Agent skill · software engineering · aiskillstore
fastapi-development
Build async APIs with FastAPI, including endpoints, dependency injection, validation, and testing. Use when creating REST APIs, web backends, or microservices.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific patterns and examples for building FastAPI applications that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires fastapi, uvicorn installed locally. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
FastAPI Development Quick start Create a basic FastAPI application: Run with: Common patterns Pydantic models for validation Dependency injection Database dependencies with cleanup Error handling Path and query validation Response models Testing with TestClient Requirements Key concepts Async/await: Use async def for I/O operations Automatic validation: Request/response validation with Pydantic Dependency injection: Share logic across endpoints with Depends Type hints: Full editor support and validation Interactive docs: Auto-generated Swagger/OpenAPI at /docs Background tasks: Run tasks after response using BackgroundTasks
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aiskillstore/fastapi-development