Rest Api Design
Helps with REST APIs, API, design as part of developing backend services and APIs workflows.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add curiositech-rest-api-design npx -- -y @trustedskills/curiositech-rest-api-design
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"curiositech-rest-api-design": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/curiositech-rest-api-design"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill assists in designing REST APIs. It can generate API endpoints, define request and response structures (including schemas), and consider factors like authentication and versioning. The goal is to produce well-structured and documented API designs suitable for implementation.
When to use it
- You need to design a new API for a software application or service.
- You want to refactor an existing API to improve its clarity, consistency, or performance.
- You're documenting an existing API and require clear endpoint definitions and data structures.
- You are exploring different architectural approaches for exposing functionality through APIs.
Key capabilities
- API Endpoint Generation
- Request/Response Schema Definition
- Authentication Considerations
- Versioning Strategies
Example prompts
- "Design a REST API for managing customer orders, including endpoints for creating, retrieving, updating, and deleting orders."
- "Generate the request and response schemas for an endpoint that retrieves product details by ID."
- “Suggest authentication methods suitable for a public API.”
Tips & gotchas
The skill’s output is a design; it doesn't implement the API. You will need to translate the generated designs into actual code using your preferred programming language and framework.
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