api-design

Enforce ASP.NET API design standards for controllers, minimal APIs, and HTTP status codes.

Updated Aug 23, 2026

Search Tags:#code review #best practices #versioning #api design #asp.net core #restful api #http status codes

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Skill: api-design
Source: https://github.com/jamesbondev/ai-dotfiles/tree/main/.github/skills/api-design
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/jamesbondev/ai-dotfiles --skill api-design-jamesbondev

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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What problem does it solve?

This Skill ensures consistency and adherence to best practices in ASP.NET API design, reducing errors and improving maintainability.

Core Features & Use Cases

Enforces API Standards: Provides guidelines for controllers, minimal APIs, HTTP status codes, versioning, and pagination.
Facilitates Code Review: Offers a checklist and clear rules for reviewing API endpoints.
Use Case: When designing a new set of RESTful endpoints for a .NET application, use this Skill to ensure all aspects, from routing to error handling, align with established standards.

Quick Start

Use the api-design skill to review the new payment API controller for adherence to standards.

Frequently Asked Questions about api-design

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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What are the best practices for ASP.NET Core RESTful API design?▼

RESTful API design best practices for ASP.NET Core involve standardizing controllers, minimal APIs, HTTP status codes, versioning, and pagination. This ensures consistency, reduces errors, and improves maintainability across your .NET application endpoints.

How do I review ASP.NET Core API controllers for design standards?▼

Review ASP.NET Core API controllers by applying a checklist enforcing rules for routing, request/response models, and ProblemDetails setup. This process validates critical and important flags to ensure endpoints align with established API standards.

How should I implement API versioning and pagination in ASP.NET Core?▼

Implement API versioning and pagination in ASP.NET Core by applying defined strategies for routing and data segmentation. Standardizing these mechanisms ensures consistent endpoint evolution and manageable data payloads across your RESTful API.

Does ASP.NET Core API design include rules for idempotency keys and rate limiting?▼

ASP.NET Core API design includes resilience and auditability rules for idempotency keys, rate limiting, audit logging, and PII handling. These standards ensure robust, secure, and auditable API endpoint behavior.

When do I need to set up ProblemDetails in a .NET RESTful API?▼

Set up ProblemDetails in a .NET RESTful API to standardize error responses and HTTP status codes. This provides a consistent format for communicating validation failures and server issues to API consumers.