HealthResponse {
 /// Health status enum.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "openapi", derive(ToSchema))]
 pub enum HealthStatus {
     Healthy,
     Degraded,
@@ -273,6 +278,7 @@ pub enum HealthStatus {
 
 /// Individual service health.
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "openapi", derive(ToSchema))]
 pub struct ServiceHealth {
     /// Service name
     pub name: String,