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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. Anthropic

    Skills

    #1
    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
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  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
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  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
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  4. wshobson

    Agents

    #4
    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
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  5. GitHub

    Awesome Copilot

    #5
    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
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  6. wshobson

    Agents

    #6
    wshobson

    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
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  7. wshobson

    Agents

    #7
    wshobson

    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
    Details
  8. GitHub

    Awesome Copilot

    #8
    GitHub

    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
    Details
  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
    Details
  10. K-Dense

    Scientific Agent Skills

    #10
    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
    Details

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.

Expo

Skills

75
Expo

expo-examples

Expo's official example projects - the expo/examples repo of ~70 `with-*` integrations (Stripe, Clerk, Supabase, OpenAI, maps, Reanimated, SQLite, Skia, NativeWind, and more). Use when…

Pack4.1k1.1MMobile

wanshuiyin

Auto Claude Code Research In Sleep

74
wanshuiyin

experiment-queue

SSH job queue for multi-seed/multi-config ML experiments with OOM-aware retry, stale-screen cleanup, and wave-transition race prevention. Use when user says "batch experiments", "队列实验"…

Pack19k42kScience
74
Supabase

supabase

Use when doing ANY task involving Supabase. Triggers: Supabase products (Database, Auth, Edge Functions, Realtime, Storage, Vectors, Cron, Queues); client libraries and SSR integrations…

Pack3k844kBackend

dotnet

Skills

73
dotnet

configure-auth

Add authentication and authorization to a Blazor Web App, accounting for the app's render mode. USE WHEN the user needs [Authorize] on pages, AuthorizeView, role or policy-based access…

Pack5.9k439kBackend

dotnet

Skills

73
dotnet

convert-blazor-server-to-webapp

Guides conversion of a pre-.NET 8 Blazor Server app into a .NET 8+ Blazor Web App. USE FOR: migrating apps that use AddServerSideBlazor and MapBlazorHub to the AddRazorCo…

Pack5.9k439kWeb development

Google DeepMind

Science Skills

72
Google DeepMind

chembl-database

Query the ChEMBL database for bioactive molecules, drug targets, bioactivity data, approved drugs, and chemical structures. Use when the user asks about compounds, targets, IC50/Ki values…

Pack3.4k91kBackend

Google DeepMind

Science Skills

72
Google DeepMind

clinical-trials-database

Query ClinicalTrials.gov via APIv2. Use when you want to search for trials by condition, drug, location, status, or phase; retrieve trial details by NCT ID; check eligibility/inclusion…

Pack3.4k91kScience

Google DeepMind

Science Skills

72
Google DeepMind

clinvar-database

Use when needing clinical significance, pathogenicity classifications (e.g., Pathogenic, Benign, VUS), clinical evidence rationales, or finding "hard positive" benchmark controls for human…

Pack3.4k91kScience
72
zhaoxuya520

competition-graphql-rpc-drift

Internal downstream skill for ctf-sandbox-orchestrator. CTF-sandbox workflow for GraphQL schemas, persisted queries, RPC manifests, generated clients, OpenAPI drift, hidden operations, and…

Pack44k64kBackend

antfu

Skills

72
antfu

nitro

Nitro is the framework-agnostic server toolkit (powering Nuxt) for building and deploying web servers anywhere. Use when working with nitro.config, server routes/event handlers, route…

Pack6.1k387kWeb development

Hugging Face

Skills

72
Hugging Face

transformers-js

Use Transformers.js to run state-of-the-art machine learning models directly in JavaScript/TypeScript. Supports NLP (text classification, translation, summarization), computer vision (image…

Pack11k42kAI engineering

mukul975

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills

71
mukul975

analyzing-kubernetes-audit-logs

Parses Kubernetes API server audit logs (JSON lines) to detect exec-into-pod, secret access, RBAC modifications, privileged pod creation, and anonymous API access, and builds SIEM detection…

Pack36k113kDevOps

wondelai

Skills

71
wondelai

clean-architecture

Structure software around the Dependency Rule: source code dependencies point inward from frameworks to use cases to entities. Use when the user mentions "architecture layers", "dependency…

Pack2.7k335kCoding
71
zhaoxuya520

competition-queue-worker-drift

Internal downstream skill for ctf-sandbox-orchestrator. CTF-sandbox workflow for queues, async workers, cron jobs, delayed tasks, retry behavior, worker-only config drift, and…

Pack44k64kBackend

wondelai

Skills

71
wondelai

crossing-the-chasm

Navigate the technology adoption lifecycle from early adopters to mainstream market. Use when the user mentions "crossing the chasm", "beachhead segment", "whole product", "early adopters…

Pack2.7k335kMarketing

alirezarezvani

Claude Skills

71
alirezarezvani

cs-backend-engineer

../../../agents/engineering/cs-backend-engineer.md

Pack30k240kBackend

alirezarezvani

Claude Skills

71
alirezarezvani

cs-backend-review

Pack30k240kBackend

wondelai

Skills

71
wondelai

ddia-systems

Design data systems by understanding storage engines, replication, partitioning, transactions, and consistency models. Use when the user mentions "database choice", "which database should I…

Pack2.7k335kCoding

ljagiello

Ctf Skills

70
ljagiello

ctf-web

Provides web exploitation techniques for CTF challenges. Use when the target is primarily an HTTP application, API, browser client, template engine, identity flow, or smart-contract…

Pack3.7k107kSecurity

deanpeters

Product Manager Skills

70
deanpeters

eol-readiness-advisor

Run a go/no-go assessment for retiring a product or feature, then right-size the effort. Use when someone says "we should probably kill this" and nobody has made the call.

Pack8k164kProduct management

himself65

Finance Skills

69
himself65

fintel-data

Query Fintel (fintel.io) institutional market data through its REST API or official MCP server. Use this skill whenever the user mentions Fintel or asks about short interest, short interest…

Pack3.5k69kBackend
69
daymade

github-ops

Operates GitHub via gh CLI and REST/GraphQL — PRs, issues, Actions, self-hosted Runner inventory/capacity, repos, collaborators, org permissions, 2FA — with explicit target, authorization…

Pack1.5k89kCoding

Hugging Face

Skills

69
Hugging Face

hf-mcp

Use Hugging Face Hub via MCP server tools. Search models, datasets, Spaces, papers. Get repo details, fetch documentation, run compute jobs, and use Gradio Spaces as AI tools. Available…

Pack11k42kAI engineering
69
Supabase

supabase-postgres-best-practices

Postgres best practices maintained by Supabase, for Postgres running anywhere. Load this skill BEFORE writing or changing anything that lives in a Postgres database: creating or altering…

Pack3k844kBackend
68
composio-community

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…

Pack17k26kMCP
67
jeremylongshore

abridge-install-auth

Establish Abridge tenant access, identity ownership, and approved EHR integration prerequisites without fabricating public credentials or endpoints. Use when onboarding an Abridge…

Pack2.9k57kBackend

Stripe

AI

67
Stripe

connect-recommend

Use this skill when the user asks about Stripe Connect configuration, charge patterns, Dashboard access, or how to get started with Connect, is building a marketplace, platform…

Pack2.1k66kFinance

Stripe

AI

67
Stripe

stripe-apps

Build, modify, or review Stripe Apps and extensions using the relevant documentation and reference guides. Use for custom Stripe Dashboard UI, stripe-app.yaml, @stripe/ui-extension-sdk…

Pack2.1k66kFinance

Stripe

AI

67
Stripe

stripe-best-practices

Guides Stripe integration decisions across development and test environment planning (separate sandboxes vs the shared test mode sandbox), API selection (Checkout Sessions vs…

Pack2.1k66kFinance
66
jeremylongshore

abridge-prod-checklist

Run an evidence-backed Abridge production readiness decision across clinical, privacy, security, EHR, training, support, and rollback owners. Use when preparing a pilot or cohort expansion…

Pack2.9k57kBackend

hashicorp

Agent Skills

65
hashicorp

provider-configuration

Implement Terraform provider configuration and authentication with the Plugin Framework: provider schema for credentials (Optional + Sensitive attributes), environment variable fallbacks…

Pack92583kDevOps
64
foryourhealth111-pixel

chembl-database

Query ChEMBL bioactive molecules and drug discovery data. Search compounds by structure/properties, retrieve bioactivity data (IC50, Ki), find inhibitors, perform SAR studies, for medicinal…

Pack3.8k950Backend
64
foryourhealth111-pixel

clinicaltrials-database

Query ClinicalTrials.gov via API v2. Search trials by condition, drug, location, status, or phase. Retrieve trial details by NCT ID, export data, for clinical research and patient matching.

Pack3.8k950Backend
64
foryourhealth111-pixel

clinpgx-database

Access ClinPGx pharmacogenomics data (successor to PharmGKB). Query gene-drug interactions, CPIC guidelines, allele functions, for precision medicine and genotype-guided dosing decisions.

Pack3.8k950Backend
64
composio-community

deploy-pipeline

Run end-to-end deploy pipelines across Stripe, Supabase, and Vercel using the Composio CLI. Promote Stripe products, push Supabase migrations, ship Vercel deployments, and verify with…

Pack17k26kDevOps

Microsoft

Skills For Fabric

64
Microsoft

eventhouse-cli

Authors and queries Fabric Eventhouse and KQL databases: tables, functions, policies, materialized views, ingestion, and read-only KQL for real-time and time-series analytics. All KQL…

Pack1.3k8.1kBackend

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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