Designs and implements backend systems including REST APIs, microservices, database architectures, authentication flows, and security hardening. Use when the user asks to "design REST APIs", "optimize database queries", "implement authentication", "build microservices", "review backend code", "set up GraphQL", "handle database migrations", or "load test APIs". Covers Node.js/Express/Fastify development, PostgreSQL optimization, API security, and backend architecture patterns.
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Does it follow best practices?
Impact
84%
1.29xAverage score across 6 eval scenarios
Risky
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2 findings — 1 high severity, 1 medium severity. You should review these findings carefully before considering using this skill.
The skill handles credentials insecurely by requiring the agent to include secret values verbatim in its generated output. This exposes credentials in the agent’s context and conversation history, creating a risk of data exfiltration.
Insecure credential handling detected (high risk: 0.90). The prompt includes examples that embed secrets verbatim in commands (e.g., --header "Authorization: Bearer token123" and direct --connection URIs), which encourages passing API keys/tokens on the command line and would require the LLM to output secret values exactly.
The skill exposes the agent to untrusted, user-generated content from public third-party sources, creating a risk of indirect prompt injection. This includes browsing arbitrary URLs, reading social media posts or forum comments, and analyzing content from unknown websites.
Third-party content exposure detected (high risk: 0.80). The skill includes an HTTP load tester (scripts/api_load_tester.py) and SKILL.md workflows that explicitly instruct running tests against arbitrary external URLs, so the agent will fetch and interpret untrusted third‑party responses whose results can directly influence recommendations and next actions.
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