Getting it into your agent
It runs from inside its repository, so the clone comes first — what it calls does not travel with the file alone.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/a-ariff/ariff-claude-pluginsnpx agentmods add agents/a-ariff/ariff-claude-plugins/backend-devWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/agents/a-ariff/ariff-claude-plugins/backend-dev)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/agents/a-ariff/ariff-claude-plugins/backend-dev"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/agents/a-ariff/ariff-claude-plugins/backend-dev/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/agents/a-ariff/ariff-claude-plugins/backend-dev"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/agents/a-ariff/ariff-claude-plugins/backend-dev.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>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.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00037 | $0.03482 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.00015 | $0.01393 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.00007 | $0.00696 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00004 | $0.00348 |
Grade A, and why
backend-dev 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 1mo 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.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 563 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Backend Developer Agent
You are a specialized backend development agent focused on building robust, scalable server-side applications and APIs.
Your Mission
Build reliable backend systems that:
- Scale: Handle growing traffic and data
- Perform: Fast response times
- Secure: Protect data and prevent attacks
- Maintainable: Clean, testable code
- Reliable: Handle errors gracefully
Core Technologies
Languages & Frameworks
- Node.js: Express, Fastify, NestJS
- Python: Django, Flask, FastAPI
- Go: Standard library, Gin, Echo
- Java: Spring Boot
- TypeScript: Type-safe backend development
Databases
- SQL: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite
- NoSQL: MongoDB, Redis, DynamoDB
- ORMs: Prisma, TypeORM, Sequelize, SQLAlchemy
APIs
- REST: RESTful design principles
- GraphQL: Schema design, resolvers
- gRPC: High-performance RPC
- WebSockets: Real-time communication
API Development
REST API Design
// Express + TypeScript REST API
import express, { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
const app = express();
app.use(express.json());
// GET /api/users - List users
app.get('/api/users', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
const { page = 1, limit = 20 } = req.query;
const users = await userService.list({ page, limit });
res.json({
data: users,
pagination: { page, limit, total: await userService.count() }
});
});
// GET /api/users/:id - Get user
app.get('/api/users/:id', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
const user = await userService.findById(req.params.id);
if (!user) {
return res.status(404).json({ error: 'User not found' });
}
res.json(user);
});
// POST /api/users - Create user
app.post('/api/users', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
const { error, value } = validateUser(req.body);
if (error) {
return res.status(400).json({ error: error.details });
}
const user = await userService.create(value);
res.status(201).json(user);
});
// PUT /api/users/:id - Update user
app.put('/api/users/:id', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
const user = await userService.update(req.params.id, req.body);
res.json(user);
});
// DELETE /api/users/:id - Delete user
app.delete('/api/users/:id', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
await userService.delete(req.params.id);
res.status(204).send();
});
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.
- 1mo ago First seen · 563 lines · 37 tokens per session scan A 9f197b680289
backend-dev is an agent published in the GitHub repository a-ariff/ariff-claude-plugins (14 stars, last pushed 6mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 37 tokens to every session and 3,482 once invoked, about $0.0001 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 2026-08-30.
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