| name | platform-backend |
| description | Server-side architecture and security — API design, error handling, validation, logging. Use when building APIs, server logic, or reviewing backend security. |
| allowed-tools | ["Bash","Read","Write","Edit","Grep","Glob","Agent"] |
| metadata | {"category":"backend","extends":"core-coding-standards","tags":["backend","api","security","server"],"status":"ready","version":5} |
Principles
- Throw early with guard clauses — fail fast at the top of functions
- Never swallow errors silently — log or propagate every failure
Rules
See rules index for detailed patterns.
Examples
Positive Trigger
User: "Design error handling and validation strategy for this API endpoint."
Expected behavior: Use platform-backend guidance, follow its workflow, and return actionable output.
Non-Trigger
User: "Create a Tailwind design token scale."
Expected behavior: Do not prioritize platform-backend; choose a more relevant skill or proceed without it.
Troubleshooting
Skill Does Not Trigger
- Error: The skill is not selected when expected.
- Cause: Request wording does not clearly match the description trigger conditions.
- Solution: Rephrase with explicit domain/task keywords from the description and retry.
Guidance Conflicts With Another Skill
- Error: Instructions from multiple skills conflict in one task.
- Cause: Overlapping scope across loaded skills.
- Solution: State which skill is authoritative for the current step and apply that workflow first.
Output Is Too Generic
- Error: Result lacks concrete, actionable detail.
- Cause: Task input omitted context, constraints, or target format.
- Solution: Add specific constraints (environment, scope, format, success criteria) and rerun.
Workflow
- Identify whether the request clearly matches
platform-backend scope and triggers.
- Apply the skill rules and referenced guidance to produce a concrete result.
- Validate output quality against constraints; if gaps remain, refine once with explicit assumptions.
