architecture-paradigm-client-server

architecture-paradigm-client-server is a skill for Claude Code from athola/claude-night-market. It costs 34 tokens per session (939 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A software design approach that divides work between a client, such as a web or mobile app, and a server that provides shared services and data. It can also guide systems that synchronize data between devices for offline use.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to design web and mobile applications, backend APIs, offline-first synchronization, API contracts, and version-compatibility plans.
Why use it?
It clarifies which side owns each responsibility and helps teams manage APIs, authentication, trust boundaries, and different client and server versions.

Skill for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: shipped in a Claude Code plugin. Also seen: mentions Claude Code.

Part of the archetypes plugin — 15 skills shipped together

Good fit Use it to design web and mobile applications, backend APIs, offline-first synchronization, API contracts, and version-compatibility plans.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/athola/claude-night-market/architecture-paradigm-client-server
Install

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Any agent
npx skills add athola/claude-night-market --skill architecture-paradigm-client-server
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/athola/claude-night-market

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install archetypes, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 15 skills.

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Per session 34 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 939 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. Third-party audits
  • NVIDIA SkillSpector pass 7 Sept 2026
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Opus 5 $0.00017 $0.00469
Sonnet 5 $0.00007 $0.00188
Haiku 4.5 $0.00003 $0.00094

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Grade A, and why

architecture-paradigm-client-server 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.

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plugins/archetypes/skills/architecture-paradigm-client-server/SKILL.md · 77 lines

How it starts

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The Client-Server and Peer-to-Peer Paradigms

When to Employ This Paradigm

  • For traditional applications that have centralized services, such as web or mobile clients communicating with backend APIs.
  • For systems exploring decentralized or "offline-first" capabilities that rely on peer-to-peer synchronization.
  • To formally document trust boundaries, client-server version negotiation, and API evolution strategies.

When NOT To Use

  • Systems with no network boundary between UI and logic (use archetypes:architecture-paradigm-modular-monolith)
  • Choosing among paradigms in the first place (use archetypes:architecture-paradigms)

Adoption Steps

  1. Define Responsibilities: Clearly delineate which logic and data reside on the client versus the server, with the goal of minimizing duplication.
  2. Document the Contracts: Formally document all APIs, data schemas, authentication flows, and any capability negotiation required for handling different client versions.
  3. Plan for Version Skew: Implement a strategy to manage different client and server versions, such as using feature flags, Accept headers for content negotiation, or semantic versioning for APIs.
  4. Address Connectivity Issues: If the application is not purely client-server, design for intermittent connectivity. This may involve implementing offline caching, data synchronization protocols, or peer discovery and membership services.
  5. Secure All Communications: Enforce the use of TLS for all data in transit. Implement authorization policies, rate limiting, and detailed telemetry for every endpoint.

Key Deliverables

  • An Architecture Decision Record (ADR) that covers the roles of clients, servers, and peers, defines the trust boundaries, and outlines deployment assumptions.
  • Formal API or protocol specifications, along with a suite of compatibility tests.
  • Runbooks detailing the coordination required for rollouts, such as client release waves, backward-compatibility support, or operational procedures for a peer-to-peer network.

Read the full file on GitHub · 77 lines

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  1. 8d ago First seen · 77 lines · 34 tokens per session scan A 019f607d59a6

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architecture-paradigm-client-server is a skill published in the GitHub repository athola/claude-night-market (337 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 34 tokens to every session and 939 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.

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