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Design or review REST/GraphQL APIs when endpoints or contracts change.
Design or review REST/GraphQL APIs when endpoints or contracts change.
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Customize after /app-init: Replace these generic conventions with your project's ADR decisions.
GET /users not GET /getUsers/users, /orders, /products/users/:id/orders/order-items| Action | Method | Success Status | Idempotent |
|---|---|---|---|
| List | GET | 200 | Yes |
| Get one | GET | 200 | Yes |
| Create | POST | 201 | No |
| Full update | PUT | 200 | Yes |
| Partial update | PATCH | 200 | No |
| Delete | DELETE | 204 | Yes |
{
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Email is required",
"details": {
"field": "email",
"constraint": "required"
}
}
}
| HTTP Status | When | Error Code Pattern |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Invalid input | VALIDATION_ERROR, INVALID_FORMAT |
| 401 | Not authenticated | UNAUTHORIZED |
| 403 | Not permitted | FORBIDDEN |
| 404 | Resource not found | NOT_FOUND |
| 409 | Conflict (duplicate) | CONFLICT, DUPLICATE |
| 422 | Business rule violation | UNPROCESSABLE |
| 429 | Rate limited | RATE_LIMITED |
| 500 | Server error | INTERNAL_ERROR |
{
"data": [...],
"pagination": {
"total": 100,
"page": 1,
"per_page": 20,
"has_next": true
}
}
/api/v1/usersSunset header with date, keep old version for N monthsDuring /implement:
public annotation)During /review:
For phase-entry loading, read only:
When to ApplyChecklistLoad Conventions, Anti-Patterns, and References on full read or cache miss only.
POST /createUser → POST /users/user and /products (singular vs plural){ success: false }docs/adr/ADR-002-project-architecture.md § API Design.agent/rules/security_guardrails.md (A01: Access Control, A03: Injection).agentcortex/templates/spec-app-feature.md § API Contractname: api-design description: Design or review REST/GraphQL APIs when endpoints or contracts change.
---
name: api-design
description: Design or review REST/GraphQL APIs when endpoints or contracts change.
---
<!-- This is a SCAFFOLD skill -->
# API Design
## When to Apply
- **Classification**: feature, architecture-change, hotfix (if touching API endpoints)
- **Phase**: /implement (design & build), /review (compliance check), /test (contract verification)
- **Trigger**: Task involves creating, modifying, or deprecating API endpoints
## Conventions
> **Customize after /app-init**: Replace these generic conventions with your project's ADR decisions.
### Endpoint Naming
- Use nouns for resources, not verbs: `GET /users` not `GET /getUsers`
- Plural resource names: `/users`, `/orders`, `/products`
- Nested resources for relationships: `/users/:id/orders`
- Use kebab-case for multi-word paths: `/order-items`
### HTTP Methods
| Action | Method | Success Status | Idempotent |
|---|---|---|---|
| List | GET | 200 | Yes |
| Get one | GET | 200 | Yes |
| Create | POST | 201 | No |
| Full update | PUT | 200 | Yes |
| Partial update | PATCH | 200 | No |
| Delete | DELETE | 204 | Yes |
### Error Response Format
```json
{
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Email is required",
"details": {
"field": "email",
"constraint": "required"
}
}
}
```
### Standard Error Codes
| HTTP Status | When | Error Code Pattern |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Invalid input | VALIDATION_ERROR, INVALID_FORMAT |
| 401 | Not authenticated | UNAUTHORIZED |
| 403 | Not permitted | FORBIDDEN |
| 404 | Resource not found | NOT_FOUND |
| 409 | Conflict (duplicate) | CONFLICT, DUPLICATE |
| 422 | Business rule violation | UNPROCESSABLE |
| 429 | Rate limited | RATE_LIMITED |
| 500 | Server error | INTERNAL_ERROR |
### Pagination
```json
{
"data": [...],
"pagination": {
"total": 100,
"page": 1,
"per_page": 20,
"has_next": true
}
}
```
### Versioning
- URL path versioning: `/api/v1/users`
- Breaking changes require new version
- Deprecation: add `Sunset` header with date, keep old version for N months
### Input Validation
- Validate at the controller/route level BEFORE business logic
- Return ALL validation errors at once (batch), not one at a time
- Sanitize strings: trim whitespace, escape HTML where applicable
- Enforce max lengths on all string fields
## Checklist
During /implement:
- [ ] Every endpoint has input validation
- [ ] Every endpoint returns consistent error format
- [ ] Every endpoint has proper auth check (or explicit `public` annotation)
- [ ] Pagination for list endpoints
- [ ] Rate limiting consideration (at least documented in spec)
- [ ] No sensitive data in URL parameters (use body or headers)
- [ ] Request/response examples in spec match implementation
During /review:
- [ ] No N+1 query patterns in list endpoints
- [ ] Proper HTTP status codes (not everything is 200)
- [ ] Idempotency for PUT/DELETE
- [ ] Error messages don't leak internal details (stack traces, SQL, paths)
- [ ] CORS configured per ADR policy
## Heading-Scoped Read Note
For phase-entry loading, read only:
- `When to Apply`
- `Checklist`
Load `Conventions`, `Anti-Patterns`, and `References` on full read or cache miss only.
## Anti-Patterns
- **God endpoint**: One endpoint that does everything based on query params. Split into specific endpoints.
- **Verb in URL**: `POST /createUser` → `POST /users`
- **Inconsistent naming**: Mixing `/user` and `/products` (singular vs plural)
- **Swallowing errors**: Catching exceptions and returning 200 with `{ success: false }`
- **Leaking internals**: Returning DB column names directly as API fields without mapping
- **Missing 404**: Returning empty 200 instead of 404 when resource doesn't exist
- **Unbounded lists**: List endpoints without pagination or default limits
## References
- Project ADR: `docs/adr/ADR-002-project-architecture.md` § API Design
- Security guardrails: `.agent/rules/security_guardrails.md` (A01: Access Control, A03: Injection)
- Spec template: `.agentcortex/templates/spec-app-feature.md` § API Contract
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Review before install: Avoid automatic install
License: MIT
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Promising
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66/100
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