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Backend development with Node.js, Express, NestJS, and server patterns

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/miles990/claude-software-skills --skill backend
  1. 01

    Install

    Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.

  2. 02

    Describe the task

    Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads backend automatically when relevant.

  3. 03

    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.

Backend Development

Overview

Server-side development patterns, frameworks, and best practices for building scalable APIs and services.


Express.js

Application Structure

// app.ts
import express from 'express';
import helmet from 'helmet';
import cors from 'cors';
import compression from 'compression';
import { errorHandler } from './middleware/errorHandler';
import { requestLogger } from './middleware/requestLogger';
import routes from './routes';

const app = express();

// Security middleware
app.use(helmet());
app.use(cors({
  origin: process.env.ALLOWED_ORIGINS?.split(',') || '*',
  credentials: true,
}));

// Request processing
app.use(compression());
app.use(express.json({ limit: '10kb' }));
app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));

// Logging
app.use(requestLogger);

// Routes
app.use('/api/v1', routes);

// Health check
app.get('/health', (req, res) => {
  res.json({ status: 'healthy', timestamp: new Date().toISOString() });
});

// Error handling (must be last)
app.use(errorHandler);

export default app;

Middleware Patterns

// Authentication middleware
import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';

interface AuthRequest extends Request {
  user?: { id: string; role: string };
}

export function authenticate(req: AuthRequest, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
  const token = req.headers.authorization?.replace('Bearer ', '');

  if (!token) {
    return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Authentication required' });
  }

  try {
    const decoded = jwt.verify(token, process.env.JWT_SECRET!) as { id: string; role: string };
    req.user = decoded;
    next();
  } catch {
    return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Invalid token' });
  }
}

// Authorization middleware
export function authorize(...roles: string[]) {
  return (req: AuthRequest, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
    if (!req.user || !roles.includes(req.user.role)) {
      return res.status(403).json({ error: 'Forbidden' });
    }
    next();
  };
}

// Rate limiting
import rateLimit from 'express-rate-limit';

export const apiLimiter = rateLimit({
  windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
  max: 100,
  message: { error: 'Too many requests' },
  standardHeaders: true,
});

// Validation middleware
import { z } from 'zod';

export function validate(schema: z.ZodSchema) {
  return (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
    const result = schema.safeParse({
      body: req.body,
      query: req.query,
      params: req.params,
    });

    if (!result.success) {
      return res.status(400).json({
        error: 'Validation failed',
        details: result.error.flatten(),
      });
    }

    req.body = result.data.body;
    req.query = result.data.query;
    req.params = result.data.params;
    next();
  };
}

Error Handling

// Custom error classes
export class AppError extends Error {
  constructor(
    public statusCode: number,
    public message: string,
    public isOperational = true
  ) {
    super(message);
    Error.captureStackTrace(this, this.constructor);
  }
}

export class NotFoundError extends AppError {
  constructor(resource: string) {
    super(404, `${resource} not found`);
  }
}

export class ValidationError extends AppError {
  constructor(message: string) {
    super(400, message);
  }
}

// Global error handler
export function errorHandler(
  err: Error,
  req: Request,
  res: Response,
  next: NextFunction
) {
  console.error('Error:', err);

  if (err instanceof AppError) {
    return res.status(err.statusCode).json({
      error: err.message,
      ...(process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' && { stack: err.stack }),
    });
  }

  // Mongoose/Prisma errors
  if (err.name === 'CastError') {
    return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid ID format' });
  }

  if (err.name === 'ValidationError') {
    return res.status(400).json({ error: err.message });
  }

  // Default error
  res.status(500).json({
    error: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
      ? 'Internal server error'
      : err.message,
  });
}

NestJS

Module Structure

// users/users.module.ts
import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
import { UsersController } from './users.controller';
import { UsersService } from './users.service';
import { PrismaModule } from '../prisma/prisma.module';

@Module({
  imports: [PrismaModule],
  controllers: [UsersController],
  providers: [UsersService],
  exports: [UsersService],
})
export class UsersModule {}

// users/users.controller.ts
import {
  Controller, Get, Post, Put, Delete,
  Body, Param, Query, UseGuards,
  HttpCode, HttpStatus,
} from '@nestjs/common';
import { ApiTags, ApiOperation, ApiBearerAuth } from '@nestjs/swagger';
import { UsersService } from './users.service';
import { CreateUserDto, UpdateUserDto, QueryUsersDto } from './dto';
import { JwtAuthGuard } from '../auth/guards/jwt-auth.guard';
import { RolesGuard } from '../auth/guards/roles.guard';
import { Roles } from '../auth/decorators/roles.decorator';

@ApiTags('users')
@Controller('users')
@UseGuards(JwtAuthGuard, RolesGuard)
@ApiBearerAuth()
export class UsersController {
  constructor(private readonly usersService: UsersService) {}

  @Get()
  @ApiOperation({ summary: 'List users' })
  async findAll(@Query() query: QueryUsersDto) {
    return this.usersService.findAll(query);
  }

  @Get(':id')
  @ApiOperation({ summary: 'Get user by ID' })
  async findOne(@Param('id') id: string) {
    return this.usersService.findOne(id);
  }

  @Post()
  @Roles('admin')
  @ApiOperation({ summary: 'Create user' })
  async create(@Body() createUserDto: CreateUserDto) {
    return this.usersService.create(createUserDto);
  }

  @Put(':id')
  @ApiOperation({ summary: 'Update user' })
  async update(@Param('id') id: string, @Body() updateUserDto: UpdateUserDto) {
    return this.usersService.update(id, updateUserDto);
  }

  @Delete(':id')
  @Roles('admin')
  @HttpCode(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT)
  @ApiOperation({ summary: 'Delete user' })
  async remove(@Param('id') id: string) {
    await this.usersService.remove(id);
  }
}

DTOs with Validation

// users/dto/create-user.dto.ts
import { IsEmail, IsString, MinLength, IsOptional, IsEnum } from 'class-validator';
import { ApiProperty, ApiPropertyOptional } from '@nestjs/swagger';

export enum UserRole {
  USER = 'user',
  ADMIN = 'admin',
}

export class CreateUserDto {
  @ApiProperty({ example: 'user@example.com' })
  @IsEmail()
  email: string;

  @ApiProperty({ minLength: 8 })
  @IsString()
  @MinLength(8)
  password: string;

  @ApiPropertyOptional()
  @IsOptional()
  @IsString()
  name?: string;

  @ApiPropertyOptional({ enum: UserRole, default: UserRole.USER })
  @IsOptional()
  @IsEnum(UserRole)
  role?: UserRole = UserRole.USER;
}

// Partial DTO for updates
import { PartialType, OmitType } from '@nestjs/swagger';

export class UpdateUserDto extends PartialType(
  OmitType(CreateUserDto, ['password'] as const)
) {}

Services with Dependency Injection

// users/users.service.ts
import { Injectable, NotFoundException } from '@nestjs/common';
import { PrismaService } from '../prisma/prisma.service';
import { CreateUserDto, UpdateUserDto, QueryUsersDto } from './dto';
import * as argon2 from 'argon2';

@Injectable()
export class UsersService {
  constructor(private prisma: PrismaService) {}

  async findAll(query: QueryUsersDto) {
    const { page = 1, limit = 10, search } = query;

    const where = search
      ? {
          OR: [
            { name: { contains: search, mode: 'insensitive' } },
            { email: { contains: search, mode: 'insensitive' } },
          ],
        }
      : {};

    const [users, total] = await Promise.all([
      this.prisma.user.findMany({
        where,
        skip: (page - 1) * limit,
        take: limit,
        select: {
          id: true,
          email: true,
          name: true,
          role: true,
          createdAt: true,
        },
      }),
      this.prisma.user.count({ where }),
    ]);

    return {
      data: users,
      meta: {
        page,
        limit,
        total,
        totalPages: Math.ceil(total / limit),
      },
    };
  }

  async findOne(id: string) {
    const user = await this.prisma.user.findUnique({
      where: { id },
      select: {
        id: true,
        email: true,
        name: true,
        role: true,
        createdAt: true,
      },
    });

    if (!user) {
      throw new NotFoundException(`User with ID ${id} not found`);
    }

    return user;
  }

  async create(dto: CreateUserDto) {
    const hashedPassword = await argon2.hash(dto.password);

    return this.prisma.user.create({
      data: {
        ...dto,
        password: hashedPassword,
      },
      select: {
        id: true,
        email: true,
        name: true,
        role: true,
      },
    });
  }

  async update(id: string, dto: UpdateUserDto) {
    await this.findOne(id); // Throws if not found

    return this.prisma.user.update({
      where: { id },
      data: dto,
      select: {
        id: true,
        email: true,
        name: true,
        role: true,
      },
    });
  }

  async remove(id: string) {
    await this.findOne(id); // Throws if not found
    await this.prisma.user.delete({ where: { id } });
  }
}

Database Integration

Prisma ORM

// prisma/schema.prisma
generator client {
  provider = "prisma-client-js"
}

datasource db {
  provider = "postgresql"
  url      = env("DATABASE_URL")
}

model User {
  id        String   @id @default(cuid())
  email     String   @unique
  password  String
  name      String?
  role      Role     @default(USER)
  posts     Post[]
  createdAt DateTime @default(now())
  updatedAt DateTime @updatedAt
}

model Post {
  id        String   @id @default(cuid())
  title     String
  content   String?
  published Boolean  @default(false)
  author    User     @relation(fields: [authorId], references: [id])
  authorId  String
  createdAt DateTime @default(now())
  updatedAt DateTime @updatedAt
}

enum Role {
  USER
  ADMIN
}

// Prisma service
import { Injectable, OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy } from '@nestjs/common';
import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';

@Injectable()
export class PrismaService extends PrismaClient implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
  async onModuleInit() {
    await this.$connect();
  }

  async onModuleDestroy() {
    await this.$disconnect();
  }
}

Transactions

// Complex transaction
async transferFunds(fromId: string, toId: string, amount: number) {
  return this.prisma.$transaction(async (tx) => {
    const from = await tx.account.update({
      where: { id: fromId },
      data: { balance: { decrement: amount } },
    });

    if (from.balance < 0) {
      throw new Error('Insufficient funds');
    }

    const to = await tx.account.update({
      where: { id: toId },
      data: { balance: { increment: amount } },
    });

    await tx.transfer.create({
      data: {
        fromId,
        toId,
        amount,
      },
    });

    return { from, to };
  });
}

Background Jobs

Bull Queue

// jobs/email.processor.ts
import { Process, Processor } from '@nestjs/bull';
import { Job } from 'bull';
import { MailService } from '../mail/mail.service';

@Processor('email')
export class EmailProcessor {
  constructor(private mailService: MailService) {}

  @Process('welcome')
  async handleWelcomeEmail(job: Job<{ email: string; name: string }>) {
    const { email, name } = job.data;
    await this.mailService.sendWelcome(email, name);
  }

  @Process('password-reset')
  async handlePasswordReset(job: Job<{ email: string; token: string }>) {
    const { email, token } = job.data;
    await this.mailService.sendPasswordReset(email, token);
  }
}

// Using the queue
import { InjectQueue } from '@nestjs/bull';
import { Queue } from 'bull';

@Injectable()
export class UsersService {
  constructor(@InjectQueue('email') private emailQueue: Queue) {}

  async createUser(dto: CreateUserDto) {
    const user = await this.prisma.user.create({ data: dto });

    await this.emailQueue.add('welcome', {
      email: user.email,
      name: user.name,
    });

    return user;
  }
}

WebSockets

// events/events.gateway.ts
import {
  WebSocketGateway,
  WebSocketServer,
  SubscribeMessage,
  OnGatewayConnection,
  OnGatewayDisconnect,
} from '@nestjs/websockets';
import { Server, Socket } from 'socket.io';

@WebSocketGateway({
  cors: { origin: '*' },
  namespace: '/events',
})
export class EventsGateway implements OnGatewayConnection, OnGatewayDisconnect {
  @WebSocketServer()
  server: Server;

  handleConnection(client: Socket) {
    console.log(`Client connected: ${client.id}`);
  }

  handleDisconnect(client: Socket) {
    console.log(`Client disconnected: ${client.id}`);
  }

  @SubscribeMessage('join-room')
  handleJoinRoom(client: Socket, room: string) {
    client.join(room);
    this.server.to(room).emit('user-joined', { userId: client.id });
  }

  @SubscribeMessage('message')
  handleMessage(client: Socket, payload: { room: string; message: string }) {
    this.server.to(payload.room).emit('message', {
      userId: client.id,
      message: payload.message,
      timestamp: new Date(),
    });
  }

  // Broadcast from service
  broadcastToRoom(room: string, event: string, data: any) {
    this.server.to(room).emit(event, data);
  }
}

Related Skills

  • [[api-design]] - API design patterns
  • [[database]] - Database patterns
  • [[security-practices]] - Backend security

Sharp Edges(常見陷阱)

這些是後端開發中最常見且代價最高的錯誤

SE-1: 未處理的 Promise Rejection

  • 嚴重度: critical
  • 情境: Async 函數中的錯誤沒有被 catch,導致應用程式崩潰或無聲失敗
  • 原因: 忘記 await、沒有錯誤處理、或在 callback 中使用 async
  • 症狀:
    • UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning
    • API 請求 hang 住不回應
    • 資料庫操作部分完成
  • 檢測: \.then\([^)]*\)(?!\s*\.catch)|async.*(?<!await\s)db\.|async.*(?<!await\s)fetch
  • 解法: 使用 try-catch 包裝、加上 global error handler、使用 ESLint no-floating-promises 規則

SE-2: N+1 查詢問題

  • 嚴重度: high
  • 情境: 在迴圈中執行資料庫查詢,導致效能急劇下降
  • 原因: ORM 的 lazy loading、沒有使用 batch fetch
  • 症狀:
    • 查詢數量與資料量成正比
    • API 響應時間隨資料量線性增長
    • 資料庫連接池耗盡
  • 檢測: for.*await.*findOne|forEach.*await.*find|\.map\(.*await.*query
  • 解法: 使用 eager loading (include/populate)、DataLoader、批次查詢

SE-3: 敏感資訊洩露

  • 嚴重度: critical
  • 情境: 錯誤訊息、日誌、或 API 回應中包含敏感資訊
  • 原因: 開發環境的 debug 設定被帶到生產、錯誤處理過於詳細
  • 症狀:
    • 錯誤回應包含 stack trace
    • 日誌中有密碼或 token
    • API 回應包含內部資料庫結構
  • 檢測: console\.log.*password|console\.log.*token|res\.json\(err\)|stack.*trace
  • 解法: 生產環境只回傳通用錯誤訊息、使用專門的錯誤序列化、過濾敏感欄位

SE-4: 競態條件 (Race Condition)

  • 嚴重度: high
  • 情境: 多個請求同時修改同一資源,導致資料不一致
  • 原因: 缺乏適當的鎖定機制、read-modify-write 沒有原子性
  • 症狀:
    • 庫存數量變成負數
    • 重複扣款
    • 資料覆蓋(後來的寫入覆蓋先前的)
  • 檢測: findOne.*update|get.*set|read.*write
  • 解法: 使用資料庫事務、樂觀鎖 (version field)、分散式鎖

SE-5: 未驗證的用戶輸入

  • 嚴重度: critical
  • 情境: 直接使用用戶輸入進行資料庫查詢或系統命令
  • 原因: 信任前端驗證、沒有後端驗證、拼接 SQL/命令字串
  • 症狀:
    • SQL Injection 攻擊
    • NoSQL Injection
    • Command Injection
  • 檢測: \$\{.*req\.body|query\(.*\+.*req\.|exec\(.*req\.|eval\(
  • 解法: 使用參數化查詢、輸入驗證(Zod/Joi)、白名單驗證

Validations

V-1: 禁止空的 catch block

  • 類型: regex
  • 嚴重度: critical
  • 模式: catch\s*\([^)]*\)\s*\{\s*\}
  • 訊息: Empty catch block silently swallows errors
  • 修復建議: Add error logging: console.error(err) or logger.error(err)
  • 適用: *.ts, *.js

V-2: 禁止 forEach + async

  • 類型: regex
  • 嚴重度: high
  • 模式: \.forEach\s*\(\s*async
  • 訊息: forEach does not await async callbacks - use for...of or Promise.all
  • 修復建議: Replace with for (const item of items) or await Promise.all(items.map(...))
  • 適用: *.ts, *.js

V-3: 檢測未處理的 Promise

  • 類型: regex
  • 嚴重度: high
  • 模式: (?<!await\s)(?<!return\s)(?<!\.\s*catch\()fetch\(|db\.(find|query|insert|update|delete)
  • 訊息: Async operation may not be awaited or caught
  • 修復建議: Add await keyword or .catch() handler
  • 適用: *.ts, *.js

V-4: 禁止硬編碼密鑰

  • 類型: regex
  • 嚴重度: critical
  • 模式: (password|secret|api_key|apikey|token)\s*[=:]\s*["'][^"']+["']
  • 訊息: Hardcoded secret detected - use environment variables
  • 修復建議: Move to environment variables: process.env.SECRET_KEY
  • 適用: *.ts, *.js, *.json

V-5: 禁止 SELECT *

  • 類型: regex
  • 嚴重度: medium
  • 模式: SELECT\s+\*\s+FROM|\.findMany\s*\(\s*\)|\.find\s*\(\s*\{\s*\}\s*\)
  • 訊息: SELECT * fetches unnecessary data - specify fields
  • 修復建議: Explicitly list needed fields: SELECT id, name FROM...
  • 適用: *.ts, *.js, *.sql

FAQ

What does the backend skill do?

Backend development with Node.js, Express, NestJS, and server patterns

How do I install backend?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/miles990/claude-software-skills --skill backend 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/backend/ (personal) or .claude/skills/backend/ (project).

Which AI agents can use backend?

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 backend 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 backend?

It is published by miles990 in miles990/claude-software-skills. It has 59 recorded installs.

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Overview of Neon, a complete set of cloud backend primitives around Lakebase Postgres: Auth, Object Storage, Functions, the AI Gateway, and Realtime. Start here to choose Neon for undecided login, files, APIs, and LLM calls, set up the CLI or MCP server, and follow the branch-first workflow. Use when building an app or backend on Neon, or when "Neon" or "Lakebase Postgres" is mentioned. Child skill neon-postgres wins for an existing DATABASEURL, SQL, schema, inspect, or search. Child skill neon-auth wins for login, users, sessions, identity routing, and Managed Better Auth setup. Child skill neon-realtime wins for live queries in reactive apps and agents. Also use for object storage, S3, buckets, serverless functions, function triggers, cron, AI gateway, LLM calls, realtime, logs, Loki, Grafana, observability, postgres, database, backend, Claimable Neon, neon.new, or a no-signup database.

Backend & APIs237.1K installs