Backend Development

Full-featured backend development environment combining architecture planning, database design, and cloud services integration. Perfect for building scalable server-side applications.

## Features

- Architecture design and planning
- Database schema design and optimization
- Cloud services integration (AWS)
- API development and documentation

## Use Cases

- Building new backend services from scratch
- Migrating applications to cloud infrastructure
- Designing scalable database architectures
- Implementing microservices patterns

## TL;DR

A complete backend development toolkit featuring API frameworks, database integrations, authentication systems, and Claude-optimized server-side development patterns.

- RESTful and GraphQL API frameworks with best practices
- Database integration patterns (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis)
- Authentication, authorization, and session management
- Serverless and microservices architecture templates

Build robust backend systems faster with this collection of proven server-side frameworks, database connectors, auth solutions, and Claude Code workflows optimized for API development.

## Collection Overview

**Collection Type:** Backend Development
**Focus Area:** Server-Side Engineering
**Skill Level:** Intermediate
**Time Saving:** 40-60% reduction in API development time

## What's Included

## Collection Contents

Essential backend development resources

- **API Frameworks** (APIs): Express, FastAPI, NestJS, and other modern API frameworks with Claude-optimized boilerplates.
- **Database Patterns** (Database): ORM configurations, query optimization, migrations, and database design patterns with Claude assistance.
- **Authentication Systems** (Auth): JWT, OAuth 2.0, session management, and API key authentication with security best practices.
- **System Design** (Architecture): Microservices patterns, serverless architectures, and scalable backend design with Claude.

## Quick Start

Select the backend components you need from the collection below. Each resource includes implementation guides and can be combined to build complete backend systems.

## Prerequisites

- Node.js 18 or higher
- AWS account (for AWS MCP server)
- Understanding of backend development concepts
- Database knowledge (SQL or NoSQL)

## Recommended Order

1. `backend-architect-agent`
2. `database-specialist-agent`
3. `aws-services-mcp-server`
4. `api-builder-agent`

## Troubleshooting

### Multiple agents provide conflicting architectural recommendations

Install backend-architect-agent first to establish system design. Database and API agents will follow architectural decisions. Enable only one agent at a time when designing new components.

### AWS MCP server version incompatible with agent-generated code

Verify aws-services-mcp-server supports AWS SDK v3. Check package.json for @aws-sdk version compatibility with generated code. Update MCP server to latest version matching SDK requirements.

### Database agent schema conflicts with API Builder endpoints

Follow installationOrder: install database-specialist-agent before api-builder-agent. Database agent sets schema first, API agent generates compatible endpoints matching established design.

### Missing AWS credentials prevent MCP server initialization

Configure AWS credentials first: run aws configure or set AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY. Verify with aws sts get-caller-identity then install aws-services-mcp-server.

### Collection items require different Node.js versions

All items require Node 18+. Verify with node --version before installation. Use nvm to switch versions: nvm use 18. Reinstall entire collection after activating correct Node version.