rate-limiting-implementation
Implement rate limiting, throttling, API quotas, and backpressure mechanisms to protect services from abuse and ensure fair resource usage. Use when building APIs, preventing DOS attacks, or managing system load.
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Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill rate-limiting-implementation- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads rate-limiting-implementation automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Rate Limiting Implementation
Table of Contents
Overview
Implement rate limiting and throttling mechanisms to protect your services from abuse, ensure fair resource allocation, and maintain system stability under load.
When to Use
- Protecting public APIs from abuse
- Preventing DOS/DDOS attacks
- Ensuring fair resource usage across users
- Implementing API quotas and billing tiers
- Managing system load and backpressure
- Enforcing SLA limits
- Controlling third-party API usage
- Database connection management
Quick Start
Minimal working example:
interface TokenBucketConfig {
capacity: number;
refillRate: number; // tokens per second
refillInterval: number; // milliseconds
}
class TokenBucket {
private tokens: number;
private lastRefill: number;
private readonly capacity: number;
private readonly refillRate: number;
private readonly refillInterval: number;
private refillTimer?: NodeJS.Timeout;
constructor(config: TokenBucketConfig) {
this.capacity = config.capacity;
this.tokens = config.capacity;
this.refillRate = config.refillRate;
this.refillInterval = config.refillInterval;
this.lastRefill = Date.now();
this.startRefill();
}
private startRefill(): void {
// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)
Reference Guides
Detailed implementations in the references/ directory:
| Guide | Contents |
|---|---|
| Token Bucket Algorithm (TypeScript) | Token Bucket Algorithm (TypeScript) |
| Redis-Based Distributed Rate Limiter | Redis-Based Distributed Rate Limiter |
| Express Middleware | Express Middleware |
| Sliding Window Algorithm (Python) | Sliding Window Algorithm (Python) |
| Tiered Rate Limiting | Tiered Rate Limiting |
| Adaptive Rate Limiting | Adaptive Rate Limiting |
Best Practices
✅ DO
- Use distributed rate limiting for multi-server deployments
- Implement multiple rate limit tiers (per second, minute, hour, day)
- Return proper HTTP status codes (429 Too Many Requests)
- Include Retry-After header in responses
- Log rate limit violations for monitoring
- Implement graceful degradation
- Use Redis or similar for persistence
- Consider cost-based rate limiting (expensive operations cost more)
- Implement burst allowances for legitimate traffic spikes
- Provide clear API documentation about limits
❌ DON'T
- Store rate limit data in application memory for distributed systems
- Use fixed window counters without considering edge cases
- Forget to clean up expired data
- Block all requests from an IP due to one bad actor
- Set limits too restrictive for legitimate use
- Ignore the impact of rate limiting on user experience
- Fail closed (deny all) when rate limiter fails
FAQ
What does the rate-limiting-implementation skill do?
Implement rate limiting, throttling, API quotas, and backpressure mechanisms to protect services from abuse and ensure fair resource usage. Use when building APIs, preventing DOS attacks, or managing system load.
How do I install rate-limiting-implementation?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill rate-limiting-implementation in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/rate-limiting-implementation/ (personal) or .claude/skills/rate-limiting-implementation/ (project).
Which AI agents can use rate-limiting-implementation?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is rate-limiting-implementation safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains rate-limiting-implementation?
It is published by aj-geddes in aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts. It has 502 recorded installs.
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