| name | fastapi-coding |
| description | Use this skill when building FastAPI applications. Provides FastAPI-specific best practices including project structure, routing with Pydantic models, async database patterns, dependency injection, security, and testing. |
| version | 1.0.0 |
FastAPI Coding Standards
Comprehensive FastAPI development practices covering project structure, routing, async patterns, database access, security, and testing.
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when:
- Building a new FastAPI application
- Structuring FastAPI project folders and routers
- Working with Pydantic models for request/response validation
- Implementing async database operations with SQLAlchemy
- Setting up dependency injection and middleware
- Adding security and authentication to FastAPI endpoints
- Testing FastAPI applications with pytest
Reference Routing Table
| Reference | Read when you need to… |
|---|
project-structure.md | Set up a new FastAPI project — folder organization (routers/, models/, schemas/, services/), app initialization, middleware, API versioning |
routing-and-models.md | Create API endpoints — Pydantic models and validators, RORO pattern, OpenAPI documentation |
async-and-database.md | Implement database operations — async patterns with SQLAlchemy 2.0+, dependency injection, background tasks, caching |
security-and-testing.md | Add auth/authz, error handling, input validation — testing patterns with pytest, observability, logging |
