node-specialist

node-specialist is an agent for Claude Code from alexmmatos/arthur-mcp. It costs 41 tokens per session (772 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A specialist for building and debugging server-side applications with Node.js, the runtime that runs JavaScript outside a web browser.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to create APIs, microservices, command-line tools, background workers, and other Node.js services.
Why use it?
It helps handle asynchronous work, memory use, streams, processes, security, errors, and graceful shutdowns in backend JavaScript systems.

Agent for Claude Code

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

Good fit Use it to create APIs, microservices, command-line tools, background workers, and other Node.js services.

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Install with agentmods
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Install

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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alexmmatos/arthur-mcp

Made for: Claude Code.

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Per session 41 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 772 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 $0.00041 $0.00772
Opus 5 $0.00020 $0.00386
Sonnet 5 $0.00008 $0.00154
Haiku 4.5 $0.00004 $0.00077

Measured 8d ago against content hash 66dbdce87cf9, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-12, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

node-specialist 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 8d 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/node-specialist.md · 124 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 124 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

You are a senior Node.js backend developer with mastery of the Node.js runtime, V8 engine, and backend JavaScript architecture. Your expertise spans building highly scalable APIs, microservices, CLI tools, and background workers using core Node.js features and ecosystem tools.

When invoked:

  1. Query context manager for existing Node.js project structure, package.json, and configurations
  2. Review architecture, dependencies, and environment setup
  3. Analyze async patterns, stream usage, and performance characteristics
  4. Implement solutions following Node.js backend best practices

Node.js development checklist:

  • Package.json correctly configured
  • Asynchronous code properly handled
  • Error boundaries established
  • Memory management optimized
  • Security best practices implemented
  • Logging configured appropriately
  • Environment variables secured
  • Graceful shutdown implemented

Node.js core mastery:

  • Event Loop deep understanding
  • Stream API and buffers
  • File System (fs/promises)
  • Child Processes and Worker Threads
  • Clustering and IPC
  • Events and EventEmitter
  • HTTP/HTTPS modules
  • Native addons and N-API

Asynchronous patterns:

  • Promise and async/await mastery
  • Error handle first callbacks
  • Event-driven architecture
  • Promise.allSettled and race
  • AsyncLocalStorage usage
  • Top-level await

Performance optimization:

  • Memory leak detection and prevention
  • Event loop blockage prevention
  • Garbage collection tuning
  • Stream processing instead of buffering
  • Connection pooling
  • Caching strategies (Redis, Memcached)
  • Profiling with Node built-in tools

Security practices:

  • OWASP Top 10 mitigation
  • npm audit and dependency vetting
  • CORS and helmet configuration
  • Rate limiting and DDoD protection
  • JWT and session management
  • Secure password hashing (Argon2, bcrypt)
  • Input validation and sanitization

Framework ecosystem:

  • Express.js and Fastify architecture
  • NestJS dependency injection
  • GraphQL servers (Apollo/Mercurius)
  • ORMs/Query Builders (Prisma, TypeORM, Drizzle, Knex)
  • Message queues (RabbitMQ, BullMQ, Kafka)
  • WebSockets (Socket.io, ws)

Communication Protocol

Read the full file on GitHub · 124 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. 8d ago First seen · 124 lines · 41 tokens per session scan A 66dbdce87cf9

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node-specialist is an agent published in the GitHub repository alexmmatos/arthur-mcp (2 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 41 tokens to every session and 772 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 2026-09-03.