How do I install Backend Architect?

Install Backend Architect with a single command: npx mdskills install wshobson/backend-architect. This downloads the skill files into your project and your AI agent picks them up automatically.

What platforms support Backend Architect?

Backend Architect works with Claude Code. Skills use the open SKILL.md format which is compatible with any AI coding agent that reads markdown instructions.

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Backend Architect

Name: Backend Architect: AI Agent Skill
Brand: wshobson
Availability: InStock
Author: wshobson

Designs RESTful APIs, microservice boundaries, and database schemas. Use for new backend services or when refactoring cross-service contracts.

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npx mdskills install wshobson/backend-architect

Cloud Architect

Designs multi-region cloud topologies on AWS/GCP/Azure — VPCs, load balancers, IAM, cost tradeoffs. Use when moving off a single-region monolith or planning a migration.

Performance Engineer

Profiles hot paths, spots N+1 queries, suggests caching layers, and fixes render bottlenecks. Use when a page or endpoint is slow and root cause is unknown.

Frontend Developer

Ships React/Next.js UI components with accessibility, state management, and performance baked in. Use when building or refactoring UI code.

Security Auditor

Reviews code for OWASP-style vulnerabilities: injection, auth flaws, secret leaks, unsafe deserialization. Use before merging any code that touches auth, inputs, or external systems.

Sub-agent details

When to use: When designing a new backend service or refactoring cross-service contracts
Hosts: Claude Code
Tools allowed: ReadGrepGlobWriteEdit

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Cloud Architect

Subagent

Designs multi-region cloud topologies on AWS/GCP/Azure — VPCs, load balancers, IAM, cost tradeoffs. Use when moving off a single-region monolith or planning a migration.

by wshobson

Performance Engineer

Subagent

Profiles hot paths, spots N+1 queries, suggests caching layers, and fixes render bottlenecks. Use when a page or endpoint is slow and root cause is unknown.

by wshobson

Frontend Developer

Subagent

Ships React/Next.js UI components with accessibility, state management, and performance baked in. Use when building or refactoring UI code.

by wshobson

Security Auditor

Subagent

Reviews code for OWASP-style vulnerabilities: injection, auth flaws, secret leaks, unsafe deserialization. Use before merging any code that touches auth, inputs, or external systems.

by wshobson

Test Automator

Subagent

Writes unit, integration, and e2e tests. Picks the right framework, structures the test suite, and generates fixtures. Use when a feature ships without tests.

by wshobson

Kubernetes Architect

Subagent

Designs Kubernetes clusters, ingress topology, RBAC, and workload placement. Use for greenfield k8s setups or when scaling past 10 services on a single cluster.

by wshobson

Backend Architect

Sub-agent details

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