Can I use this for security and compliance audits?

Yes, it is highly effective for tracking data access patterns, authorization checks, and ensuring that 'death' stages like GDPR erasure are correctly implemented.

How does it identify data entities in my code?

The skill scans your codebase for model definitions, database schemas, and migration files to discover entities like 'User' or 'Order'.

What frameworks does the Dataflow skill support?

It is designed to analyze modern backend frameworks including Express, Flask, FastAPI, and Hono.

Does it require specific project structures?

No, it uses flexible tools like Grep and Glob to search for patterns, making it compatible with various repository structures and architectural patterns.

Backend Dataflow Lifecycle

Name: Backend Dataflow Lifecycle
Author: randyquaye

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API Development

Traces the complete journey of data entities across backend layers to map architectural flows and lifecycle stages.

The Dataflow skill provides a comprehensive analysis of data entities—such as Users, Orders, or Payments—within backend codebases, mapping their entire lifecycle from creation to deletion. By scanning schemas, routes, business logic, and infrastructure layers, it identifies how data transforms, persists, and interacts with external systems like caches and queues. This tool is essential for onboarding developers to complex codebases, auditing data handling practices for GDPR compliance, and visualizing the 'birth-to-death' flow of critical business objects in Express, Flask, FastAPI, or Hono applications.

Key Features

01Automatic detection of web frameworks, ORMs, and queue systems

02Integration with animated factory visualizations for architectural insights

03Creative first-person narration to explain complex data paths

04Comprehensive entity tracing across DB schemas, routes, and services

05Detailed lifecycle mapping including Birth, Transformation, and Death

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Use Cases

01Auditing data deletion paths and TTL expiry for regulatory compliance

02Onboarding new team members by mapping the journey of core business entities

03Debugging complex state transitions and side effects in business logic

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add randyquaye/backend-come-alive dataflow

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

Key Features

01Automatic detection of web frameworks, ORMs, and queue systems

02Integration with animated factory visualizations for architectural insights

03Creative first-person narration to explain complex data paths

04Comprehensive entity tracing across DB schemas, routes, and services

05Detailed lifecycle mapping including Birth, Transformation, and Death

060 GitHub stars

Use Cases

01Auditing data deletion paths and TTL expiry for regulatory compliance

02Onboarding new team members by mapping the journey of core business entities

03Debugging complex state transitions and side effects in business logic

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add randyquaye/backend-come-alive dataflow

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT