What problem does it solve?
This Skill helps you design backend systems that are easier to scale, safer to change, and simpler to operate by applying proven patterns for APIs, data access, auth, caching, and error handling.
Core Features & Use Cases
- API Design Guidance: Structure REST or Next.js API routes with clear resource boundaries and predictable request handling.
- Data Layer Patterns: Separate repositories and services to improve maintainability, testing, and database performance.
- Operational Best Practices: Add validation, caching, rate limiting, logging, retry logic, and background processing where they are needed.
- Use Case: A team building an admin dashboard can use this Skill to shape endpoints, reduce database bottlenecks, and standardize how errors and permissions are handled.
Quick Start
Use backend-patterns to review my backend architecture and propose a clean API, data, and authentication structure for my current project.