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Api Designer

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jeffallan·vlatest·backend·MIT

Provides API guidance and assistance for developing backend services and APIs.

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    $ npx skills add jeffallan/claude-skills --skill api-designer -a claude-code

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jeffallan

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  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

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1be15d8064
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skills/api-designer/SKILL.md
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6 files, 2,599 lines
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About this skill

What it does

The api-designer skill enables AI agents to design and document RESTful APIs efficiently. It supports generating API blueprints, defining endpoints, request/response formats, and authentication mechanisms based on user input.

When to use it

  • You need to quickly prototype an API for a new application or service.
  • You're documenting an existing API and want structured output in OpenAPI format.
  • Your team requires standardized API definitions for collaboration between developers and stakeholders.

Key capabilities

  • Generates RESTful API blueprints
  • Supports OpenAPI/Swagger documentation formats
  • Defines endpoints, methods, parameters, and response schemas
  • Includes authentication mechanism suggestions

Example prompts

  • "Design an API for a task management application with user authentication."
  • "Generate an OpenAPI spec for a weather forecast service that provides data by city name."
  • "Create an API blueprint with endpoints for creating, reading, updating, and deleting blog posts."

Tips & gotchas

  • Provide clear requirements or use cases to ensure accurate API design.
  • Review generated documentation for consistency with your project's standards.