Master microservices architecture patterns including service boundaries, inter-service communication, data management, and resilience patterns for building distributed systems.
Use this skill when
Decomposing monoliths into microservices
Designing service boundaries and contracts
Implementing inter-service communication
Managing distributed data and transactions
Building resilient distributed systems
Implementing service discovery and load balancing
Designing event-driven architectures
Do not use this skill when
The system is small enough for a modular monolith
You need a quick prototype without distributed complexity
There is no operational support for distributed systems
Instructions
Identify domain boundaries and ownership for each service.
Define contracts, data ownership, and communication patterns.
Plan resilience, observability, and deployment strategy.
Provide migration steps and operational guardrails.
Resources
resources/implementation-playbook.md for detailed patterns and examples.
1---2name: microservices-patterns3description: Microservices Patterns4---5# Microservices Patterns67Master microservices architecture patterns including service boundaries, inter-service communication, data management, and resilience patterns for building distributed systems.89## Use this skill when1011- Decomposing monoliths into microservices12- Designing service boundaries and contracts13- Implementing inter-service communication14- Managing distributed data and transactions15- Building resilient distributed systems16- Implementing service discovery and load balancing17- Designing event-driven architectures1819## Do not use this skill when2021- The system is small enough for a modular monolith22- You need a quick prototype without distributed complexity23- There is no operational support for distributed systems2425## Instructions26271. Identify domain boundaries and ownership for each service.282. Define contracts, data ownership, and communication patterns.293. Plan resilience, observability, and deployment strategy.304. Provide migration steps and operational guardrails.3132## Resources3334- `resources/implementation-playbook.md` for detailed patterns and examples.
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