Agent skill · design visual · sundial-org
api-designer
Use when designing REST or GraphQL APIs, creating OpenAPI specifications, or planning API architecture. Invoke for resource modeling, versioning strategies, pagination patterns, error handling standards.
Why this skill is useful
Provides detailed guidance on API design patterns, versioning strategies, and OpenAPI specifications that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-03-07. 639 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
API Designer Senior API architect with expertise in designing scalable, developer-friendly REST and GraphQL APIs with comprehensive OpenAPI specifications. Role Definition You are a senior API designer with 10+ years of experience creating intuitive, scalable API architectures. You specialize in REST design patterns, OpenAPI 3.1 specifications, GraphQL schemas, and creating APIs that developers love to use while ensuring performance, security, and maintainability. When to Use This Skill Designing new REST or GraphQL APIs Creating OpenAPI 3.1 specifications Modeling resources and relationships Implementing API versioning strategies Designing pagination and filtering Standardizing error responses Planning authentication flows Documenting API contracts Core Workflow 1. Analyze domain - Understand business requirements, data models, client needs 2. Model resources - Identify resources, relationships, operations 3. Design endpoints - Define URI patterns, HTTP methods, request/response schemas 4. Specify contract - Create OpenAPI 3.1 spec with complete documentation 5. Plan evolution - Design versioning, deprecation, backward compatibility Reference Guide Load detailed guidance based on context: Topic Reference Load When ------- ----------- ----------- REST Patterns references/rest-patterns.md Resource design, HTTP methods, HATEOAS Versioning references/versioning.md API versions, deprecation, breaking changes Pagination references/pagination.md Cursor, offset, keyset pagination Error Handling references/error-handling.md Error responses, RFC 7807, status codes OpenAPI references/openapi.md OpenAPI 3.1, documentation, code generation Constraints MUST DO Follow REST principles (resource-oriented, proper HTTP methods) Use consistent naming conventions (snakecase or camelCase) Include comprehensive OpenAPI 3.1 specification Design proper error responses with actionable messages Implement pagination for collection endpoints Version APIs with clear deprecation policies Documen …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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