nodejs-backend-patterns: a Claude Code skill by Seth Hobson
For developers starting a Node.js API on Express or Fastify who want a checklist of production habits. Skip it if your server is written in another language.
- Score
- 74of 100
- Rank
- #130of 239
- Installs
- 50Kon skills.sh
- Security
- Clear 5 scanners
- Updated
- 2026
- Context
- ~76tokens always
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/wshobson/agents --skill nodejs-backend-patterns
Run it in your terminal. View the source
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What does nodejs-backend-patterns do?
nodejs-backend-patterns is a Claude skill that gives Claude a short guide to building Node.js servers and APIs with Express or Fastify. The main file lists where it applies, such as REST or GraphQL servers, microservices, auth, database work, WebSockets and background jobs, plus fifteen habits: TypeScript, custom error classes, input checks with Zod or Joi, environment variables for secrets, structured logs with Pino or Winston, rate limits, strict CORS, connection pooling, health checks and graceful shutdown. The worked patterns live in a separate references/details.md file, and testing is handed to a sibling javascript-testing-patterns skill.
When should you use nodejs-backend-patterns?
Use it when
- Setting up a new Express or Fastify API
- Adding auth, logging or rate limits to a Node server
- Checking a Node backend against common habits
Skip it when
- Your backend is in another language
- You mainly need testing guidance
What it needs and what it can touch
You need
- Node.js
From reading its instructions, not from running it.
Why it scores 74
Strongest on upkeep (100 of 100), weakest on adoption (54).
Is nodejs-backend-patterns safe to install?
Every scanner that checked it passed it. Scanners often miss what other scanners catch, and a skill can change after a scan. Read its source before you install it.
| Scanner | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Gen Agent Trust Hub | Passed | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Socket | Passed | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Snyk | Low risk | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Runlayer | Passed | Mar 8, 2026 |
| ZeroLeaks | Low risk | Apr 16, 2026 |
Details
- Installs
- 49,980
- Repository stars
- 42,407
- Last repository change
- Tokens always loaded
- about 76
- Tokens when used
- about 414
- License
- MIT
- Data confidence
- High
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