backend-development
Backend API design, GraphQL architecture, workflow orchestration with Temporal, and test-driven backend development
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Backend API design, GraphQL architecture, workflow orchestration with Temporal, and test-driven backend development
Installation
npx claude-plugins install @wshobson/claude-code-workflows/backend-development
Contents
Folders: agents, commands, skills
Included Skills
This plugin includes 5 skill definitions:
api-design-principles
Master REST and GraphQL API design principles to build intuitive, scalable, and maintainable APIs that delight developers. Use when designing new APIs, reviewing API specifications, or establishing API design standards.
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API Design Principles
Master REST and GraphQL API design principles to build intuitive, scalable, and maintainable APIs that delight developers and stand the test of time.
When to Use This Skill
- Designing new REST or GraphQL APIs
- Refactoring existing APIs for better usability
- Establishing API design standards for your team
- Reviewing API specifications before implementation
- Migrating between API paradigms (REST to GraphQL, etc.)
- Creating developer-friendly API documentation
- Optimizing APIs for specific use cases (mobile, third-party integrations)
Core Concepts
1. RESTful Design Principles
Resource-Oriented Architecture
- Resources are nouns (users, orders, products), not verbs
- Use HTTP methods for actions (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE)
- URLs represent resource hierarchies
- Consistent naming conventions
HTTP Methods Semantics:
GET: Retrieve resources (idempotent, safe)POST: Create new resourcesPUT: Replace entire resource (idempotent)PATCH: Partial resource updatesDELETE: Remove resources (idempotent)
2. GraphQL Design Principles
Schema-First Development
- Types define your domain model
- Queries for reading data
- Mutations for modifying data
- Subscriptions for real-time updates
Query Structure:
- Clients request exactly what they need
- Single endpoint, multiple operations
- Strongly typed schema
- Introspection built-in
3. API Versioning Strategies
URL Versioning:
/api/v1
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### architecture-patterns
> Implement proven backend architecture patterns including Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, and Domain-Driven Design. Use when architecting complex backend systems or refactoring existing applications for better maintainability.
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# Architecture Patterns
Master proven backend architecture patterns including Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, and Domain-Driven Design to build maintainable, testable, and scalable systems.
## When to Use This Skill
- Designing new backend systems from scratch
- Refactoring monolithic applications for better maintainability
- Establishing architecture standards for your team
- Migrating from tightly coupled to loosely coupled architectures
- Implementing domain-driven design principles
- Creating testable and mockable codebases
- Planning microservices decomposition
## Core Concepts
### 1. Clean Architecture (Uncle Bob)
**Layers (dependency flows inward):**
- **Entities**: Core business models
- **Use Cases**: Application business rules
- **Interface Adapters**: Controllers, presenters, gateways
- **Frameworks & Drivers**: UI, database, external services
**Key Principles:**
- Dependencies point inward
- Inner layers know nothing about outer layers
- Business logic independent of frameworks
- Testable without UI, database, or external services
### 2. Hexagonal Architecture (Ports and Adapters)
**Components:**
- **Domain Core**: Business logic
- **Ports**: Interfaces defining interactions
- **Adapters**: Implementations of ports (database, REST, message queue)
**Benefits:**
- Swap implementations easily (mock for testing)
- Technology-agnostic core
- Clear separation of concerns
### 3. Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
**Strategic Patterns:**
- **Bounded C
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### cqrs-implementation
> Implement Command Query Responsibility Segregation for scalable architectures. Use when separating read and write models, optimizing query performance, or building event-sourced systems.
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# CQRS Implementation
Comprehensive guide to implementing CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation) patterns.
## When to Use This Skill
- Separating read and write concerns
- Scaling reads independently from writes
- Building event-sourced systems
- Optimizing complex query scenarios
- Different read/write data models needed
- High-performance reporting requirements
## Core Concepts
### 1. CQRS Architecture
┌─────────────┐
│ Client │
└──────┬──────┘
│
┌────────────┴────────────┐
│ │
▼ ▼
┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐
│ Commands │ │ Queries │
│ API │ │ API │
└──────┬──────┘ └──────┬──────┘
│ │
▼ ▼
┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐
│ Command │ │ Query │
│ Handlers │ │ Handlers │
└──────┬──────┘ └──────┬──────┘
│ │
▼ ▼
┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐
│ Write │─────────►│ Read │
│ Model │ Events │ Model │
└─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
### 2. Key Components
| Component | Responsibility
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### event-store-design
> Design and implement event stores for event-sourced systems. Use when building event sourcing infrastructure, choosing event store technologies, or implementing event persistence patterns.
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# Event Store Design
Comprehensive guide to designing event stores for event-sourced applications.
## When to Use This Skill
- Designing event sourcing infrastructure
- Choosing between event store technologies
- Implementing custom event stores
- Optimizing event storage and retrieval
- Setting up event store schemas
- Planning for event store scaling
## Core Concepts
### 1. Event Store Architecture
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Event Store │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ │ │ │ Stream 1 │ │ Stream 2 │ │ Stream 3 │ │ │ │ (Aggregate) │ │ (Aggregate) │ │ (Aggregate) │ │ │ ├─────────────┤ ├─────────────┤ ├─────────────┤ │ │ │ Event 1 │ │ Event 1 │ │ Event 1 │ │ │ │ Event 2 │ │ Event 2 │ │ Event 2 │ │ │ │ Event 3 │ │ … │ │ Event 3 │ │ │ │ … │ │ │ │ Event 4 │ │ │ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Global Position: 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 6 → … │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
### 2. Event Store Requirements
| Requirement | Description |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| **Append-only** | Events are immutable, only appends |
| **Ordered** | Per-stream an
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### microservices-patterns
> Design microservices architectures with service boundaries, event-driven communication, and resilience patterns. Use when building distributed systems, decomposing monoliths, or implementing microservices.
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# Microservices Patterns
Master microservices architecture patterns including service boundaries, inter-service communication, data management, and resilience patterns for building distributed systems.
## When to Use This Skill
- Decomposing monoliths into microservices
- Designing service boundaries and contracts
- Implementing inter-service communication
- Managing distributed data and transactions
- Building resilient distributed systems
- Implementing service discovery and load balancing
- Designing event-driven architectures
## Core Concepts
### 1. Service Decomposition Strategies
**By Business Capability**
- Organize services around business functions
- Each service owns its domain
- Example: OrderService, PaymentService, InventoryService
**By Subdomain (DDD)**
- Core domain, supporting subdomains
- Bounded contexts map to services
- Clear ownership and responsibility
**Strangler Fig Pattern**
- Gradually extract from monolith
- New functionality as microservices
- Proxy routes to old/new systems
### 2. Communication Patterns
**Synchronous (Request/Response)**
- REST APIs
- gRPC
- GraphQL
**Asynchronous (Events/Messages)**
- Event streaming (Kafka)
- Message queues (RabbitMQ, SQS)
- Pub/Sub patterns
### 3. Data Management
**Database Per Service**
- Each service owns its data
- No shared databases
- Loose coupling
**Saga Pattern**
- Distributed transactions
- Compensating actions
- Eventual consistency
### 4. Resilience Patterns
**Circuit Breaker**
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## Source
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/wshobson/agents)