add-api-route

What problem does it solve?

This Skill addresses the boilerplate of exposing backend services through Next.js API routes by providing a consistent pattern for authenticated proxies, error handling, and caching.

Core Features & Use Cases

• API proxying: Create routes that forward requests to a backend service with proper error handling and retries.
• Server-side aggregation: Build endpoints that fetch and combine data from multiple sources to reduce frontend complexity.
• Security & caching: Centralize authentication, rate limiting, and set caching headers to improve performance for frontend apps.
• Use Case: Example: expose a votes tally endpoint at /api/votes/tally that proxies to the internal API and caches responses for 60 seconds.

Quick Start

Use the add-api-route skill to scaffold a new Next.js API route at src/pages/api/voters/stats.ts that proxies to /api/voters/statistics with caching.