How does it help with database performance?

It identifies common anti-patterns like N+1 queries and provides guidance on indexing, schema normalization, and efficient data modeling.

Can it help with security audits?

Yes, it provides OWASP-aligned security essentials, input validation patterns, and rate-limiting guidance to harden your endpoints.

Does it support GraphQL and gRPC?

Yes, it includes architectural decision trees to help you choose between and implement REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and WebSockets.

Is this skill specific to any programming language?

No, Backend Core provides language-agnostic patterns and best practices applicable to any backend stack including Node.js, Python, Go, and Java.

Backend Core

Name: Backend Core
Author: timequity

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API Development

Provides language-agnostic patterns and best practices for building secure, scalable, and well-architected backend systems.

The Backend Core skill empowers developers with standardized patterns for architectural decision-making, covering API design, authentication workflows, security hardening, and database optimization. It streamlines backend development by providing decision trees for protocol selection (REST vs. gRPC vs. GraphQL), implementation guides for JWT and OAuth, and critical security essentials based on OWASP standards to ensure your services are production-ready and resilient.

Key Features

01Security hardening based on OWASP best practices

02Detection and remediation of common backend anti-patterns

03Optimized database schema design and migration guidance

04Standardized authentication implementation patterns (JWT, OAuth, Sessions)

05Architectural decision trees for API protocol selection

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Use Cases

01Refactoring database schemas for better performance and scalability

02Designing a new RESTful or GraphQL API with industry-standard specs

03Implementing secure user authentication and authorization flows

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add timequity/plugins backend-core

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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