backend-systems-auditor

Audits backend services and APIs against production engineering standards for idempotency, observability, and migrations.

1|Updated May 4, 2026
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Skill: backend-systems-auditor
Source: https://github.com/Scardubu/SwarmXQ/tree/main/.ai/skills/backend-systems-auditor
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Scardubu/SwarmXQ --skill backend-systems-auditor-scardubu

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Backend services often ship with hidden production risks: missing idempotency keys, no graceful shutdown handling, unsafe database migrations, and absent observability. This Skill systematically audits backend code, API designs, and migration strategies against production-grade engineering standards, producing specific findings with quantified risks and corrected code. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Six-Dimension Audit: Checks idempotency contracts, observability (traces/metrics/logs), graceful shutdown sequences, expand-migrate-contract migration discipline, API design correctness, and reliability/scalability patterns. - Prioritized Audit Report: Produces findings tiered as Critical, Important, and Improvements, each with specific location, risk, and fix, plus numeric scores for observability, idempotency, and shutdown safety. - Corrected Code & Migration Review: Generates fixed implementations with inline before/after comments and a migration safety analysis covering breaking changes, lock duration, and rollback strategy. - Use Case: Before deploying a Fastify service, paste your route handlers and Prisma migration files to receive a full audit report flagging a missing SIGTERM drain handler and an unsafe NOT NULL column addition, along with the corrected code. ## Quick Start Ask the AI to audit your backend service code or migration files for production readiness using this skill.

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How do I audit my backend API for production readiness?

Submit your service code, route files, or schema migrations for a structured audit across six dimensions: idempotency, observability, graceful shutdown, migration discipline, API design, and reliability. The output is a tiered report with critical findings, risks, and corrected code.

How to check if a database migration is safe to deploy?

A safe migration follows the expand-migrate-contract pattern: add nullable columns first, backfill data, then remove old structures in a later deploy. The audit flags NOT NULL columns added without defaults, single-step renames, and full-table locks.

What does a correct graceful shutdown sequence look like in Node.js?

On SIGTERM, stop accepting new requests, drain in-flight requests, finish active queue jobs, close database connection pools, flush telemetry, then exit. The audit checks for the SIGTERM handler, server close draining, pool cleanup, and Kubernetes preStop configuration.

Does this audit work with Fastify, Express, and Python services?

Yes, the audit accepts Fastify, Express, Hono, Node, and Python service code, plus Prisma schemas and migration files. Findings reference specific locations in the submitted code with framework-appropriate fixes.

What observability should a production backend service have?

Production services need structured JSON logging, W3C TraceContext propagation, one span per external call, per-endpoint rate/error/latency metrics, and separate liveness and readiness endpoints. The audit scores observability from 0 to 10 against these criteria.