microservices-patterns
Design microservices architectures with service boundaries, event-driven communication, and resilience patterns. Use when building distributed systems, decomposing monoliths, or implementing microservices.
Profile →npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill microservices-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.
# Microservices Patterns Master microservices architecture patterns including service boundaries, inter-service communication, data management, and resilience patterns for building distributed systems. ## When to Use This Skill - Decomposing monoliths into microservices - Designing service boundaries and contracts - Implementing inter-service communication - Managing distributed data and transactions - Building resilient distributed systems - Implementing service discovery and load balancing - Designing event-driven architectures ## Core Concepts ### 1. Service Decomposition Strategies **By Business Capability** - Organize services around business functions - Each service owns its domain - Example: OrderService, PaymentService, InventoryService **By Subdomain (DDD)** - Core domain, supporting subdomains - Bounded contexts map to services - Clear ownership and responsibility **Strangler Fig Pattern** - Gradually extract from monolith - New functionality as microservices - Proxy routes to old/new systems ### 2. Communication Patterns **Synchronous (Request/Response)** - REST APIs - gRPC - GraphQL **Asynchronous (Events/Messages)** - Event streaming (Kafka) - Message queues (RabbitMQ,
- When to Use This Skill
- Core Concepts
- 1. Service Decomposition Strategies
- 2. Communication Patterns
- 3. Data Management
- 4. Resilience Patterns
- Detailed patterns and worked examples
What does the microservices-patterns skill do?
Design microservices architectures with service boundaries, event-driven communication, and resilience patterns. Use when building distributed systems, decomposing monoliths, or implementing microservices.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill microservices-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 wshobson/agents, a repository with 38,479 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.