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backend-dev-guidelines

Opinionated backend development standards for Node.js + Express + TypeScript microservices. Covers layered architecture, BaseController pattern, dependency injection, Prisma repositories, Zod validation, unifiedConfig, Sentry error tracking, async safety, and testing discipline.

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SKILL.md
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Content

57%Scale 1-3

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

This is a well-organized opinionated standards document with good progressive disclosure via sub-skills and clear architectural rules. Its main weaknesses are moderate verbosity (the BFRI system, persona framing, and status sections add bulk without proportional value) and incomplete actionability — key abstractions like BaseController and asyncErrorWrapper are referenced but never fully defined in the main file. The workflow for applying these standards to actual development tasks could be more explicit.

Suggestions

Provide a complete, executable BaseController implementation (or explicitly reference which sub-skill contains it) since it's the central pattern controllers must extend.

Trim or move the BFRI section to a sub-skill — it's a heavyweight assessment framework that adds significant length to what should be a concise overview.

Add a concrete end-to-end workflow example: 'To add a new endpoint, do steps 1-7 in order' with validation checkpoints between steps.

Remove the persona framing ('You are a senior backend engineer') and status section — these consume tokens without adding actionable guidance.

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Conciseness

The skill is reasonably structured but includes some unnecessary framing (e.g., 'You are a senior backend engineer', the BFRI scoring system which is novel but verbose, 'Skill Status' section, and explanatory text Claude doesn't need like 'No validation = bug'). The core architectural rules are fairly lean with good use of ❌/✅ patterns, but overall could be tightened by ~30%.

2 / 3

Actionability

Provides concrete code examples for key patterns (BaseController, routes, Zod validation, DI, asyncErrorWrapper) which is good. However, many examples are incomplete snippets rather than fully executable code — the BaseController itself is never defined, asyncErrorWrapper is referenced but not shown, and the testing example is a skeleton with no actual assertion logic. Several sections are declarative rules rather than executable guidance.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The validation checklist at the end provides a good summary checkpoint, and the layered architecture flow is clearly sequenced. However, there's no explicit workflow for creating a new feature end-to-end (e.g., 'first create the schema, then the repository, then the service...'), and the BFRI assessment process lacks a concrete example walkthrough. The checklist is present but there are no feedback loops or error recovery steps.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

Excellent structure: the main SKILL.md serves as a clear overview of all architectural rules with concise examples, then points to 11 well-named sub-skills for deeper dives (architecture-overview, async-and-errors, complete-examples, etc.). References are one level deep and clearly signaled. The content appropriately splits overview from detail.

3 / 3

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Description

82%Scale 1-3

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

This description excels at specificity and distinctiveness, listing a comprehensive set of concrete technologies and patterns that clearly define its niche. The main weakness is the absence of an explicit 'Use when...' clause, which means Claude must infer when to select this skill rather than having clear trigger guidance. Adding explicit trigger conditions would elevate this from a good to excellent description.

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Add a 'Use when...' clause such as 'Use when building or reviewing Node.js/Express/TypeScript backend services, setting up microservice architecture, or asking about backend patterns like controllers, repositories, or validation.'

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Specificity

Lists multiple specific concrete actions and patterns: BaseController pattern, dependency injection, Prisma repositories, Zod validation, unifiedConfig, Sentry error tracking, async safety, and testing discipline. These are highly specific technical concepts.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers 'what does this do' with detailed coverage of standards and patterns, but lacks an explicit 'Use when...' clause or equivalent trigger guidance. The 'when' is only implied by the domain context.

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes many natural keywords a developer would use: Node.js, Express, TypeScript, microservices, Prisma, Zod, Sentry, dependency injection, layered architecture, testing. These are terms developers naturally mention when working in this stack.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Highly distinctive due to the specific technology stack (Node.js + Express + TypeScript) combined with specific patterns (BaseController, Prisma, Zod, unifiedConfig, Sentry). This is unlikely to conflict with other skills given its narrow, opinionated scope.

3 / 3

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Validation

90%

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