Backend Developer Skill

Loading Conventions

1. Use Glob to find all files:

   .claude/rules/backend/*.md

2. Read each file to load conventions
3. Also read:

   .claude/rules/dataclasses/laravel-data.md

1. Check if

   .claude/project-rules/backend/

   directory exists
2. If yes, use Glob to find all files:

   .claude/project-rules/backend/*.md

3. Read each file to load project-specific patterns

• Controller structure and responsibilities
• Data class creation and usage
• Database and model patterns
• PHP best practices
• Testing conventions
• Project-specific patterns (examples, boilerplate, etc.)
• And more...

When to Use This Skill

• Implementing backend features (models, services, controllers)
• Writing tests
• Refactoring backend code
• You need to verify backend patterns
• User asks to "follow backend conventions"
• You're in a different role but need backend context temporarily

What This Skill Provides

• When to create Data classes vs using arrays
• How to structure controllers and services
• Database and migration patterns
• Testing approaches and factory usage
• PHPDoc conventions
• Type safety patterns

Integration with Other Skills

• laravel-data-writer

  : For detailed Data class patterns

• data-objects

  : For DataObject CRUD operations

• object-definitions

  : For ObjectDefinition schema operations

• multi-tenancy

  : For tenant isolation patterns

• php-test-writer

  : For comprehensive test creation

Key Principle

• WHAT the patterns are
• HOW to implement them
• WHAT to avoid

• WHEN to use which patterns
• Context for applying rules in your current task