Does it provide guidance on traffic resilience?

Absolutely, it covers the implementation of circuit breakers, retry logic, timeouts, and sophisticated rate limiting strategies.

How does this skill handle API security?

It includes expert patterns for JWT validation, OAuth 2.0 integration, API key management, and RBAC at the gateway level.

What architecture patterns does this skill support?

It supports Single Gateway, Backend for Frontend (BFF), GraphQL Gateway, and Service Mesh patterns using sidecar proxies.

Can this help with specific gateway implementations?

Yes, it provides guidance and best practices for popular solutions including Kong, Nginx, Envoy, and AWS API Gateway.

API Gateway Patterns

Name: API Gateway Patterns
Author: NickCrew

byNickCrew

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API Development

Implements robust microservices architectural patterns including routing, authentication, and traffic management at the gateway level.

About

The API Gateway Patterns skill provides a comprehensive framework for designing and implementing secure, scalable gateway layers in microservices architectures. It guides Claude through complex tasks such as request routing, security integration (JWT/OAuth), service composition, and traffic control mechanisms like rate limiting and circuit breakers. This skill is essential for developers building modern backend systems, implementing Backend for Frontend (BFF) layers, or configuring enterprise gateway solutions like Kong, Envoy, and AWS API Gateway to ensure high availability and centralized cross-cutting concerns.

Key Features

Backend for Frontend (BFF) and API composition design
7 GitHub stars
Centralized authentication and authorization implementation
Advanced request routing and transformation strategies
Resiliency patterns including circuit breakers and rate limiting
Service discovery and dynamic routing integration

Use Cases

Designing optimized BFF layers for disparate mobile and web clients
Building a secure, unified entry point for microservices architectures
Implementing traffic management policies to protect backend services from overload

About

Key Features

Backend for Frontend (BFF) and API composition design
7 GitHub stars
Centralized authentication and authorization implementation
Advanced request routing and transformation strategies
Resiliency patterns including circuit breakers and rate limiting
Service discovery and dynamic routing integration

Use Cases

Designing optimized BFF layers for disparate mobile and web clients
Building a secure, unified entry point for microservices architectures
Implementing traffic management policies to protect backend services from overload