diff --git a/docs/_ext/cell_list.py b/docs/_ext/cell_list.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3e16ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/_ext/cell_list.py
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright 2020 SkyWater PDK Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import pathlib
+import pprint
+import sys
+import textwrap
+from docutils import nodes
+from docutils.parsers.rst import Directive
+from docutils.statemachine import ViewList
+from sphinx.util.nodes import nested_parse_with_titles
+
+from typing import Tuple, List, Dict
+
+# using a list-table here to allow for easier line breaks in description
+rst_header_line_char = '-'
+rst_header = 'List of cells in :lib:`{libname}`'
+rst_template ="""\
+{header_line}
+{header_underline}
+
+.. list-table::
+   :header-rows: 1
+
+   * - Cell name
+     - Description
+     - Type
+     - Verilog name
+{cell_list}
+"""
+
+
+cell_template = """\
+   * - {cell_name}
+     - {description}
+     - {type}
+     - {verilog_name}
+"""
+
+
+def collect(library_dir) -> Tuple[str, List[str]]:
+    """Collect the available definitions for cells in a library
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    library_dir: str or pathlib.Path
+        Path to a library.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    lib : str
+        Library name
+
+    cells : list of pathlib.Path
+        definition files for cells in the library.
+    """
+
+    if not isinstance(library_dir, pathlib.Path):
+        library_dir = pathlib.Path(library_dir)
+
+    libname = None
+    cells = set()
+
+    for p in library_dir.rglob("definition.json"):
+        if not p.is_file():
+            continue
+        cells.add(p)
+        if libname is None:
+            with open(str(p), "r") as sample_json:
+                sample_def = json.load(sample_json)
+                libname = sample_def['library']
+
+    assert len(libname) > 0
+    cells = list(sorted(cells))
+    return libname, cells
+
+
+def generate_rst(library_dir, library_name, cells):
+    """Generate the RST paragraph containing basic information about cells
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    library_dir: str or pathlib.Path
+        Path to a library.
+
+    library_name: str
+        Name of the library
+
+    cells: list of pathlib.Path
+        List of paths to JSON description files
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    paragraph: str
+        Generated paragraph
+    """
+
+    if not isinstance(library_dir, pathlib.Path):
+        library_dir = pathlib.Path(library_dir)
+
+    paragraph = ""
+    cell_list = ""
+
+    for cell in cells:
+        with open(str(cell), "r") as c:
+            cell_json = json.load(c)
+            cell_list = cell_list + cell_template.format(
+                cell_name = cell_json['name'],
+                #description = cell_json['description'].replace("\n", "\n       "),
+                description = textwrap.indent(cell_json['description'], '       ').lstrip(),
+                type = cell_json['type'],
+                verilog_name = cell_json['verilog_name']
+            )
+
+    header = rst_header.format(libname = library_name)
+    paragraph = rst_template.format(
+                header_line = header,
+                header_underline = rst_header_line_char * len(header),
+                cell_list = cell_list
+            )
+    return paragraph
+
+# --- Sphinx extension wrapper ---
+
+class CellList(Directive):
+
+    def run(self):
+        env = self.state.document.settings.env
+        dirname = env.docname.rpartition('/')[0]
+        libname, cells = collect(dirname)
+        paragraph = generate_rst(dirname, libname, cells)
+        # parse rst string to docutils nodes
+        rst = ViewList()
+        for i,line in enumerate(paragraph.split('\n')):
+            rst.append(line, libname+"-cell-list.rst", i+1) 
+        node = nodes.section()
+        node.document = self.state.document
+        nested_parse_with_titles(self.state, rst, node)
+        return node.children
+
+
+def setup(app):
+    app.add_directive("cell_list", CellList)
+
+    return {
+        'version': '0.1',
+        'parallel_read_safe': True,
+        'parallel_write_safe': True,
+    }
+
+# --- stand alone, command line operation ---
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument(
+            "library_dir",
+            help="Path to the library.",
+            type=pathlib.Path,
+            nargs=1)
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    lib = args.library_dir[0]
+
+    print(f"Analysing {lib}")
+    libname, cells = collect(lib)
+    print(f"Library name: {libname}, found {len(cells)} cells")
+    paragraph = generate_rst(lib, libname, cells)
+    library_dir = pathlib.Path(lib)
+    cell_list_file = pathlib.Path(library_dir, "cell-list.rst")
+    try:
+        with(open(str(cell_list_file), "w")) as c:
+            c.write(paragraph)
+        print(f'Generated {cell_list_file}')
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        print(f"ERROR: Failed to create {str(cell_list_file)}", file=sys.stderr)
+        raise
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
+
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index ba4b171..d7a02d5 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@
 import docutils
 import os
 import re
-# import sys
+import sys
 # sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('./_ext'))
 
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ extensions = [
     'sphinx.ext.napoleon',
     'sphinx.ext.todo',
     'sphinxcontrib_hdl_diagrams',
+    'cell_list',
 ]
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ exclude_patterns = [
     'rules/summary/*-key.rst',
     'rules/layers/*-key.rst',
     'rules/hv/*-key.rst',
+    '**/cell-list.rst',
 ]
 
 # The name of the Pygments (syntax highlighting) style to use.
diff --git a/scripts/python-skywater-pdk/README.rst b/scripts/python-skywater-pdk/README.rst
index 970dc60..4303d92 100644
--- a/scripts/python-skywater-pdk/README.rst
+++ b/scripts/python-skywater-pdk/README.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ the SkyWater PDK.
 It includes tools for decoding things like file names into human readable
 descriptions.
 
-It also includes tools for combining files together.
+It also includes tools for combining files together and generating list of cells in libraries for the documentation.
 
 License
 =======