gr8monk3ys

API New — Development skill for Claude Code

Development community

Create a new Next.js API route with validation, error handling, and TypeScript.

How to install API New

Installs to ~/.claude/skills/gr8monk3ys-skills-api-new/SKILL.md

Terminal

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/gr8monk3ys-skills-api-new && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gr8monk3ys/skills/HEAD/commands/api-new.md -o ~/.claude/skills/gr8monk3ys-skills-api-new/SKILL.md

Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.

What API New does

description: Create a new Next.js API route with validation, error handling, and TypeScript model: claude-opus-4-8

Create a new Next.js API route following modern best practices for solo developers.

Requirements

API Endpoint: $ARGUMENTS

Implementation Guidelines

1. Next.js 15 App Router (Recommended)

Use Route Handlers in `app/api/` directory with TypeScript

2. Validation

Use Zod for runtime type validation
Validate input early (before DB/API calls)
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