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When designing new REST/GraphQL APIs, reviewing API specs, refactoring existing APIs, or establishing team-wide API standards.
details.md, rest-best-practices.md, graphql-schema-design.md for deep patternsassets/rest-api-template.py) and API design checklistDevelopers produce intuitive, scalable, maintainable APIs with consistent conventions, proper versioning, and documentation-ready specs that reduce integration friction.
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A backend team is starting a new microservice and needs to define its external REST API. Using this skill, they apply resource-oriented design, correct HTTP semantics, pagination, and versioning from day one. The skill's checklist and template help them avoid common pitfalls, producing a clean spec that frontend and third-party integrators can consume without confusion.
A platform team wants to establish organization-wide API standards and review existing GraphQL schemas. They use this skill to apply schema-first development, DataLoader patterns, cursor pagination, and deprecation rules. The referenced deep-dive docs and checklists let them audit specs consistently and uplift quality across teams, reducing breaking changes.
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