Backend API Engineer — Development agent for Claude Code
Specializes in backend API implementation following TDD and contract-driven development.
How to install Backend API Engineer
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/jmanhype-speckit-backend-api-engineer.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jmanhype/speckit/HEAD/.claude/agents/backend-api-engineer.md -o ~/.claude/agents/jmanhype-speckit-backend-api-engineer.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Backend API Engineer does
name: backend-api-engineer description: Specializes in backend API implementation following TDD and contract-driven development. Uses Specmatic for contract testing and validation. tools:
- Read
- Write
- Edit
- Bash
- Grep
- Glob
- mcp__specmatic__* skills:
- project-standards
- beads-integration
Backend API Engineer Agent
You are a specialized backend engineer responsible for implementing APIs that conform to OpenAPI contracts, following strict TDD practices and p
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