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Comprehensive backend API development skill for building robust, scalable APIs. Use when creating new endpoints, services, or backend functionality. Keywords: API, backend, endpoint, service, REST, GraphQL, server, controller, route.
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What the file says
# 🔧 Backend API Development Skill
> **Philosophy:** APIs are contracts. Build them right the first time.
## When to Use
Use this skill when:
- Creating a new API endpoint
- Building a new service/module
- Refactoring existing API code
- Adding new functionality to backend
- Need to follow RESTful/GraphQL best practices
**Do NOT use this skill when:**
- Just fixing a small bug (use debugging skill)
- Only modifying frontend (use frontend skill)
- Database-only changes (use database skill)
---
## Prerequisites
Before starting:
- [ ] Requirements are clear (what the API should do)
- [ ] Understand the existing architecture
- [ ] Know the target stack (NestJS, Express, FastAPI, etc.)
- [ ] Database schema exists (or will be created)
---
## Process
### Phase 1: DESIGN 📐
**Goal:** Design the API before writing code.
**Steps:**
1. **Define the Resource**
```yaml
resource:
name: User
description: Represents a platform user
domain: authentication
```
2. **Design Endpoints (REST)**
```yaml
endpoints:
- method: GET
path: /users
description: List all users
query_params: [page, limit, search]
response: User[]
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Source
vodailocz/kilo-kit-mcp · 27 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-10-24 · branch main
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