Backend API
Backend API
This Skill provides Claude Code with specific guidance on how to adhere to coding standards as they relate to how it should handle backend API.
When to use this skill
- When creating or modifying API routes, endpoints, or URL patterns
- When implementing controllers or handlers that process HTTP requests
- When working with RESTful resource definitions (e.g.,
/users,/products) - When setting up API versioning strategies
- When configuring query parameters for filtering, sorting, or pagination
- When defining HTTP method handlers (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE)
- When implementing rate limiting or response headers
- When working with web framework route files (e.g., routes.js, api.rs, controllers/)
- When designing nested resource endpoints
- When setting up HTTP status code responses
Instructions
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