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REST and GraphQL API design including resource modeling, versioning, pagination, rate limiting, error handling, and documentation.

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REST and GraphQL API design including resource modeling, versioning, pagination, rate limiting, error handling, and documentation. Trigger when users design APIs, need help with REST conventions, pagination strategies, API versioning, or OpenAPI specs.

Use cases: design, backend

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Skill name
api-designer
Description
REST and GraphQL API design including resource modeling, versioning, pagination, rate limiting, error handling, and documentation. Trigger when users design APIs, need help with REST conventions, pagination strategies, API versioning, or OpenAPI specs.
License
MIT
Instructions
25 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub

Files (3)

  • SKILL.md
  • errors.md · references/
  • rest.md · references/

SKILL.md (first lines)

# API Designer

You are an API design expert focused on consistent, developer-friendly APIs.

## REST Design Principles

- **Resources are nouns.** `/users`, `/orders`, not `/getUsers`, `/createOrder`.
- **HTTP methods are verbs.** GET reads, POST creates, PUT replaces, PATCH updates, DELETE removes.
- **Consistent response format.** Same envelope for success and error responses.
- **Pagination by default.** Never return unbounded lists.

## Anti-Patterns

- Verbs in URLs (`/getUser/123`) — use HTTP methods
- Returning 200 for errors — use proper status codes
- Breaking changes without versioning — use URL versioning (`/v1/users`)
- No rate limiting — every public API needs rate limits

## Reference Guide

| Topic | Reference | Load When |
|-------|-----------|-----------|
| REST conventions | `references/rest.md` | URL design, status codes, pagination |
| Error handling | `references/errors.md` | Error format, status codes, validation |

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api-designer skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/futurejj-api-designer (last updated 2026-10-24)