fastapi

name	fastapi
description	Conventions for building FastAPI applications in Python. Use when building or reviewing FastAPI backends.
tagline	FastAPI backend application development conventions in Python
last-updated	"2026-05-09T00:00:00.000Z"
autoload	{"tools":["read","write","edit"],"paths":["**/api/**/*.py","**/routers/**/*.py","**/routes/**/*.py","**/api.py","**/router.py","**/routes.py"]}

FastAPI Conventions

• Use the Python package fastapi to build the API: https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/
• Use the lifespan when building the FastAPI object
• Use FastAPI routers to organise the API
• Satisfy the general Python conventions