building-api-authentication
Build secure API authentication systems with OAuth2, JWT, API keys, and session management. Use when implementing secure authentication flows. Trigger with phrases like "build authentication", "add API auth", or "secure the API". '
npx skills add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill building-api-authentication --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.
# Building API Authentication ## Overview Build secure API authentication systems supporting JWT Bearer tokens, OAuth 2.0 authorization code and client credentials flows, API key management, and session-based authentication. Implement token issuance, validation, refresh rotation, revocation, and role-based access control (RBAC) with scoped permissions across all API endpoints. ## Prerequisites - C
What does the building-api-authentication skill do?
Build secure API authentication systems with OAuth2, JWT, API keys, and session management. Use when implementing secure authentication flows. Trigger with phrases like "build authentication", "add API auth", or "secure the API". '
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill building-api-authentication --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 jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills, a repository with 2,596 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.