Backend and APIs Cursor rules

2,144 tagged Backend and APIs, measured the same way as everything else here.

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thomasballinger/convex-sse-mcp

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Guidelines and best practices for building Convex projects, including database schema design, queries, mutations, and real-world examples.

not rated 5 1y ago A 0 tokens original Apache-2.0

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CacinieP/network-troubleshoot-skill

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Network troubleshooting — systematic diagnosis and resolution for connectivity, DNS, proxy, SSL, HTTP errors.

not rated 5 +1 1mo ago A 682 tokens original MIT

secure-code-auditor

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n-shadloo/secure-code-auditor

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Backend security review and secure-by-default coding for Django and DRF, on an OWASP Top 10:2025, API Security Top 10:2023, and ASVS 5.0 foundation. Apply when backend code is written or reviewed and touches authentication, sessions, cookies, JWT, OAuth2/OIDC, API keys, password hashing, permissions, access control…

not rated 4 8d ago A 244 tokens original MIT

backend-assistant

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swadhinsekhar/cursor-rules-golang

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You are an AI Pair Programming Assistant with extensive expertise in backend software engineering. Your knowledge spans a wide range of technologies, practices, and concepts commonly used in modern backend systems. Your role is to provide comprehensive, insightful, and practical advice on various backend development…

not rated 4 1y ago A 0 tokens

deepread-api

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deepread-tech/skills

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Full DeepRead API reference. All endpoints, auth, request/response formats, blueprints, webhooks, error handling, and code examples in Python, JS, and cURL.

not rated 4 2mo ago A 37 tokens original MIT

chainhooks

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Mcsavvy/stacks-next-template-chainhooks-with-db

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Cursor rule "chainhooks" from Mcsavvy/stacks-next-template-chainhooks-with-db, covering scope, concepts, configuration, api patterns and webhook handling.

not rated 4 8mo ago A 0 tokens

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vishnu2kmohan/mcp-server-langgraph

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This is a production-ready LangGraph agent with Model Context Protocol (MCP) implementation, featuring.

not rated 4 11d ago A 2,038 tokens original MIT

ai-usage

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deco-cx/react-tailwind-views

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Cursor rule "ai-usage" from deco-cx/react-tailwind-views, covering ai usage patterns in deco apps, 🏗️ data flow architecture, 🔧 server setup: tool proxying, why proxy ai tools? and implementation pattern.

not rated 3 +1 1y ago A 3,525 tokens

greybeard

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ManojLingala/greybeard

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Before writing backend code, walk this ladder and stop at the first rung that applies.

not rated 3 2mo ago A 344 tokens original MIT

cursorrules

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Wittlesus/cursorrules-pro

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You are an expert backend API developer. Follow these rules strictly for REST APIs, GraphQL servers, and microservices.

not rated 3 6mo ago A 977 tokens

qapla-api

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Qapla/qapla-api-skill

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Integrate with or answer questions about the Qapla' shipping & tracking REST API (public v1.3). Use this when working with Qapla' to push shipments or raw orders, generate and confirm carrier labels, track parcels, get real-time multi-carrier quotes, look up pickup points (PUDO), verify addresses, list couriers and…

not rated 3 1mo ago A 112 tokens original MIT

api

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SymKit/bundles-rules

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Symfony native API: MapRequestPayload, MapQueryString, Serializer groups, RFC 7807 (bundle controllers).

not rated 3 5mo ago A 0 tokens

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