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api-design from yonatangross/orchestkit is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

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yonatangross/orchestkit
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plugins/ork/skills/api-design/SKILL.md
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API contract design for REST and GraphQL, covering resource shape, URL and header versioning with deprecation windows, RFC 9457 Problem Details error handling, and OpenAPI specs. Use when specifying the wire contract an endpoint exposes, choosing a versioning scheme, or standardizing error response bodies across services. Framework-agnostic protocol layer, not runtime implementation.

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What the file says

# API Design

Comprehensive API design patterns covering REST/GraphQL framework design, versioning strategies, and RFC 9457 error handling. Each category has individual rule files in `rules/` loaded on-demand.

## Quick Reference

| Category | Rules | Impact | When to Use |
|----------|-------|--------|-------------|
| [API Framework](#api-framework) | 3 | HIGH | REST conventions, resource modeling, OpenAPI specifications |
| [Versioning](#versioning) | 2 | HIGH | URL path versioning, header versioning; deprecation windows are house policy in `references/ork-delta.md` |
| [Error Handling](#error-handling) | 1 | HIGH | Agent-facing RFC 9457 extensions; base spec and FastAPI wiring are upstream |
| [GraphQL](#graphql) | 2 | HIGH | Strawberry code-first, DataLoader, permissions, subscriptions |
| [gRPC](#grpc) | 2 | HIGH | Protobuf services, streaming, interceptors, retry |
| [Streaming](#streaming) | 2 | HIGH | SSE endpoints, WebSocket bidirectional, async generators |
| [Integrations](#integrations) | 2 | HIGH | Messaging platforms (WhatsApp, Telegram), Payload CMS patterns |
…

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Source

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yonatangross/orchestkit · 296 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-19 · branch main

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