api-patterns

Choosing between REST, GraphQL, and tRPC depends on your project needs like type safety and data fetching efficiency. This Skill provides a decision tree and comparison to guide your architecture selection for robust, scalable APIs.

API best practices for pagination and versioning involve implementing standard naming conventions and HTTP methods to manage data load and maintain backward compatibility. This Skill covers these essential aspects to ensure your API responses are structured and reliable.

tRPC works exceptionally well for TypeScript monorepo API design by providing end-to-end type safety and efficiency. This Skill helps you evaluate if tRPC is the right fit compared to REST and GraphQL for your specific architecture.

Implementing authentication and rate limiting in API design requires applying specific security protocols and request thresholds to protect endpoints. This Skill provides guidance on these best practices along with security testing for your API.

You should not use GraphQL when your project requires simple data retrieval without complex querying or when facing bandwidth constraints. This Skill helps identify these constraints by comparing GraphQL against REST and tRPC alternatives.