Best Claude skills for backend development
Backend skills teach API design, database schemas, migrations, auth and the boring-but-critical parts like idempotency and error handling. Vendor skills from Supabase and Stripe carry first-party knowledge about their platforms that generic models often get wrong.
288 backend skills · ranked live · November 2026
The top 10. Ranked by the Alyn Score.
- 1#1
Anthropic
Skills
Anthropic
MCP Builder
Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools. Use when building MCP servers to…
Pack192k3.8MScore 93 - 2#2
affaan-m
Backend Patterns
Backend architecture patterns, API design, database optimization, and server-side best practices for Node.js, Express, and Next.js API routes. Use when building or reviewing Node.js…
Pack301k1.7MScore 89 - 3#3
Addy Osmani
API And Interface Design
Guides stable API and interface design. Use when designing APIs, module boundaries, or any public interface. Use when creating REST or GraphQL endpoints, defining type contracts between…
Pack115k1.8MScore 85 - 4#4
wshobson
Agents
wshobson
Architecture Patterns
Implement proven backend architecture patterns including Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, and Domain-Driven Design. Use this skill when designing clean architecture for a new…
Pack42k2.6MScore 85 - 5#5
GitHub
Awesome Copilot
GitHub
Arize Annotation
Creates and manages annotation configs (categorical, continuous, freeform label schemas) and annotation queues (human review workflows) on Arize. Applies human annotations to project spans…
Pack41k2.4MScore 85 - 6#6
wshobson
Agents
API Design Principles
Master REST and GraphQL API design principles to build intuitive, scalable, and maintainable APIs that delight developers. Use when designing new APIs, reviewing API specifications, or…
Pack42k2.6MScore 84 - 7#7
wshobson
Agents
Saga Orchestration
Implement saga patterns for distributed transactions and cross-aggregate workflows. Use this skill when implementing distributed transactions across microservices where 2PC is unavailable…
Pack42k2.6MScore 84 - 8#8
GitHub
Awesome Copilot
API Breaking Change Detector
Cross-references C# Web API controllers/DTOs against their TypeScript/JavaScript consumers (React, Angular, Vue, Svelte, Node.js, or hand-written/auto-generated HTTP clients like Fetch…
Pack41k2.4MScore 83 - 9#9
Shubhamsaboo
MCP Apps Builder
**MANDATORY for ALL MCP server work** - mcp-use framework best practices and patterns. **READ THIS FIRST** before any MCP server work, including: - Creating new MCP servers - Modifying…
Pack144k83kScore 83 - 10#10
K-Dense
Scientific Agent Skills
K-Dense
Database Lookup
Queries documented public database APIs with explicit endpoints, filters, pagination, and provenance. Used when a scientific, regulatory, financial, or other database-backed fact must be…
Pack57k328kScore 82
What makes a great backend skill.
Official vendor skills for the services you use (Supabase, Stripe, Cloudflare).
Migration and rollback guidance, not only happy-path code.
Security defaults: row-level security, secrets handling, input validation.
All 288 backend skills.
Anthropic
Skills
Anthropicmcp-builder
Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools. Use when building MCP servers to…
affaan-mbackend-patterns
Backend architecture patterns, API design, database optimization, and server-side best practices for Node.js, Express, and Next.js API routes. Use when building or reviewing Node.js…
Addy Osmaniapi-and-interface-design
Guides stable API and interface design. Use when designing APIs, module boundaries, or any public interface. Use when creating REST or GraphQL endpoints, defining type contracts between…
wshobson
Agents
wshobsonarchitecture-patterns
Implement proven backend architecture patterns including Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, and Domain-Driven Design. Use this skill when designing clean architecture for a new…
GitHub
Awesome Copilot
GitHubarize-annotation
Creates and manages annotation configs (categorical, continuous, freeform label schemas) and annotation queues (human review workflows) on Arize. Applies human annotations to project spans…
wshobson
Agents
wshobsonapi-design-principles
Master REST and GraphQL API design principles to build intuitive, scalable, and maintainable APIs that delight developers. Use when designing new APIs, reviewing API specifications, or…
wshobson
Agents
wshobsonsaga-orchestration
Implement saga patterns for distributed transactions and cross-aggregate workflows. Use this skill when implementing distributed transactions across microservices where 2PC is unavailable…
GitHub
Awesome Copilot
GitHubapi-breaking-change-detector
Cross-references C# Web API controllers/DTOs against their TypeScript/JavaScript consumers (React, Angular, Vue, Svelte, Node.js, or hand-written/auto-generated HTTP clients like Fetch…
Shubhamsaboomcp-apps-builder
**MANDATORY for ALL MCP server work** - mcp-use framework best practices and patterns. **READ THIS FIRST** before any MCP server work, including: - Creating new MCP servers - Modifying…
K-Dense
Scientific Agent Skills
K-Densedatabase-lookup
Queries documented public database APIs with explicit endpoints, filters, pagination, and provenance. Used when a scientific, regulatory, financial, or other database-backed fact must be…
Anthropic
Claude Plugins Official
Anthropicbuild-mcp-server
This skill should be used when the user asks to "build an MCP server", "create an MCP", "make an MCP integration", "wrap an API for Claude", "expose tools to Claude", "make an MCP app", or…
Anthropic
Claude Plugins Official
Anthropicbuild-mcpb
This skill should be used when the user wants to "package an MCP server", "bundle an MCP", "make an MCPB", "ship a local MCP server", "distribute a local MCP", discusses ".mcpb files"…
Garry Tan
Gstack
Garry Tanlanding-report
Read-only queue dashboard for workspace-aware ship. (gstack)
Microsoftazure-upgrade
Assess and upgrade Azure workloads between plans, tiers, or SKUs, or modernize Azure SDK dependencies in source code. WHEN: upgrade Consumption to Flex Consumption, upgrade Azure Functions…
thedotmackbackup-setup
Set up, check, or restore local claude-mem database snapshots. Use when the user says "set up backups", "back up my memories", "backup status", or "restore my database".
Shubhamsaboochatgpt-app-builder
DEPRECATED: This skill has been replaced by `mcp-app-builder`. Check if `mcp-app-builder` is available in the skills folder. If not, install it: `npx skills install mcp-use/mcp-use --skill…
gamedev-skillsebitengine-game
Create, improve, debug and package playable 2D games in Go with Ebitengine (github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2). Use for Ebitengine game requests: game design translated into a complete loop…
Skills
Googlegoogle-ads-api-mcp-setup
Guides developers through downloading, configuring, and installing the official open-source Google Ads MCP Server. Use this skill when a user wants to connect their AI assistant (such as…
Shubhamsaboomcp-builder
DEPRECATED: This skill has been replaced by `mcp-app-builder`. Check if `mcp-app-builder` is available in the skills folder. If not, install it: `npx skills install mcp-use/mcp-use --skill…
trailofbits
Skills
trailofbitsdevcontainer-setup
Creates devcontainers with Claude Code, language-specific tooling (Python/Node/Rust/Go), and persistent volumes. Use when adding devcontainer support to a project, setting up isolated…
OpenAI
Skills
OpenAIaspnet-core
Build, review, refactor, or architect ASP.NET Core web applications using current official guidance for .NET web development. Use when working on Blazor Web Apps, Razor Pages, MVC, Minimal…
Microsoftazure-kubernetes
Plan, create, and configure production-ready Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters. Covers Day-0 checklist, SKU selection (Automatic vs Standard), networking options (private API server…
phurynbeachhead-segment
Identify the first beachhead market segment for a product launch. Evaluates segments against burning pain, willingness to pay, winnable market share, and referral potential. Use when…
Microsoftentra-agent-id
Provision Microsoft Entra Agent Identity Blueprints, BlueprintPrincipals, and per-instance Agent Identities via Microsoft Graph, and configure OAuth 2.0 token exchange (fmi_path, OBO…
Jeffallan
Claude Skills
Jeffallanfastapi-expert
Use when building high-performance async Python APIs with FastAPI and Pydantic V2. Invoke to create REST endpoints, define Pydantic models, implement authentication flows, set up async…
phurynideal-customer-profile
Identify the Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) from research data with demographics, behaviors, JTBD, and needs. Use when defining your ICP, analyzing PMF survey data, or understanding who your…
Cloudflare
Skills
Cloudflareturnstile-spin
Set up, repair, or migrate to Cloudflare Turnstile bot verification in an existing frontend and backend, including server-side Siteverify.
mukul975
Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills
mukul975analyzing-golang-malware-with-ghidra
Reverse engineer Go-compiled malware in Ghidra by parsing Go buildinfo and pclntab structures, recovering stripped/obfuscated function names (e.g. via GoResolver), and extracting embedded…
trailofbits
Skills
trailofbitsconstant-time-analysis
Detects timing side-channel vulnerabilities in cryptographic code. Use when implementing or reviewing crypto code, encountering division on secrets, secret-dependent branches, or…
Jeffallan
Claude Skills
Jeffallandatabase-optimizer
Optimizes database queries and improves performance across PostgreSQL and MySQL systems. Use when investigating slow queries, analyzing execution plans, or optimizing database performance…
Jeffallan
Claude Skills
Jeffallandjango-expert
Use when building Django web applications or REST APIs with Django REST Framework. Invoke when working with settings.py, models.py, manage.py, or any Django project file. Creates Django…
sambergolang-benchmark
Golang benchmarking, profiling, and performance measurement. Use when writing, running, or comparing Go benchmarks, profiling hot paths with pprof, interpreting CPU/memory/trace profiles…
sambergolang-cli
Golang CLI application development. Use when building, modifying, or reviewing a Go CLI tool — especially for command structure, flag handling, configuration layering, version embedding…
sambergolang-code-style
Golang code style conventions — line length and breaking, variable declarations, control flow clarity, when comments help vs hurt. Use when writing or reviewing Go code, asking about style…
phuryngrowth-loops
Identify growth loops (flywheels) for sustainable traction. Evaluates 5 loop types: Viral, Usage, Collaboration, User-Generated, and Referral. Use when designing growth mechanisms, building…
dotnet
Skills
dotnetcreate-blazor-project
Create a new ASP.NET Core web application or web site using Blazor. USE FOR: creating a new Blazor web app, scaffolding a new web project, starting a new web site, choosing render modes…
Backend skills, explained.
Also searched as: backend agent skills, api design skill, database skill, supabase skill.
What are the best Claude skills for backend development?
Right now the top-ranked backend skills on Alyn are MCP Builder (Anthropic), Backend Patterns (affaan-m), API And Interface Design (Addy Osmani). Rankings combine GitHub stars, installs, freshness and depth, and update live.
Is there an official Supabase skill?
Yes. supabase/agent-skills is published by Supabase and ranks among the most installed backend skills.
Skills or MCP for databases?
Use both. An MCP server gives the agent access to your database. A skill teaches it how to use that access well.
How do I install a backend skill?
Run npx skills add owner/repo in your project, or copy the folder with SKILL.md into ~/.claude/skills. Every skill on this page has a ready-to-copy command.
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