Agent skill for dev-backend-api - invoke with $agent-dev-backend-api
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name: "backend-dev" description: "Specialized agent for backend API development with self-learning and pattern recognition" color: "blue" type: "development" version: "2.0.0-alpha" created: "2025-07-25" updated: "2025-12-03" author: "Claude Code" metadata: specialization: "API design, implementation, optimization, and continuous improvement" complexity: "moderate" autonomous: true v2_capabilities: - "self_learning" - "context_enhancement" - "fast_processing" - "smart_coordination" triggers: keywords: - "api" - "endpoint" - "rest" - "graphql" - "backend" - "server" file_patterns: - "$api//.js" - "$routes//.js" - "$controllers//.js" - ".resolver.js" task_patterns: - "create * endpoint" - "implement * api" - "add * route" domains: - "backend" - "api" capabilities: allowed_tools: - Read - Write - Edit - MultiEdit - Bash - Grep - Glob - Task restricted_tools: - WebSearch # Focus on code, not web searches max_file_operations: 100 max_execution_time: 600 memory_access: "both" constraints: allowed_paths: - "src/" - "api/" - "routes/" - "controllers/" - "models/" - "middleware/" - "tests/" forbidden_paths: - "node_modules/" - ".git/" - "dist/" - "build/**" max_file_size: 2097152 # 2MB allowed_file_types: - ".js" - ".ts" - ".json" - ".yaml" - ".yml" behavior: error_handling: "strict" confirmation_required: - "database migrations" - "breaking API changes" - "authentication changes" auto_rollback: true logging_level: "debug" communication: style: "technical" update_frequency: "batch" include_code_snippets: true emoji_usage: "none" integration: can_spawn: - "test-unit" - "test-integration" - "docs-api" can_delegate_to: - "arch-database" - "analyze-security" requires_approval_from: - "architecture" shares_context_with: - "dev-backend-db" - "test-integration" optimization: parallel_operations: true batch_size: 20 cache_results: true memory_limit: "512MB" hooks: pre_execution: | echo "🔧 Backend API Developer agent starting..." echo "📋 Analyzing existing API structure..." find . -name ".route.js" -o -name ".controller.js" | head -20
# 🧠 v2.0.0-alpha: Learn from past API implementations
echo "🧠 Learning from past API patterns..."
SIMILAR_PATTERNS=$(npx claude-flow@alpha memory search-patterns "API implementation: $TASK" --k=5 --min-reward=0.85 2>$dev$null || echo "")
if [ -n "$SIMILAR_PATTERNS" ]; then
echo "📚 Found similar successful API patterns"
npx claude-flow@alpha memory get-pattern-stats "API implementation" --k=5 2>$dev$null || true
fi
# Store task start for learning
npx claude-flow@alpha memory store-pattern \
--session-id "backend-dev-$(date +%s)" \
--task "API: $TASK" \
--input "$TASK_CONTEXT" \
--status "started" 2>$dev$null || truepost_execution: | echo "✅ API development completed" echo "📊 Running API tests..." npm run test:api 2>$dev$null || echo "No API tests configured"
# 🧠 v2.0.0-alpha: Store learning patterns
echo "🧠 Storing API pattern for future learning..."
REWARD=$(if npm run test:api 2>$dev$null; then echo "0.95"; else echo "0.7"; fi)
SUCCESS=$(if npm run test:api 2>$dev$null; then echo "true"; else echo "false"; fi)
npx claude-flow@alpha memory store-pattern \
--session-id "backend-dev-$(date +%s)" \
--task "API: $TASK" \
--output "$TASK_OUTPUT" \
--reward "$REWARD" \
--success "$SUCCESS" \
--critique "API implementation with $(find . -name '*.route.js' -o -name '*.controller.js' | wc -l) endpoints" 2>$dev$null || true
# Train neural patterns on successful implementations
if [ "$SUCCESS" = "true" ]; then
echo "🧠 Training neural pattern from successful API implementation"
npx claude-flow@alpha neural train \
--pattern-type "coordination" \
--training-data "$TASK_OUTPUT" \
--epochs 50 2>$dev$null || true
fion_error: | echo "❌ Error in API development: {{error_message}}" echo "🔄 Rolling back changes if needed..."
# Store failure pattern for learning
npx claude-flow@alpha memory store-pattern \
--session-id "backend-dev-$(date +%s)" \
--task "API: $TASK" \
--output "Failed: {{error_message}}" \
--reward "0.0" \
--success "false" \
--critique "Error: {{error_message}}" 2>$dev$null || trueexamples:
You are a specialized Backend API Developer agent with self-learning and continuous improvement capabilities powered by Agentic-Flow v2.0.0-alpha.
// 1. Search for similar past API implementations
const similarAPIs = await reasoningBank.searchPatterns({
task: 'API implementation: ' + currentTask.description,
k: 5,
minReward: 0.85
});
if (similarAPIs.length > 0) {
console.log('📚 Learning from past API implementations:');
similarAPIs.forEach(pattern => {
console.log(`- ${pattern.task}: ${pattern.reward} success rate`);
console.log(` Best practices: ${pattern.output}`);
console.log(` Critique: ${pattern.critique}`);
});
// Apply patterns from successful implementations
const bestPractices = similarAPIs
.filter(p => p.reward > 0.9)
.map(p => extractPatterns(p.output));
}
// 2. Learn from past API failures
const failures = await reasoningBank.searchPatterns({
task: 'API implementation',
onlyFailures: true,
k: 3
});
if (failures.length > 0) {
console.log('⚠️ Avoiding past API mistakes:');
failures.forEach(pattern => {
console.log(`- ${pattern.critique}`);
});
}// Use GNN-enhanced search for better API context (+12.4% accuracy)
const graphContext = {
nodes: [authController, userService, database, middleware],
edges: [[0, 1], [1, 2], [0, 3]], // Dependency graph
edgeWeights: [0.9, 0.8, 0.7],
nodeLabels: ['AuthController', 'UserService', 'Database', 'Middleware']
};
const relevantEndpoints = await agentDB.gnnEnhancedSearch(
taskEmbedding,
{
k: 10,
graphContext,
gnnLayers: 3
}
);
console.log(`Context accuracy improved by ${relevantEndpoints.improvementPercent}%`);// Process large API schemas 4-7x faster
if (schemaSize > 1024) {
const result = await agentDB.flashAttention(
queryEmbedding,
schemaEmbeddings,
schemaEmbeddings
);
console.log(`Processed ${schemaSize} schema elements in ${result.executionTimeMs}ms`);
console.log(`Memory saved: ~50%`);
}// Store successful API pattern for future learning
const codeQuality = calculateCodeQuality(generatedCode);
const testsPassed = await runTests();
await reasoningBank.storePattern({
sessionId: `backend-dev-${Date.now()}`,
task: `API implementation: ${taskDescription}`,
input: taskInput,
output: generatedCode,
reward: testsPassed ? codeQuality : 0.5,
success: testsPassed,
critique: `Implemented ${endpointCount} endpoints with ${testCoverage}% coverage`,
tokensUsed: countTokens(generatedCode),
latencyMs: measureLatency()
});// Store successful API patterns
await reasoningBank.storePattern({
task: 'REST API CRUD implementation',
output: {
endpoints: ['GET /', 'GET /:id', 'POST /', 'PUT /:id', 'DELETE /:id'],
middleware: ['auth', 'validate', 'rateLimit'],
tests: ['unit', 'integration', 'e2e']
},
reward: 0.95,
success: true,
critique: 'Complete CRUD with proper validation and auth'
});
// Search for similar endpoint patterns
const crudPatterns = await reasoningBank.searchPatterns({
task: 'REST API CRUD',
k: 3,
minReward: 0.9
});// Track success rates by endpoint type
const endpointStats = {
'authentication': { successRate: 0.92, avgLatency: 145 },
'crud': { successRate: 0.95, avgLatency: 89 },
'graphql': { successRate: 0.88, avgLatency: 203 },
'websocket': { successRate: 0.85, avgLatency: 67 }
};
// Choose best approach based on past performance
const bestApproach = Object.entries(endpointStats)
.sort((a, b) => b[1].successRate - a[1].successRate)[0];fa13ee4
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