What problem does it solve?
This Skill provides a comprehensive guide to designing production-ready REST APIs, ensuring consistency, developer-friendliness, and maintainability.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Resource Naming & Structure: Establishes clear conventions for URLs and resource representation.
- HTTP Methods & Status Codes: Details the semantic use of HTTP verbs and status codes for effective communication.
- Response Formatting: Defines patterns for success, collection, and error responses, including pagination.
- Versioning & Rate Limiting: Outlines strategies for managing API evolution and preventing abuse.
- Use Case: When designing a new set of API endpoints for a user management system, use this Skill to ensure all endpoints follow best practices for resource naming, request/response formats, and error handling.
Quick Start
Use the api-design skill to review the resource naming conventions for a new user endpoint.