How does it help with API security?

It provides best-practice patterns for HTTPS implementation, input validation, rate limiting, and secure authentication to protect your endpoints.

Does this skill help generate OpenAPI specifications?

Yes, it assists in defining and refining OpenAPI/Swagger documentation to ensure your API meets industry standards and is easy for others to consume.

Can I use this for existing projects?

Absolutely. It can analyze your current endpoint structures and suggest improvements for versioning, naming consistency, and resource nesting.

What is the API Designer Claude Code skill?

It is a specialized capability for Claude Code that provides domain-specific guidance for designing consistent, secure, and user-friendly RESTful APIs.

Does it support API versioning strategies?

Yes, it provides guidance on implementing versioning in URLs or headers, as well as managing breaking changes and deprecation notices gracefully.

API Designer

Name: API Designer
Author: athola

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API Development

Designs professional RESTful APIs following industry best practices for consistency, scalability, and usability.

About

API Designer provides expert guidance to help developers architect robust, clean, and intuitive RESTful interfaces within Claude Code. It ensures compliance with standard HTTP semantics, logical resource nesting, and consistent JSON structures while prioritizing security through rate limiting and input validation. This skill is particularly useful during the initial design phase of a backend service or when documenting legacy endpoints with OpenAPI specifications, helping teams maintain high standards for API versioning and developer experience.

Key Features

Consistent JSON response formatting and metadata inclusion
Security-first design including HTTPS and authentication patterns
Standardized REST resource naming and URL structure guidance
HTTP method semantic validation and status code selection
API versioning strategies and deprecation planning
45 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Documenting existing endpoints using OpenAPI/Swagger specifications for better developer onboarding
Refactoring inconsistent legacy APIs into clean, versioned RESTful interfaces
Architecting new backend services from scratch with a focus on resource-based design

About

Key Features

Consistent JSON response formatting and metadata inclusion
Security-first design including HTTPS and authentication patterns
Standardized REST resource naming and URL structure guidance
HTTP method semantic validation and status code selection
API versioning strategies and deprecation planning
45 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Documenting existing endpoints using OpenAPI/Swagger specifications for better developer onboarding
Refactoring inconsistent legacy APIs into clean, versioned RESTful interfaces
Architecting new backend services from scratch with a focus on resource-based design