nodejs-backend-patterns
Provides architectural patterns and best practices for building scalable Node.js backend services.
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Activation
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Build production-ready Node.js backend services with Express/Fastify, implementing middleware patterns, error handling, authentication, database integration, and API design best practices. Use when creating Node.js servers, REST APIs, GraphQL backends, or microservices architectures.Key capabilities
- →Build REST APIs
- →Create GraphQL servers
- →Implement authentication and authorization
- →Integrate databases
- →Set up middleware and error handling
- →Build real-time applications with WebSockets
How it works
The skill provides detailed documentation and best practices for building Node.js backend applications. It covers topics like middleware, error handling, authentication, database integration, and API design.
Inputs & outputs
When to use nodejs-backend-patterns
- →Set up an Express REST API
- →Implement database connection pooling
- →Configure structured logging and error handling
About this skill
Node.js Backend Patterns
Comprehensive guidance for building scalable, maintainable, and production-ready Node.js backend applications with modern frameworks, architectural patterns, and best practices.
When to Use This Skill
- Building REST APIs or GraphQL servers
- Creating microservices with Node.js
- Implementing authentication and authorization
- Designing scalable backend architectures
- Setting up middleware and error handling
- Integrating databases (SQL and NoSQL)
- Building real-time applications with WebSockets
- Implementing background job processing
Detailed patterns and worked examples
Detailed pattern documentation lives in references/details.md. Read that file when the navigation tier above is insufficient.
Best Practices
- Use TypeScript: Type safety prevents runtime errors
- Implement proper error handling: Use custom error classes
- Validate input: Use libraries like Zod or Joi
- Use environment variables: Never hardcode secrets
- Implement logging: Use structured logging (Pino, Winston)
- Add rate limiting: Prevent abuse
- Use HTTPS: Always in production
- Implement CORS properly: Don't use
*in production - Use dependency injection: Easier testing and maintenance
- Write tests: Unit, integration, and E2E tests
- Handle graceful shutdown: Clean up resources
- Use connection pooling: For databases
- Implement health checks: For monitoring
- Use compression: Reduce response size
- Monitor performance: Use APM tools
Testing Patterns
See javascript-testing-patterns skill for comprehensive testing guidance.
How it compares
This skill offers complete guidance and patterns for Node.js backend development, contrasting with ad-hoc approaches that may lack structure and best practices.
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| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs-backend-patterns (this skill) | 12 | 2mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| vendor-implementation | 0 | 8mo | No flags | Advanced |
| mcp-builder | 136 | 3mo | Review | Advanced |
| telegram-mini-app | 62 | 6mo | Review | Advanced |
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