API Design Patterns
Skill Verified ActiveComprehensive API design patterns covering REST, GraphQL, gRPC, versioning, authentication, and modern API best practices
To guide developers in creating well-designed, scalable, and maintainable APIs by offering proven patterns and best practices for various architectural styles.
Features
- Covers REST, GraphQL, and gRPC patterns
- Details versioning strategies (URI, header, content negotiation)
- Explains authentication methods (OAuth 2.0, JWT, API keys)
- Provides pagination patterns (offset, cursor, keyset)
- Includes HATEOAS, error handling, and caching strategies
Use Cases
- Designing new APIs from scratch
- Refactoring existing APIs to adopt best practices
- Troubleshooting API design challenges
- Learning about modern API architectural styles
Non-Goals
- Implementing specific API servers or clients
- Providing code generation tools
- Detailed protocol-level RFC analysis beyond design patterns
Installation
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skillsRuns the Vercel skills CLI (skills.sh) via npx — needs Node.js locally and at least one installed skills-compatible agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, …). Assumes the repo follows the agentskills.io format.
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