api-patterns
API design principles and decision-making. REST vs GraphQL vs tRPC selection, response formats, versioning, pagination.
Profile →npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill api-patterns --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# API Patterns > API design principles and decision-making for 2025. > **Learn to THINK, not copy fixed patterns.** ## 🎯 Selective Reading Rule **Read ONLY files relevant to the request!** Check the content map, find what you need. --- ## 📑 Content Map | File | Description | When to Read | |------|-------------|--------------| | `api-style.md` | REST vs GraphQL vs tRPC decision tree | Choosing API type | | `rest.md` | Resource naming, HTTP methods, status codes | Designing REST API | | `response.md` | Envelope pattern, error format, pagination | Response structure | | `graphql.md` | Schema design, when to use, security | Considering GraphQL | | `trpc.md` | TypeScript monorepo, type safety | TS fullstack projects | | `versioning.md` | URI/Header/Query versioning | API evolution planning | | `auth.md` | JWT, OAuth, Passkey, API Keys | Auth pattern selection | | `rate-limiting.md` | Token bucket, sliding window | API protection | | `documentation.md` | OpenAPI/Swagger best practices | Documentation | | `security-testing.md` | OWASP API Top 10, auth/authz testing | Security audits | --- ## 🔗 Related Skills | Need | Skill | |------|-------| | API implementation | `@[skills/backend-de
- 🎯 Selective Reading Rule
- 📑 Content Map
- 🔗 Related Skills
- ✅ Decision Checklist
- ❌ Anti-Patterns
- Script
- When to Use
- Limitations
What does the api-patterns skill do?
API design principles and decision-making. REST vs GraphQL vs tRPC selection, response formats, versioning, pagination.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill api-patterns --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, a repository with 44,414 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.