Full-Stack Development Practices

MANDATORY WORKFLOW — Follow These Steps In Order

When this skill is triggered, you MUST follow this workflow before writing any code.

Step 0: Gather Requirements

Before scaffolding anything, ask the user to clarify (or infer from context):

1. Stack: Language/framework for backend and frontend (e.g., Express + React, Django + Vue, Go + HTMX)
2. Service type: API-only, full-stack monolith, or microservice?
3. Database: SQL (PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL) or NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis)?
4. Integration: REST, GraphQL, tRPC, or gRPC?
5. Real-time: Needed? If yes — SSE, WebSocket, or polling?
6. Auth: Needed? If yes — JWT, session, OAuth, or third-party (Clerk, Auth.js)?

If the user has already specified these in their request, skip asking and proceed.