🔍 Api Design Patterns
RESTful API design, error handling, versioning, and best practices. Use when designing APIs, reviewing endpoints, implementing error responses, or setting up API structure. Triggers on "design API", "review API", "REST best practices", or "API patterns".
npx playbooks add skill asyrafhussin/agent-skills --skill api-design-patterns
About Api Design Patterns
RESTful API design, error handling, versioning, and best practices. Use when designing APIs, reviewing endpoints, implementing error responses, or setting up API structure. Triggers on "design API", "review API", "REST best practices", or "API patterns".
This compact 35-word instruction set is purpose-built for code review & quality work in AI coding agents. Install with a single command.
Use Cases
- Catching bugs and security vulnerabilities before merge
- Enforcing code style and architectural consistency
- Reviewing PRs for performance and maintainability
- Generating detailed code review comments
Example Prompts
System Prompt (35 words)
RESTful API design, error handling, versioning, and best practices. Use when designing APIs, reviewing endpoints, implementing error responses, or setting up API structure. Triggers on "design API", "review API", "REST best practices", or "API patterns".
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Api Design Patterns?
Api Design Patterns is a free code review & quality skill for AI coding agents. RESTful API design, error handling, versioning, and best practices. Use when designing APIs, reviewing endpoints, implementing error responses, or setting up API structure. Triggers on "design API", "review API", "REST best practices", or "API patterns".. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with code review & quality expertise.
How do I use Api Design Patterns with Claude Code?
Run npx playbooks add skill asyrafhussin/agent-skills --skill api-design-patterns in your terminal to install Api Design Patterns into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.
Which AI coding agents work with Api Design Patterns?
Api Design Patterns is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.
Is Api Design Patterns free to use?
Yes, Api Design Patterns is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/asyrafhussin/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/api-design-patterns. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.
