Best Claude Code skills for api development on Rest (May 2026)

Analyze API endpoints in your codebase and generate OpenAPI/Swagger documentation automatically

Use this skill any time a spreadsheet file is the primary input or output. This means any task where the user wants to: open, read, edit, or fix an existing .xlsx, .xlsm, .csv, or .tsv file (e.g., adding columns, computing formulas, formatting, charting, cleaning messy data); cr…

Framework for rolling out organizational changes without chaos. Covers the ADKAR model adapted for startups, communication templates, resistance patterns, and change fatigue management. Handles process changes, org restructures, strategy pivots, and culture changes. Use when ann…

People leadership for scaling companies. Hiring strategy, compensation design, org structure, culture, and retention. Use when building hiring plans, designing comp frameworks, restructuring teams, managing performance, building culture, or when user mentions CHRO, HR, people st…

Designs and implements backend systems including REST APIs, microservices, database architectures, authentication flows, and security hardening. Use when the user asks to "design REST APIs", "optimize database queries", "implement authentication", "build microservices", "review …

Use when the user asks to generate API tests, create integration test suites, test REST endpoints, or build contract tests.

Atlassian Confluence expert for creating and managing spaces, knowledge bases, and documentation. Configures space permissions and hierarchies, creates page templates with macros, sets up documentation taxonomies, designs page layouts, and manages content governance. Use when us…

Build a stakeholder map using a power/interest grid, identify communication strategies per quadrant, and generate a communication plan. Use when managing stakeholders, preparing for a launch, aligning cross-functional teams, or planning stakeholder engagement.

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.

Creates professional API documentation using OpenAPI specifications with endpoints, authentication, and interactive examples. Use when documenting REST APIs, creating SDK references, or building developer portals.

REST API security hardening with authentication, rate limiting, input validation, security headers. Use for production APIs, security audits, defense-in-depth, or encountering vulnerabilities, injection attacks, CORS issues.

HTTP API testing for TypeScript (Supertest) and Python (httpx, pytest). Test REST APIs, GraphQL, request/response validation, authentication, and error handling.

Use when building APIs with Hono framework on Bun, including routing, middleware, REST APIs, context handling, or web framework features.

Use when building HTTP servers with Bun.serve, handling requests/responses, implementing routing, creating REST APIs, or configuring fetch handlers.

Builds GraphQL APIs with schema design, resolvers, error handling, and performance optimization using Apollo or Graphene. Use when creating flexible query APIs, migrating from REST, or implementing real-time subscriptions.

Designs RESTful APIs with proper resource naming, HTTP methods, status codes, and response formats. Use when building new APIs, establishing API conventions, or designing developer-friendly interfaces.

Vercel KV (Redis-compatible key-value storage via Upstash). Use for Next.js caching, sessions, rate limiting, TTL data storage, or encountering KV_REST_API_URL errors, rate limit issues, JSON serialization errors. Provides strong consistency vs eventual consistency.

Validate encryption at rest checker operations. Auto-activating skill for Security Advanced. Triggers on: encryption at rest checker, encryption at rest checker Part of the Security Advanced skill category. Use when working with encryption at rest checker functionality. Trigger …

Create firestore index creator operations. Auto-activating skill for GCP Skills. Triggers on: firestore index creator, firestore index creator Part of the GCP Skills skill category. Use when working with firestore index creator functionality. Trigger with phrases like "firestore…

Build rest endpoint designer operations. Auto-activating skill for API Development. Triggers on: rest endpoint designer, rest endpoint designer Part of the API Development skill category. Use when working with rest endpoint designer functionality. Trigger with phrases like "rest…

Safety guardrails — blocks destructive commands (rm -rf, DROP TABLE, force-push, git reset --hard) and optionally restricts file edits to a specific directory. Use when working on critical systems or when you want extra protection.

Run SEO audit (39 rules) with AI visibility checks — GEO (20 rules for AI bot access, snippet restrictions) and AEO (4 schema checks). Auto-fix included. Use when user wants to check or improve search visibility.