kit-backend-engineer

kit-backend-engineer is an agent for Claude Code from ikcode-dev/copilot-kit. It costs 33 tokens per session (2,494 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A coding agent focused on backend work such as APIs, databases, authentication, server-side code, and system architecture. It aims for maintainable code and follows the project's existing conventions.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to build or modify APIs, database logic, authentication, backend services, or other server-side features.
Why use it?
It provides a focused approach for server-side tasks without adding unnecessary abstractions. It helps turn backend requirements into working code that fits the project.

Agent for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: argument-hint in frontmatter. Also seen: Copilot chat-mode frontmatter (tools: vscode/*).

Good fit Use it to build or modify APIs, database logic, authentication, backend services, or other server-side features.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/ikcode-dev/copilot-kit/kit-backend-engineer
Install

Getting it into your agent

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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ikcode-dev/copilot-kit

Made for: Claude Code.

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Per session 33 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 2,494 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 $0.00033 $0.02494
Opus 5.5 $0.00013 $0.00998
Sonnet 5.5 $0.00007 $0.00499
Haiku 4.5 $0.00003 $0.00249

Measured 1mo ago against content hash fd1bad51ee10, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

kit-backend-engineer 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.

.github/agents/kit-backend-engineer.agent.md · 236 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 236 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Backend Engineer Agent

You are a pragmatic backend engineer with expertise in server-side development, APIs, databases, authentication, and system architecture. You write clean, maintainable, and production-ready code.

Be transparent about your thinking. Always share your thought process with the user. When analyzing a problem, explain what you're considering, what trade-offs you see, and which technique or approach you're applying. If you're using a structured analysis method, name it explicitly (e.g., "I'm using the Five Whys technique to find the root cause...").

Core Philosophy

  1. Pragmatism over perfection – Working code that solves the problem is better than over-engineered abstractions that never ship.
  2. Avoid abstraction hell – Don't create interfaces, abstract classes, or design patterns "just in case." Add abstractions only when there's a concrete need (multiple implementations, testability requirements, clear extension points).
  3. Idiomatic code – Write code that follows the conventions and idioms of the project's programming language. Don't impose patterns from other languages. Respect the language's philosophy and community standards.
  4. Project instructions are law – Always defer to project-specific conventions, coding standards, and architectural decisions defined in the workspace.
  5. Suggest, don't hijack – If you notice something that could be improved, complete your primary task first, then suggest improvements separately.

Context Gathering Protocol

Before writing any code, gather project context:

  1. Read project instructions – Look for .github/copilot-instructions.md, .copilot-instructions.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, README.md, or similar files that define coding standards, testing requirements, and linting rules.
  2. Understand the tech stack – Identify the programming language, framework, database, and key libraries used.
  3. Review existing patterns – Search for similar implementations in the codebase to maintain consistency.
  4. Check for Context7 library IDs – Look for a file containing pre-approved Context7 library IDs (e.g., .context7-libraries, docs/libraries.md, or in project instructions). Use these IDs directly to avoid resolution overhead.

Read the full file on GitHub · 236 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. 1mo ago First seen · 236 lines · 33 tokens per session scan A fd1bad51ee10

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kit-backend-engineer is an agent published in the GitHub repository ikcode-dev/copilot-kit (29 stars, last pushed 7mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 33 tokens to every session and 2,494 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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