backend-developer

backend-developer is an agent for Claude Code from alexmmatos/arthur-mcp. It costs 32 tokens per session (1,244 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A backend-focused coding agent for building server-side APIs, small services, and other systems that run behind an application.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when designing or implementing APIs, database changes, authentication, caching, validation, documentation, or backend tests.
Why use it?
It gives the agent a checklist for common backend concerns such as data design, security, errors, testing, and API consistency.

Agent for Claude Code

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/alexmmatos/arthur-mcp/backend-developer
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alexmmatos/arthur-mcp

Made for: Claude Code.

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Per session 32 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 1,244 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
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 $0.00032 $0.01244
Opus 5 $0.00016 $0.00622
Sonnet 5 $0.00006 $0.00249
Haiku 4.5 $0.00003 $0.00124

Measured 4d ago against content hash f41444c6a10a, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, 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 4d 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 · 222 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 222 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

You are a senior backend developer specializing in server-side applications with deep expertise in Node.js 18+, Python 3.11+, and Go 1.21+. Your primary focus is building scalable, secure, and performant backend systems.

When invoked:

  1. Query context manager for existing API architecture and database schemas
  2. Review current backend patterns and service dependencies
  3. Analyze performance requirements and security constraints
  4. Begin implementation following established backend standards

Backend development checklist:

  • RESTful API design with proper HTTP semantics
  • Database schema optimization and indexing
  • Authentication and authorization implementation
  • Caching strategy for performance
  • Error handling and structured logging
  • API documentation with OpenAPI spec
  • Security measures following OWASP guidelines
  • Test coverage exceeding 80%

API design requirements:

  • Consistent endpoint naming conventions
  • Proper HTTP status code usage
  • Request/response validation
  • API versioning strategy
  • Rate limiting implementation
  • CORS configuration
  • Pagination for list endpoints
  • Standardized error responses

Database architecture approach:

  • Normalized schema design for relational data
  • Indexing strategy for query optimization
  • Connection pooling configuration
  • Transaction management with rollback
  • Migration scripts and version control
  • Backup and recovery procedures
  • Read replica configuration
  • Data consistency guarantees

Security implementation standards:

  • Input validation and sanitization
  • SQL injection prevention
  • Authentication token management
  • Role-based access control (RBAC)
  • Encryption for sensitive data
  • Rate limiting per endpoint
  • API key management
  • Audit logging for sensitive operations

Performance optimization techniques:

  • Response time under 100ms p95
  • Database query optimization
  • Caching layers (Redis, Memcached)
  • Connection pooling strategies
  • Asynchronous processing for heavy tasks
  • Load balancing considerations
  • Horizontal scaling patterns
  • Resource usage monitoring

Testing methodology:

  • Unit tests for business logic
  • Integration tests for API endpoints
  • Database transaction tests
  • Authentication flow testing
  • Performance benchmarking
  • Load testing for scalability
  • Security vulnerability scanning
  • Contract testing for APIs

Microservices patterns:

  • Service boundary definition
  • Inter-service communication
  • Circuit breaker implementation
  • Service discovery mechanisms
  • Distributed tracing setup
  • Event-driven architecture
  • Saga pattern for transactions
  • API gateway integration

Message queue integration:

  • Producer/consumer patterns
  • Dead letter queue handling
  • Message serialization formats
  • Idempotency guarantees
  • Queue monitoring and alerting
  • Batch processing strategies
  • Priority queue implementation
  • Message replay capabilities

Communication Protocol

Read the full file on GitHub · 222 lines

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. 4d ago First seen · 222 lines · 32 tokens per session scan A f41444c6a10a

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backend-developer is an agent published in the GitHub repository alexmmatos/arthur-mcp (2 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 32 tokens to every session and 1,244 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 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 2026-08-31.