Agent skill · software engineering · secondsky
api-gateway-configuration
Configures API gateways for routing, authentication, rate limiting, and request transformation in microservice architectures. Use when setting up Kong, Nginx, AWS API Gateway, or Traefik for centralized API management.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific configuration examples for multiple API gateway tools that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 204 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
API Gateway Configuration Design and configure API gateways for microservice architectures. Gateway Responsibilities Request routing and load balancing Authentication and authorization Rate limiting and throttling Request/response transformation Logging and monitoring SSL termination Kong Configuration (YAML) Nginx Configuration AWS API Gateway (SAM) Best Practices Authenticate at gateway level Implement global rate limiting Enable request logging Use health checks for backends Apply response caching strategically Never expose backend details in errors Enforce HTTPS in production
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills secondsky/api-gateway-configuration