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type public-role-directoryrole backend-engineercategory software-engineering/applicationcurator Thomas Cherickalupdated 2026-11-15

backend-engineer: Public Skills (20)

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# Skill Owner Repo Stars License What it does
1 api-design affaan-m affaan-m/ECC 302,998 MIT REST API design patterns including resource naming, status codes, pagination, filtering, error responses, versioning, and rate limiting for...
2 backend-patterns affaan-m affaan-m/ECC 302,998 MIT Backend architecture patterns, API design, database optimization, and server-side best practices for Node.js, Express, and Next.js API...
3 database-migrations affaan-m affaan-m/ECC 302,998 MIT Safe, reversible database migration patterns: forward-only production changes, expand-contract zero-downtime renames, concurrent indexes,...
4 mysql-patterns affaan-m affaan-m/ECC 302,998 MIT MySQL and MariaDB schema, query, indexing, transaction, replication, and connection-pool patterns for production backends. Use when...
5 postgres-patterns affaan-m affaan-m/ECC 302,998 MIT PostgreSQL database patterns for query optimization, schema design, indexing, and security. Based on Supabase best practices. Use when...
6 api-design-principles sickn33 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills 49,710 MIT Master REST and GraphQL API design principles to build intuitive, scalable, and maintainable APIs that delight developers and stand the...
7 backend-architect sickn33 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills 49,710 MIT Expert backend architect specializing in scalable API design, microservices architecture, and distributed systems.
8 backend-dev-guidelines sickn33 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills 49,710 MIT You are a senior backend engineer operating production-grade services under strict architectural and reliability constraints. Use when...
9 backend-development-feature-development sickn33 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills 49,710 MIT Orchestrate end-to-end backend feature development from requirements to deployment. Use when coordinating multi-phase feature delivery...
10 backend-security-coder sickn33 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills 49,710 MIT Expert in secure backend coding practices specializing in input validation, authentication, and API security. Use PROACTIVELY for backend...
11 postgresql-table-design wshobson wshobson/agents 42,512 MIT Use this skill when designing or reviewing a PostgreSQL-specific schema. Covers best-practices, data types, indexing, constraints,...
12 backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs davila7 davila7/claude-code-templates 33,617 MIT Create API handoff documentation for frontend developers. Use when backend work is complete and needs to be documented for frontend...
13 frontend-to-backend-requirements davila7 davila7/claude-code-templates 33,617 MIT Document frontend data needs for backend developers. Use when frontend needs to communicate API requirements to backend, or user says...
14 postgres-schema-design davila7 davila7/claude-code-templates 33,617 MIT Comprehensive PostgreSQL-specific table design reference covering data types, indexing, constraints, performance patterns, and advanced...
15 senior-backend davila7 davila7/claude-code-templates 33,617 MIT Comprehensive backend development skill for building scalable backend systems using NodeJS, Express, Go, Python, Postgres, GraphQL, REST...
16 api-design-reviewer alirezarezvani alirezarezvani/claude-skills 29,806 MIT Use for any PR or spec that adds or changes REST endpoints, before approving it. Lints conventions with api_linter.py, detects breaking...
17 cs-backend-engineer alirezarezvani alirezarezvani/claude-skills 29,806 MIT Backend-engineering orchestrator. Walks the 7 Matt Pocock forcing questions (read/write ratio + QPS, tenancy, sync vs async, data...
18 cs-backend-review alirezarezvani alirezarezvani/claude-skills 29,806 MIT Backend engineering review — walks the 7 Matt Pocock forcing questions (read/write ratio + QPS, tenancy, sync vs async, data sensitivity,...
19 microservices-architect Jeffallan jeffallan/claude-skills 12,361 MIT Designs distributed system architectures, decomposes monoliths into bounded-context services, recommends communication patterns, and...
20 postgres-pro Jeffallan jeffallan/claude-skills 12,361 MIT Use when optimizing PostgreSQL queries, configuring replication, or implementing advanced database features. Invoke for EXPLAIN analysis,...