How do I install the Gleam Backend skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add aboio-labs/gleam-backend in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Is Gleam Backend free to use?

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Who published Gleam Backend?

aboio-labs (@aboio-labs) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Gleam Backend by aboio-labs — Agent Skill

Name: Gleam Backend
Author: aboio-labs

File contents

Gleam Backend Best Practices

Skill for Gleam server-side development on the Erlang target. Read the relevant reference before writing code.

Token Efficiency

All agents and commands using this skill MUST follow references/token-efficiency.md (from core). Use Read and Grep tools with targeted reads instead of reading entire files.

Reference routing — by task

Task	References to read
Building Wisp HTTP handlers	`wisp-framework.md` + `http-logging-middleware.md`
SQL Database access	`squirrel-guide.md` or `parrot-guide.md`
Creating OTP Actors	`otp.md` + `otp-advanced.md`
OTP Supervision	`otp-supervision.md`
DB Migrations	`cigogne.md`
API Auth / JWT	`jwt-ywt.md` + `auth.md`
Making outbound HTTP calls	`http-runner.md`

Reference routing — by topic

Topic	Reference
HTTP Server config (mist)	`mist-server.md`
Error Handling (3-tier)	`three-tier-error-handling.md`
Decoder Defaults Anti-Pattern	`decoder-defaults-anti-pattern.md`
Storage (S3, Image, PDF)	`bucket-s3.md` + `ansel-image.md` + `paddlefish-pdf.md`
Midas algebraic effects	`midas-effect-task.md`

Core Backend Principles

Errors as Values — use 3-tier error handling (AppError), never exceptions.
SQL is the Contract — never edit generated sql.gleam files. Fix the .sql source.
No IO in Core — keep database access in handlers/services, separate from pure business logic.

Review Commands

When to use /otp-review:

After creating new actors or supervision trees.
When experiencing timeouts, deadlocks, or memory leaks.

---name: gleam-backenddescription: Gleam backend development skill for the Erlang target. Covers Wisp, Mist, OTP actors, Supervision trees, Squirrel/Parrot SQL codegen integration, JWT auth, and HTTP runners. Use when building server-side logic in Kafka.---# Gleam Backend Best PracticesSkill for Gleam server-side development on the Erlang target. **Read the relevant reference before writing code.**## Token Efficiency**All agents and commands using this skill MUST follow `references/token-efficiency.md` (from core).** Use `Read` and `Grep` tools with targeted reads instead of reading entire files.## Reference routing — by task| Task | References to read ||-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Building Wisp HTTP handlers | `wisp-framework.md` + `http-logging-middleware.md` || SQL Database access | `squirrel-guide.md` or `parrot-guide.md` || Creating OTP Actors | `otp.md` + `otp-advanced.md` || OTP Supervision | `otp-supervision.md` || DB Migrations | `cigogne.md` || API Auth / JWT | `jwt-ywt.md` + `auth.md` || Making outbound HTTP calls | `http-runner.md` |## Reference routing — by topic| Topic | Reference ||------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| HTTP Server config (mist) | `mist-server.md` || Error Handling (3-tier) | `three-tier-error-handling.md` || Decoder Defaults Anti-Pattern | `decoder-defaults-anti-pattern.md` || Storage (S3, Image, PDF) | `bucket-s3.md` + `ansel-image.md` + `paddlefish-pdf.md` || Midas algebraic effects | `midas-effect-task.md` |## Core Backend Principles1. **Errors as Values** — use 3-tier error handling (AppError), never exceptions.2. **SQL is the Contract** — never edit generated `sql.gleam` files. Fix the `.sql` source.3. **No IO in Core** — keep database access in handlers/services, separate from pure business logic.## Review Commands**When to use `/otp-review`:**- After creating new actors or supervision trees.- When experiencing timeouts, deadlocks, or memory leaks.

Frequently asked questions

Gleam Backend