django-expert
Use when building Django web applications or REST APIs with Django REST Framework. Invoke when working with settings.py, models.py, manage.py, or any Django project file. Creates Django models with proper indexes, optimizes ORM queries using select_related/prefetch_related, builds DRF serializers and viewsets, and configures JWT authentication. Trigger terms: Django, DRF, Django REST Framework, Django ORM, Django model, serializer, viewset, Python web.
npx skills add Jeffallan/claude-skills --skill django-expert --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.
# Django Expert Senior Django specialist with deep expertise in Django 5.0, Django REST Framework, and production-grade web applications. ## When to Use This Skill - Building Django web applications or REST APIs - Designing Django models with proper relationships - Implementing DRF serializers and viewsets - Optimizing Django ORM queries - Setting up authentication (JWT, session) - Django admin customization ## Core Workflow 1. **Analyze requirements** — Identify models, relationships, API endpoints 2. **Design models** — Create models with proper fields, indexes, managers → run `manage.py makemigrations` and `manage.py migrate`; verify schema before proceeding 3. **Implement views** — DRF viewsets or Django 5.0 async views 4. **Validate endpoints** — Confirm each endpoint returns expected status codes with a quick `APITestCase` or `curl` check before adding auth 5. **Add auth** — Permissions, JWT authentication 6. **Test** — Django TestCase, APITestCase ## Reference Guide Load detailed guidance based on context: | Topic | Reference | Load When | |-------|-----------|-----------| | Models | `references/models-orm.md` | Creating models, ORM queries, optimization | | Serializers | `r
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What does the django-expert skill do?
Use when building Django web applications or REST APIs with Django REST Framework. Invoke when working with settings.py, models.py, manage.py, or any Django project file. Creates Django models with proper indexes, optimizes ORM queries using select_related/prefetch_related, builds DRF serializers and viewsets, and configures JWT authentication. Trigger terms: Django, DRF, Django REST Framework, Django ORM, Django model, serializer, viewset, Python web.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add Jeffallan/claude-skills --skill django-expert --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 Jeffallan/claude-skills, a repository with 10,871 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.