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senior-backend

Scaffold Express.js APIs from OpenAPI specs and generate SQL migrations.

Updated Mar 7, 2026
Search Tags:#testing#security#api design#backend#microservices#database optimization
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Skill: senior-backend
Source: https://github.com/tapanshah/Claude-Skills/tree/main/engineering-team/senior-backend
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/tapanshah/Claude-Skills --skill senior-backend-tapanshah

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires zod, express, helmet, cors, pino, pino-http, node-vault, pg, redis, bcrypt, jsonwebtoken, isomorphic-dompurify, xss, knex, prisma, stripe, fetch, and includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill provides tools and guidance for designing, building, optimizing, and securing backend services and RESTful APIs, ensuring efficient and reliable server-side development.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • API Scaffolding: Automatically generate route handlers and validation middleware from OpenAPI specifications for frameworks like Express.js and Fastify.
  • Database Migration: Analyze schemas, detect changes, and generate SQL migration scripts with rollback support.
  • API Load Testing: Measure API performance under load, identify bottlenecks, and compare different versions.
  • Use Case: When designing a new microservice, use this Skill to scaffold the initial API routes based on an OpenAPI spec, generate database migrations for the required tables, and set up basic load tests to ensure performance.

Quick Start

Use the senior-backend skill to generate Express.js API routes from the 'openapi.yaml' specification file.

Frequently Asked Questions about senior-backend

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I generate Express.js API routes from an OpenAPI specification?▼

API scaffolding automatically generates route handlers and validation middleware directly from OpenAPI specifications for frameworks like Express.js and Fastify. This streamlines initial microservice setup by creating boilerplate code.

How do I generate database migration scripts for PostgreSQL schemas?▼

Database migration generation analyzes your PostgreSQL schemas, detects changes, and generates SQL migration scripts complete with rollback support. This ensures reliable version control and safe database schema evolution.

How can I run load testing to measure API performance bottlenecks?▼

API load testing measures RESTful API performance under simulated heavy traffic to identify bottlenecks and compare different versions. This helps optimize backend systems to ensure efficient and reliable server-side operations.

Does this backend Skill require Python scripts for API scaffolding and testing?▼

Yes, executing API scaffolding from OpenAPI specs and setting up performance load testing requires Python scripts. These scripts automate the generation of Express.js routes and the execution of load tests.

What backend security best practices are applied to RESTful APIs?▼

Backend security best practices include using Helmet and CORS for HTTP header protection, bcrypt for password hashing, and JSON Web Tokens for authentication. This ensures your RESTful APIs remain secure against common vulnerabilities.

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