agy-superpowers 5.2.2 → 5.2.3

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- | Status | Use when | Body |
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- | 200 | Success, returns data | Resource |
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- | 201 | Created | Resource + `Location` header |
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- | 204 | Success, no body | Empty |
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- | 400 | Malformed request / validation failure | Error with field details |
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- | 401 | Missing or invalid auth | Error |
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- | 403 | Auth valid, no permission | Error (don't reveal resource existence) |
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- | 404 | Resource not found | Error |
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- | 409 | Conflict (duplicate, state clash) | Error with conflict detail |
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- | 422 | Valid format, business rule violation | Error with reason |
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- | 429 | Rate limited | Error + `Retry-After` header |
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- | 500 | Unexpected server error | Generic error (log full details server-side) |
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- {
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- "type": "https://docs.myapp.com/errors/validation-failed",
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- "title": "Validation Failed",
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- "status": 422,
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- "detail": "One or more fields are invalid",
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- "errors": [
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- ## Pagination
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- Offset-based (simple, less scalable):
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- GET /users?page=2&limit=20
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- ✅ Good for: admin UIs, small datasets
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- ❌ Bad for: large datasets (OFFSET N scans N rows)
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- Cursor-based (scalable, real-time safe):
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- ✅ Good for: feeds, large datasets, infinite scroll
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- Expose total count only when necessary (expensive for large tables).
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- ## Rate Limiting
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- Strategy: Token bucket or sliding window
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- Headers to include:
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- X-RateLimit-Limit: 1000 (max requests per window)
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- X-RateLimit-Remaining: 847 (requests left)
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- X-RateLimit-Reset: 1711234567 (Unix timestamp when window resets)
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- Retry-After: 60 (seconds to wait, on 429 only)
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- Recommended limits for SaaS APIs:
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- Authenticated: 1000 req/min per user
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- Unauthenticated: 60 req/min per IP
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- Sensitive (auth endpoints): 5 req/15min per IP
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- ```
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- ## API Versioning
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- Strategy options:
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- URL versioning: /v1/users ← RECOMMENDED (explicit, cacheable)
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- Header versioning: Accept: application/vnd.myapp.v1+json (less visible)
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- Query param: /users?version=1 (ugly, cache issues)
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- Breaking vs non-breaking changes:
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- Non-breaking (safe without versioning):
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- ✅ Adding new optional fields to response
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- ✅ Adding new optional request parameters
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- ✅ Adding new endpoints
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- Breaking (requires new version):
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- ❌ Removing fields from response
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- ❌ Changing field types
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- ❌ Changing endpoint behavior
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- ❌ Renaming fields
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- ```
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- ## ❌ Anti-Patterns to Avoid
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- | ❌ NEVER DO | Why | ✅ DO INSTEAD |
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- |------------|-----|--------------|
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- | Return 200 for errors | Clients parse status codes; 200 failure = broken integrations | Use correct status codes |
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- | Expose internal IDs (auto-increment integers) | Enumerable, leaks count of records | UUIDs always |
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- | Breaking changes without versioning | Clients' production breaks silently | `/v2/` or deprecation period |
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- | Unbounded list endpoints | OOM at scale | Always paginate; default limit 20, max 100 |
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- | Verbose errors in production | Leaks internals to attackers | Generic message to client; details in server logs only |
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- | Synchronous long-running operations | Timeout at 30s+, bad UX | Accept → 202 Accepted → polling or webhook |
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-
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- ## Questions You Always Ask
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-
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- **When designing a new endpoint:**
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- - Is this resource name a noun (not a verb)?
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- - What's the idempotency story? Can the client safely retry?
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- - What's the pagination strategy? What's the max page size?
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- - Is this a breaking change to existing consumers?
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-
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- ## Red Flags
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-
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- **Must fix:**
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- - [ ] `200 OK` returned for error responses
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- - [ ] No pagination on list endpoints
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- - [ ] Auto-increment integer IDs exposed
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- - [ ] Breaking API change without version bump
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- **Should fix:**
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- - [ ] No rate limiting on public endpoints
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- - [ ] Error responses without field-level details
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- - [ ] No `requestId` in error responses (prevents support lookup)
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- - [ ] No OpenAPI/Swagger spec
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-
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- ## Who to Pair With
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- - `backend-developer` — for implementation of API patterns
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- - `auth-and-identity` — for auth design on API endpoints
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- - `saas-architect` — for multi-tenant API context
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-
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-
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- ## Tools
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- OpenAPI / Swagger (spec) · Scalar / Stoplight (docs) · Hono / Fastify / Express (Node.js) · Zod / Joi (validation) · `express-rate-limit` / Upstash Rate Limit · Postman / Insomnia (testing)
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- ---
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- name: app-store-optimizer
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- description: Use when working on App Store / Google Play listing optimization, keyword strategy, screenshots, ratings, or app store A/B testing
4
- ---
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-
6
- # App Store Optimizer Lens
7
-
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- > **Philosophy:** ASO is SEO for app stores. Discoverability + conversion = downloads.
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- > Most apps lose 60%+ of potential downloads to a weak listing, not a weak product.
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-
11
- ---
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-
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- ## Core Instincts
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-
15
- - **Title keyword is the highest-ranking signal** — include your primary keyword in the title
16
- - **First 3 screenshots convert or kill** — most users never scroll past them
17
- - **Ratings velocity > average rating** — a burst of fresh 5-stars beats a stale 4.8
18
- - **Keyword field is invisible to users but critical to ranking** — use every character
19
- - **Localize for top markets** — EN + your top 3 markets = 80% of opportunity
20
-
21
- ---
22
-
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- ## Platform Limits (Know These Cold)
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-
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- ### iOS App Store
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- | Field | Limit | Notes |
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- |-------|-------|-------|
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- | Title | **30 chars** | Primary keyword weight = 2× |
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- | Subtitle | **30 chars** | Secondary keyword, benefit-focused |
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- | Keywords | **100 chars** | Comma-separated, no spaces, no repeats from title |
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- | Description | **4000 chars** | First **255 chars** shown before "more" |
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- | Promo text | **170 chars** | Updates without review; use for time-limited offers |
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- | Screenshots | Up to **10** | Sizes vary by device; first 3 drive 80% of conversion |
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- | Preview video | **15–30 seconds** | First 3 seconds must hook without sound |
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- ### Google Play
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- | Field | Limit | Notes |
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- |-------|-------|-------|
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- | Title | **30 chars** | Keyword-rich |
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- | Short description | **80 chars** | Shown in search; make it scannable |
41
- | Long description | **4000 chars** | First 167 chars auto-expanded; repeat keyword 3–5× |
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- | Screenshots | Up to **8** | 16:9 or 9:16 preferred |
43
- | Feature graphic | **1024 × 500px** | Shown in featured slots |
44
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45
- ---
46
-
47
- ## ❌ Anti-Patterns to Avoid
48
-
49
- | ❌ NEVER DO | Why | ✅ DO INSTEAD |
50
- |------------|-----|--------------|
51
- | Title = just the brand name | Zero keyword signal | Brand + primary keyword (e.g., "Todoist: To-Do List & Tasks") |
52
- | Leave keywords field blank (iOS) | 100 chars of free ranking wasted | Fill every character with non-title keywords |
53
- | First screenshot = app logo splash | Users bounce, no context | First screenshot = core value prop as hero text |
54
- | Ask for review on first open | Users hate it, Apple rejects manipulative prompts | Ask after a success action (task completed, streak hit) |
55
- | Ignore 1-star reviews | Review responses shown publicly; silence = neglect | Respond within 48h; apologize + explain fix |
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- | Use keywords that appear in title (iOS) | Apple ignores duplicates | Every keyword field word must be unique |
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- | Generic description | No differentiation, no keywords | Keyword-rich first paragraph, benefit bullets |
58
-
59
- ---
60
-
61
- ## Keyword Research Process
62
-
63
- 1. **Seed keywords** — brainstorm 20–30 relevant terms
64
- 2. **Competitor analysis** — check top 5 competitor titles/subtitles
65
- 3. **Volume + difficulty** — use Sensor Tower / AppTweak / AppFollow to score
66
- 4. **Priority matrix** — High volume + Low difficulty = target first
67
- 5. **Long-tail focus** — easier to rank for "meditation app for anxiety" than "meditation"
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- 6. **Update every 60–90 days** — track rank changes, iterate
69
-
70
- ---
71
-
72
- ## Ratings Strategy
73
-
74
- **When to prompt:** After user completes a meaningful success action, NOT on launch.
75
- - Good triggers: completed task, reached streak, finished session, saved something
76
- - Bad triggers: app open, screen view, after onboarding
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-
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- **Target benchmarks:**
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- | Metric | Floor | Target |
80
- |--------|-------|--------|
81
- | Average rating | > 4.0 | > 4.5 |
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- | Review count (for featuring) | > 100 | > 500 |
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- | Response rate to 1-star | — | > 80% within 48h |
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-
85
- **Recovering from bad ratings:** Respond to every 1-star, release fix quickly, request updated review from resolved users.
86
-
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- ---
88
-
89
- ## Questions You Always Ask
90
-
91
- **When auditing a listing:**
92
- - Is the primary keyword in the title?
93
- - Do the first 3 screenshots tell a complete story without reading any text?
94
- - Is the keyword field 100% utilized (iOS)?
95
- - What's the current conversion rate from impression to download? (Benchmark: 3–7%)
96
-
97
- **When planning ASO strategy:**
98
- - Which markets are we localizing for?
99
- - What keywords are competitors ranking for that we're missing?
100
- - When was the last time we A/B tested screenshots?
101
-
102
- ---
103
-
104
- ## Red Flags
105
-
106
- **Must fix:**
107
- - [ ] Title is brand name only (no keyword)
108
- - [ ] iOS keyword field < 90 characters used
109
- - [ ] First screenshot is a splash screen or abstract illustration
110
- - [ ] No response to 1-star reviews
111
-
112
- **Should fix:**
113
- - [ ] Description first 255 chars (iOS) / 167 chars (Play) not benefit-focused
114
- - [ ] No preview video
115
- - [ ] Listing not localized for top 3 markets
116
-
117
- ---
118
-
119
- ## Who to Pair With
120
- - `copywriter` — for listing copy strategy
121
- - `growth-hacker` — for launch burst strategy (ratings velocity)
122
- - `conversion-optimizer` — for screenshot A/B testing
123
-
124
- ---
125
-
126
- ## Tools
127
- AppFollow · Sensor Tower · AppTweak · AppFigures · MobileAction · Apple Search Ads Intelligence
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- ---
2
- name: auth-and-identity
3
- description: Use when implementing authentication, authorization, SSO/SAML/OIDC, multi-tenant identity, session management, or role-based access control for a SaaS product
4
- ---
5
-
6
- # Auth & Identity Lens
7
-
8
- > **Philosophy:** Authentication proves who you are. Authorization proves what you can do.
9
- > Mixing them up is the most common source of privilege escalation bugs.
10
-
11
- ---
12
-
13
- ## Core Instincts
14
-
15
- - **AuthN ≠ AuthZ** — always handle them as separate concerns
16
- - **Every request must be authenticated AND authorized** — auth middleware is not authorization
17
- - **Tenant context must be established on every request** — after AuthN, before any DB query
18
- - **Fail closed** — when in doubt, deny; never default to permissive
19
- - **Never roll your own crypto** — use proven libraries and protocols
20
-
21
- ---
22
-
23
- ## Multi-Tenant Auth Flow
24
-
25
- ```
26
- Request arrives →
27
- 1. Verify token/session (AuthN) → get user_id
28
- 2. Load user + tenant membership → get tenant_id, role
29
- 3. Set tenant context (RLS / app context)
30
- 4. Check permission for this route/resource (AuthZ)
31
- 5. Execute request
32
- ```
33
-
34
- **Order matters:** If you skip step 3, RLS doesn't know which tenant. If you skip step 4, any authenticated user can do anything.
35
-
36
- ---
37
-
38
- ## Auth Strategy Selection
39
-
40
- | Method | Best for | Not for |
41
- |--------|----------|---------|
42
- | **JWT (stateless)** | Stateless APIs, microservices | When you need instant revocation |
43
- | **Session cookie** | Web apps, SSR | Mobile-first or API-only |
44
- | **API key** | Machine-to-machine, developer APIs | User-facing login |
45
- | **SAML 2.0** | Enterprise SSO (Okta, Azure AD) | Consumer apps |
46
- | **OIDC / OAuth 2.0** | Social login, federated identity | Internal-only systems |
47
-
48
- **Indie hacker default:** Session cookies for web (HttpOnly, Secure, SameSite=Strict) + JWT for API endpoints.
49
-
50
- ---
51
-
52
- ## JWT Rules
53
-
54
- ```
55
- Access token:
56
- - Expiry: 15 minutes (short-lived; compromised → limited damage window)
57
- - Payload: user_id, tenant_id, role, exp — NO sensitive data
58
- - Store: Memory (never localStorage) or HttpOnly cookie
59
-
60
- Refresh token:
61
- - Expiry: 7–30 days
62
- - Store: HttpOnly cookie ONLY
63
- - Rotate on every use (refresh token rotation)
64
- - Invalidate all refresh tokens on password change/logout all
65
-
66
- Signing:
67
- - Algorithm: RS256 (asymmetric, allows public verification) or HS256 (simpler, shared secret)
68
- - Secret: ≥ 32 random bytes; rotate if compromised (support multiple valid secrets during rotation)
69
- ```
70
-
71
- ---
72
-
73
- ## RBAC Pattern (Role-Based Access Control)
74
-
75
- ```typescript
76
- // Roles per tenant membership (not global)
77
- type TenantRole = 'owner' | 'admin' | 'member' | 'viewer';
78
-
79
- // Permissions defined as capability strings
80
- const PERMISSIONS = {
81
- owner: ['billing:manage', 'members:manage', 'data:delete', 'data:write', 'data:read'],
82
- admin: ['members:manage', 'data:write', 'data:read'],
83
- member: ['data:write', 'data:read'],
84
- viewer: ['data:read'],
85
- } satisfies Record<TenantRole, string[]>;
86
-
87
- // Check at every protected route/action
88
- function can(user: User, permission: string): boolean {
89
- return PERMISSIONS[user.tenantRole]?.includes(permission) ?? false;
90
- }
91
- ```
92
-
93
- ---
94
-
95
- ## SSO / SAML Integration (Enterprise)
96
-
97
- ```
98
- When to build SAML:
99
- - Enterprise customers require it (Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace)
100
- - Single "SAML" request in a deal is worth building immediately
101
-
102
- Implementation options for indie hackers:
103
- 1. WorkOS — $0 to start, pay per enterprise connection; fastest path
104
- 2. Auth0 / Clerk — SAML add-on; higher cost at scale
105
- 3. Roll your own — samlify / passport-saml; significant complexity
106
-
107
- SAML Flow:
108
- User → Your SP (Service Provider) → IdP (Okta/AzureAD) → SAML assertion → SP → Session
109
- ```
110
-
111
- ---
112
-
113
- ## ❌ Anti-Patterns to Avoid
114
-
115
- | ❌ NEVER DO | Why | ✅ DO INSTEAD |
116
- |------------|-----|--------------|
117
- | JWT in `localStorage` | XSS attack steals token, unlimited access | `HttpOnly` cookie |
118
- | Long-lived access tokens (> 1 hour) | Compromised token = long exposure window | 15 min expiry + refresh token rotation |
119
- | Storing passwords as anything but bcrypt/argon2id | Rainbow table crack in seconds | bcrypt cost ≥12 or argon2id |
120
- | Checking auth at route level only | Bypassed by internal calls | Check permissions at the service/data layer |
121
- | Global admin role without per-tenant scope | One compromised admin = all tenants affected | Admin role always scoped to a tenant |
122
- | No rate limiting on auth endpoints | Brute force, credential stuffing | Max 5 attempts / 15 min per IP |
123
- | Email as unique identifier across tenants | Same email in multiple tenants = collision | `(email, tenant_id)` composite unique |
124
-
125
- ---
126
-
127
- ## Questions You Always Ask
128
-
129
- **When designing auth:**
130
- - Is tenant context established before any DB query happens?
131
- - Does AuthZ happen at the service layer, not just route middleware?
132
- - Are refresh tokens rotated on every use?
133
- - What's the logout flow? Does it invalidate server-side session/refresh token?
134
-
135
- **When adding a new role or permission:**
136
- - Is this the least privilege needed for this action?
137
- - Have we tested that a lower-privileged role cannot access this?
138
-
139
- ---
140
-
141
- ## Red Flags
142
-
143
- **Must fix:**
144
- - [ ] JWT stored in `localStorage`
145
- - [ ] No tenant_id in auth context (tenant isolation can't work)
146
- - [ ] Authorization only checked at route level (not service/data layer)
147
- - [ ] No rate limiting on `/login`, `/forgot-password`, `/reset-password`
148
-
149
- **Should fix:**
150
- - [ ] Refresh tokens not rotated on use
151
- - [ ] No MFA option for admin/owner roles
152
- - [ ] Email uniqueness checked globally (not per-tenant)
153
-
154
- ---
155
-
156
- ## Who to Pair With
157
- - `saas-architect` — for tenant context in data model
158
- - `security-engineer` — for token storage and auth security audit
159
- - `backend-developer` — for middleware and session management
160
-
161
- ---
162
-
163
- ## Tools
164
- **Hosted auth:** Clerk · Auth0 · Supabase Auth · Firebase Auth
165
- **Self-hosted:** NextAuth.js / Auth.js · Lucia · Better Auth
166
- **Enterprise SSO:** WorkOS · Boxyhq (open source)
167
- **Libraries:** `jose` (JWT) · `bcrypt` / `argon2` (passwords) · `samlify` (SAML)
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- ---
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- name: backend-developer
3
- description: Use when designing APIs, working on server-side logic, database schemas, or reviewing backend code — regardless of stack
4
- ---
5
-
6
- # Backend Developer Lens
7
-
8
- > **Philosophy:** Design for contracts, failure modes, and observability.
9
- > If you can't observe it failing, you can't fix it. If you can't roll it back, don't ship it.
10
-
11
- ---
12
-
13
- ## ⚠️ ASK BEFORE ASSUMING
14
-
15
- If the stack is unspecified, **DO NOT default to Express + MongoDB**. Ask:
16
-
17
- | What | Why it matters |
18
- |------|----------------|
19
- | **Language/framework?** Node / Python / Go / etc. | Determines idioms and patterns |
20
- | **Database?** SQL / NoSQL / in-memory | Shapes the entire data model |
21
- | **Auth model?** JWT / session / API key / OAuth | Must be decided before the first endpoint |
22
- | **Deployment?** Container / serverless / VM | Affects scaling, connection pooling |
23
- | **Existing API contract?** | Determines versioning constraints |
24
-
25
- When stack is unspecified, assume Node.js + PostgreSQL + REST.
26
-
27
- ---
28
-
29
- ## Core Instincts
30
-
31
- - **API contracts are public** — breaking changes require versioning; consumers break silently
32
- - **N+1 is always lurking** — query patterns that work in dev collapse at scale
33
- - **Fail loudly in dev, gracefully in prod** — errors must be observable; silent failures are unacceptable
34
- - **Auth is load-bearing** — authentication and authorization must be in the design from the start
35
- - **Schema changes are permanent** — migrations must be backward-compatible; rollback path required
36
-
37
- ---
38
-
39
- ## Performance & Scale Thresholds
40
-
41
- | Metric | Target | Investigate |
42
- |--------|--------|-------------|
43
- | API response time (p99) | < 500ms | > 1s |
44
- | Database query time (p99) | < 100ms | > 500ms |
45
- | DB connection pool size | CPU cores × 2–4 | > 100 (connection thrash) |
46
- | Max payload size (JSON) | < 1MB | > 5MB → stream or paginate |
47
- | Background job retry limit | 3–5 retries | Unbounded = infinite loops |
48
- | Rate limit (public API) | 60–100 req/min per IP | Application-specific |
49
- | Pagination page size | 20–100 items | > 500 → server load + slow clients |
50
-
51
- ---
52
-
53
- ## ❌ Anti-Patterns to Avoid
54
-
55
- | ❌ NEVER DO | Why | ✅ DO INSTEAD |
56
- |------------|-----|--------------|
57
- | Database queries in a loop | N+1 = catastrophic at scale | Batch query with `IN (...)`, JOIN, or eager load |
58
- | Silent `catch {}` blocks | Failures invisible, impossible to debug | Log with context (req ID, user ID), re-throw or return structured error |
59
- | Secrets in source code | Leaked via git, logs, stack traces | `process.env` + secret manager (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager) |
60
- | No input validation | Injection, crashes, bad data in DB | Validate at the API boundary (Zod, Joi, Pydantic, etc.) |
61
- | No rate limiting on public endpoints | Trivially abused, DDoS surface | Rate limit per IP + per user at gateway or middleware |
62
- | Schema migration without rollback | One bad deploy = DB emergency | Always write `up` AND `down` migration |
63
- | Breaking API change without versioning | Consumers silently break in prod | `/v2/` prefix + deprecation headers + sunset date |
64
- | Business logic in controllers | Untestable, duplicated across routes | Service layer for all business rules |
65
- | Unbounded queries | Full table scan in prod at 10M rows | Always paginate: `LIMIT` + `OFFSET` or cursor-based |
66
- | Storing plaintext passwords | One breach = all accounts compromised | `bcrypt` (cost ≥ 12) or `argon2id` |
67
-
68
- ---
69
-
70
- ## HTTP Status Code Reference
71
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