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Claude skills for backend development

API design, auth, payments and server patterns, including official skills from Stripe, for backends that hold up in production.

The best Claude skills for backend development

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    API Design Principles

    Seth Hobson 42k

    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…

    npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill api-design-principles
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    Architecture Patterns

    Seth Hobson 42k

    Implement proven backend architecture patterns including Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, and Domain-Driven Design. Use this skill when designing clean architecture for a new microservice…

    npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill architecture-patterns
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    Async Python Patterns

    Seth Hobson 42k

    Master Python asyncio, concurrent programming, and async/await patterns for high-performance applications. Use when building async APIs, concurrent systems, or I/O-bound applications requiring…

    npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill async-python-patterns

All 40 backend development skills

40 skills

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…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Architecture Patterns

Implement proven backend architecture patterns including Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, and Domain-Driven Design. Use this skill when designing clean architecture for…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Async Python Patterns

Master Python asyncio, concurrent programming, and async/await patterns for high-performance applications. Use when building async APIs, concurrent systems, or I/O-bound…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Auth Implementation Patterns

Master authentication and authorization patterns including JWT, OAuth2, session management, and RBAC to build secure, scalable access control systems. Use when implementing auth…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Billing Automation

Build automated billing systems for recurring payments, invoicing, subscription lifecycle, and dunning management. Use when implementing subscription billing, automating…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Cqrs Implementation

Implement Command Query Responsibility Segregation for scalable architectures. Use when separating read and write models, optimizing query performance, or building event-sourced…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Dotnet Backend Patterns

Master C#/.NET backend development patterns for building robust APIs, MCP servers, and enterprise applications. Covers async/await, dependency injection, Entity Framework Core…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Fastapi Templates

Create production-ready FastAPI projects with async patterns, dependency injection, and comprehensive error handling. Use when building new FastAPI applications or setting up…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Microservices Patterns

Design microservices architectures with service boundaries, event-driven communication, and resilience patterns. Use when building distributed systems, decomposing monoliths, or…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Nodejs Backend Patterns

Build production-ready Node.js backend services with Express/Fastify, implementing middleware patterns, error handling, authentication, database integration, and API design best…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Openapi Spec Generation

Generate and maintain OpenAPI 3.1 specifications from code, design-first specs, and validation patterns. Use when creating API documentation, generating SDKs, or ensuring API…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Paypal Integration

Integrate PayPal payment processing with support for express checkout, subscriptions, and refund management. Use when implementing PayPal payments, processing online transactions…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Pci Compliance

Implement PCI DSS compliance requirements for secure handling of payment card data and payment systems. Use when securing payment processing, achieving PCI compliance, or…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Projection Patterns

Build read models and projections from event streams. Use when implementing CQRS read sides, building materialized views, or optimizing query performance in event-sourced systems.

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Python Anti Patterns

Use this skill when reviewing Python code for common anti-patterns to avoid. Use as a checklist when reviewing code, before finalizing implementations, or when debugging issues…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Python Background Jobs

Python background job patterns including task queues, workers, and event-driven architecture. Use when implementing async task processing, job queues, long-running operations, or…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Python Code Style

Python code style, linting, formatting, naming conventions, and documentation standards. Use when writing new code, reviewing style, configuring linters, writing docstrings, or…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Python Configuration

Python configuration management via environment variables and typed settings. Use when externalizing config, setting up pydantic-settings, managing secrets, or implementing…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Python Error Handling

Python error handling patterns including input validation, exception hierarchies, and partial failure handling. Use when implementing validation logic, designing exception…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Python Packaging

Create distributable Python packages with proper project structure, setup.py/pyproject.toml, and publishing to PyPI. Use when packaging Python libraries, creating CLI tools, or…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Python Performance Optimization

Profile and optimize Python code using cProfile, memory profilers, and performance best practices. Use when debugging slow Python code, optimizing bottlenecks, or improving…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Python Project Structure

Python project organization, module architecture, and public API design. Use when setting up new projects, organizing modules, defining public interfaces with __all__, or planning…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Python Resilience

Python resilience patterns including automatic retries, exponential backoff, timeouts, and fault-tolerant decorators. Use when adding retry logic, implementing timeouts, building…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Python Resource Management

Python resource management with context managers, cleanup patterns, and streaming. Use when managing connections, file handles, implementing cleanup logic, or building streaming…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Python Type Safety

Python type safety with type hints, generics, protocols, and strict type checking. Use when adding type annotations, implementing generic classes, defining structural interfaces…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Rust Async Patterns

Master Rust async programming with Tokio, async traits, error handling, and concurrent patterns. Use when building async Rust applications, implementing concurrent systems, or…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Saga Orchestration

Implement saga patterns for distributed transactions and cross-aggregate workflows. Use this skill when implementing distributed transactions across microservices where 2PC is…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Stripe Integration

Implement Stripe payment processing for robust, PCI-compliant payment flows including checkout, subscriptions, and webhooks. Use when integrating Stripe payments, building…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Uv Package Manager

Master the uv package manager for fast Python dependency management, virtual environments, and modern Python project workflows. Use when setting up Python projects, managing…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Workflow Orchestration Patterns

Design durable workflows with Temporal for distributed systems. Covers workflow vs activity separation, saga patterns, state management, and determinism constraints. Use when…

Backend & APIsSeth Hobson42k

Connect Recommend

Use this skill when the user asks about Stripe Connect configuration, charge patterns, Dashboard access, or how to get started with Connect, is building a marketplace, platform…

Backend & APIsStripe2k

Connect Required Verification Information

Use this skill when the user asks what information a Stripe Connect connected account must provide for verification, onboarding, KYC, or account requirements; when they need to…

Backend & APIsStripe2k

Metronome

Guides Metronome usage-based billing integration decisions — event ingestion (single and batch, idempotency, billable metrics), contract design (rate cards, overrides, dimensional…

Backend & APIsStripe2k

Stripe Apps

Build, modify, or review Stripe Apps and extensions using the relevant documentation and reference guides. Use for custom Stripe Dashboard UI, stripe-app.yaml…

Backend & APIsStripe2k

Stripe Best Practices

Guides Stripe integration decisions across development and test environment planning (separate sandboxes vs the shared test mode sandbox), API selection (Checkout Sessions vs…

Backend & APIsStripe2k

Stripe Directory

Identifies external providers, merchants, nonprofits, platforms, APIs, and software services, and resolves the documented way to engage them — to pay, donate, subscribe, book…

Backend & APIsStripe2k

Stripe Docs

Use when the user or agent needs to read, search, or look up Stripe documentation or API reference. Prefer this over curl or WebFetch for any docs.stripe.com content. Use to fetch…

Backend & APIsStripe2k

Stripe Pay

Helps users send funds to another Stripe business, transfer money to a Stripe Profile handle or network ID, or ask whether an agent can pay a Stripe business. Use Stripe Directory…

Backend & APIsStripe2k

Stripe Projects

Use when the user wants to provision infrastructure or third-party services using Stripe Projects. Triggers: "I need a database", "set up auth", "add caching", "give me a…

Backend & APIsStripe2k

Upgrade Stripe

Guide for upgrading Stripe API versions, webhook endpoints, server-side SDKs, Stripe.js, and mobile SDKs

Backend & APIsStripe2k

About these backend development skills

Backend mistakes are expensive: a missing idempotency key, a leaky auth check, a webhook that charges twice. Backend skills give Claude the checklists and conventions that catch these before they ship.

Highlights include Stripe's official integration skills, API and microservice design guides, and language-specific skills for Python, Node, Go, Rust and more.

This page collects every skill in the directory that covers backend development: 40 from 2 publishers, including official skills from Stripe. Each one links back to its original GitHub repository, so you always get the author's latest version.

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Questions about Claude skills for backend development

What is the best Claude skill for backend development?

Our top pick is API Design Principles by Seth Hobson, from a repository with 42k GitHub stars. Architecture Patterns and Async Python Patterns round out the top three. Skills are ranked by the popularity of their source repository, with hand-picked favorites first, and official skills from Stripe carry a badge.

How do I install a Claude skill for backend development?

Open a skill's page and run its install command in your project folder, for example npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill api-design-principles. You can also download any skill as a ZIP and add it to Claude Code or upload it to the Claude app.

The install guide walks through every method.

Are Claude skills for backend development free?

Yes. All 40 skills on this page are open source and free to use, and most are MIT licensed. You need a Claude plan that supports skills, or a coding agent that reads SKILL.md files.

Do these skills work in Claude Code and the Claude app?

Yes. A skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file, and the same folder works in Claude Code, the Claude desktop and web apps (on paid plans with code execution turned on) and the Claude API. Many also work in other agents that support the Agent Skills format, such as Cursor and OpenAI Codex. Skills that ship scripts need somewhere Claude can run code.

How many Claude skills for backend development are there?

We list 40 from 2 publishers, last updated November 4, 2026. The list refreshes from GitHub as publishers release new skills.

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