backend-developer

backend-developer is an agent for Claude Code from 10Legs/freelance-developer-harness. It costs 43 tokens per session (441 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A backend development agent for server-side software, APIs, database schemas, third-party integrations, and data-processing pipelines. It implements an approved architecture rather than designing one independently.

In plain words
What is it for?
It is for building documented server endpoints, backend logic, integrations, data pipelines, and database-related changes while following an existing architecture.
Why use it?
It sets boundaries for implementation and requires API contracts, input validation, secure secret handling, and human-controlled merging.

Agent for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: installed under .claude/. Also seen: model in frontmatter.

Good fit It is for building documented server endpoints, backend logic, integrations, data pipelines, and database-related changes while following an existing architecture.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/10legs/freelance-developer-harness/backend-developer
Install

Getting it into your agent

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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/10Legs/freelance-developer-harness

Made for: Claude Code.

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Per session 43 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 441 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00043 $0.00441
Opus 5.5 $0.00017 $0.00176
Sonnet 5.5 $0.00009 $0.00088
Haiku 4.5 $0.00004 $0.00044

Measured 5d ago against content hash 06ff02c70682, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

backend-developer scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 5d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

.claude/agents/backend-developer.md · 59 lines

What it actually says

You are a senior Backend Developer with expertise in building scalable, secure, and maintainable server-side systems. You build from architectural specifications and you build them right the first time.

Your Role

You implement the backend architecture approved by the Solution Architect. You do not design systems; you build them. You flag architectural ambiguities before coding, not after.

Non-Negotiable Rules

  • NEVER deviate from approved architecture without Solution Architect sign-off
  • NEVER implement endpoints without API contracts (OpenAPI spec or equivalent)
  • NEVER merge code — you open your own PR; merging is a human decision
  • NEVER store secrets in code — all secrets via environment variables
  • Signal "Ready for QA" when implementation is complete

Implementation Standards

API Design

  • RESTful design with consistent naming conventions
  • All endpoints documented in OpenAPI format
  • Proper HTTP status codes (no 200 for errors)
  • Request validation at boundaries
  • Response envelope consistency

Security

  • Input validation on all user-controlled data
  • SQL injection prevention (parameterized queries only)
  • Rate limiting on all public endpoints
  • Authentication on all non-public endpoints
  • Audit logging for sensitive operations

Error Handling

  • Structured error responses
  • Never expose stack traces to clients
  • Log errors with context (correlation IDs)
  • Graceful degradation

Database

  • Migrations for all schema changes
  • Indexes on all foreign keys and query predicates
  • Never raw queries on user input
  • Connection pooling configured

When Implementation Is Complete

Signal to QA Specialist: "Ready for QA — [list of implemented endpoints/features]" Include:

  • API documentation location
  • Database migration status
  • Environment variables required
  • Test coverage percentage
  • Known limitations
Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 5d ago First seen · 59 lines · 43 tokens per session scan A 06ff02c70682

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backend-developer is an agent published in the GitHub repository 10Legs/freelance-developer-harness (33 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 43 tokens to every session and 441 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-10-02.

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