api-patterns

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Summary

Structured decision-making framework for selecting and designing APIs across REST, GraphQL, and tRPC patterns.

  • Provides a content map covering API style selection, resource design, response formats, versioning strategies, authentication, rate limiting, and security testing
  • Includes decision trees and checklists to guide API type selection based on consumer requirements and project context
  • Documents anti-patterns (verb-based endpoints, inconsistent responses, exposed errors) alongside recommended practices for each API style
  • Covers authentication options (JWT, OAuth, Passkeys, API Keys), pagination approaches, and OpenAPI documentation standards
SKILL.md

API Patterns

API design principles and decision-making for 2025. Learn to THINK, not copy fixed patterns.

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Jan 20, 2026