REST API Design

This skill helps you design and implement REST API endpoints following project patterns with Zod validation and OpenAPI documentation.

When to Use

✅ USE this skill for:

• Creating new REST API endpoints with Next.js App Router
• Designing request/response schemas with Zod
• Implementing proper error handling and status codes
• Adding rate limiting and authentication
• Generating OpenAPI documentation

❌ DO NOT use for:

• GraphQL APIs → different paradigm entirely
• Cloudflare Workers → use cloudflare-worker-dev skill
• Supabase Edge Functions → use Supabase docs
• WebSocket/real-time APIs → different patterns