# REST API Builder > Scaffold production-ready REST APIs with authentication, rate limiting, validation, and OpenAPI docs. Use when this capability is needed. - Skill: `tomevault-io/rest-api-builder` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/rest-api-builder` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/rest-api-builder/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Integrations & APIs - Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/rest-api-builder --- # REST API Builder ## Overview Scaffold production-ready REST APIs with authentication, rate limiting, validation, and OpenAPI docs. ## When to Use This Skill Use **REST API Builder** when you need to: - Work with rest api builder tasks in your project or workflow - Automate rest api builder operations at scale - Generate production-quality rest api builder output quickly ## Instructions When this skill is active, Claude will: 1. Understand the full context of your rest api builder request 2. Apply best practices and conventions for Development 3. Produce clean, well-structured, production-ready output 4. Explain key decisions and offer alternatives where relevant ## Examples ### Example 1 — Basic Usage **User:** Help me get started with rest api builder. **Claude:** I'll walk you through the essential steps for rest api builder in your context... ### Example 2 — Advanced Usage **User:** I need a production-ready rest api builder setup with full error handling. **Claude:** Here's a complete, production-hardened rest api builder implementation... ## Guidelines - Always validate inputs before processing - Follow the conventions of the target platform or language - Prefer explicit over implicit — clarity beats cleverness - Include comments for non-obvious logic - Suggest tests or validation steps where appropriate ## Dependencies Required: fastapi, express, rails ## Platforms Available on: claude-code, api --- *Part of the [claude-skills](https://github.com/inbharatai/claude-skills) collection — 183+ skills for Claude.* --- > Source: [inbharatai/claude-skills](https://github.com/inbharatai/claude-skills) — distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io).