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api-development

WHEN to auto-invoke: Creating API routes, building endpoints, adding route.ts files, implementing REST/GraphQL APIs, adding authentication to APIs, rate limiting, API validation with Zod, handling HTTP methods (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE). WHEN NOT to invoke: Pure frontend work, styling, React components without API calls, documentation-only tasks, database migrations without API changes.

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Updated 1/20/2026
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quick start

Installation and usage

WHEN to auto-invoke: Creating API routes, building endpoints, adding route.ts files, implementing REST/GraphQL APIs, adding authentication to APIs, rate limiting, API validation with Zod, handling HTTP methods (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE). WHEN NOT to invoke: Pure frontend work, styling, React components without API calls, documentation-only tasks, database migrations without API changes.

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use api-development