# implement-caching-strategy

A Claude slash command that reads your architecture and lays out caching layers: browser, application, database, API.

- command · `type=command` · Claude Code · 520 installs
- Author: davila7
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/commands/performance/implement-caching-strategy.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
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## What it does

\`implement-caching-strategy` walks the agent through ten steps. It starts with architecture and bottleneck analysis, then moves to browser caching, application-level caching, database query caching, API response caching, invalidation, monitoring and tests. The argument picks the area: `[cache-type]`, `--browser`, `--application` or `--database`.

There are no scripts inside, just instructions for the model. The agent works with `Read`, `Bash`, `Grep` and `Glob`: it reads code, finds expensive queries, edits configs. On a project where the agent cannot reach the files, the command has nothing to work with.

The strategy comes from your code, not from guesses. If Redis or Memcached is already in the stack, the command builds on it; if not, it suggests an option and says what you would need to run. Review the invalidation scheme before shipping it — that is where data consistency usually breaks.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **claude-code-templates**
```bash
npx claude-code-templates@latest --command performance/implement-caching-strategy
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/commands/implement-caching-strategy.md` — Call it with /implement-caching-strategy. For all projects use ~/.claude/commands/

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.codex/prompts/implement-caching-strategy.md` — Call it with /prompts:implement-caching-strategy. Codex marks this format deprecated in favour of skills

### GitHub Copilot

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/prompts/implement-caching-strategy.prompt.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.gemini/commands/implement-caching-strategy.toml` — Gemini stores commands as TOML: the prompt text goes into the prompt field

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/commands/performance/implement-caching-strategy.md

## When to use it
- find spots in the codebase where caching pays off
- set HTTP cache headers and policies for static assets
- pick TTL and an invalidation scheme for your data
- cache expensive database queries
- collect cache hit and miss metrics

## Example prompts
- /implement-caching-strategy --application
- /implement-caching-strategy --database
- /implement-caching-strategy --browser

## Source text · implement-caching-strategy.md · MIT

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---
allowed-tools: Read, Bash, Grep, Glob
argument-hint: "[cache-type] | --browser | --application | --database"
description: Design and implement comprehensive caching solutions for improved performance and scalability
---

# Implement Caching Strategy

Design and implement caching solutions: **$ARGUMENTS**

## Instructions

1. **Caching Strategy Analysis**
   - Analyze application architecture and identify caching opportunities
   - Assess current performance bottlenecks and data access patterns
   - Define caching requirements (TTL, invalidation, consistency)
   - Plan multi-layer caching architecture (browser, CDN, application, database)
   - Evaluate caching technologies and storage solutions

2. **Browser and Client-Side Caching**
   - Configure HTTP caching headers and cache policies for static assets
   - Implement service worker caching strategies for progressive web apps
   - Set up browser storage caching (localStorage, sessionStorage, IndexedDB)
   - Configure CDN caching rules and edge optimization
   - Implement cache-first, network-first, and stale-while-revalidate strategies

3. **Application-Level Caching**
   - Implement in-memory caching for frequently accessed data
   - Set up distributed caching with Redis or Memcached
   - Design cache key naming conventions and namespacing
   - Implement cache warming strategies for critical data
   - Configure cache expiration and TTL policies

4. **Database Query Caching**
   - Implement query result caching for expensive database operations
   - Set up prepared statement caching and connection pooling
   - Design cache invalidation strategies for data consistency
   - Implement materialized views for complex aggregations
   - Configure database-level caching features and optimizations

5. **API Response Caching**
   - Implement API endpoint response caching with appropriate headers
   - Set up middleware for automatic response caching
   - Configure GraphQL query caching and field-level optimization
   - Implement conditional requests with ETag and Last-Modified headers
   - Design cache invalidation for API data updates

6. **Cache Invalidation Strategies**
   - Design intelligent cache invalidation based on data dependencies
   - Implement event-driven cache invalidation systems
   - Set up cache tagging and bulk invalidation mechanisms
   - Configure time-based and trigger-based invalidation policies
   - Implement cache versioning and rollback strategies

7. **Frontend Caching Strategies**
   - Implement client-side data caching with libraries like React Query
   - Set up component-level caching and memoization
   - Configure asset bundling and chunk caching strategies
   - Implement progressive image loading and caching
   - Set up offline-first caching for PWAs

8. **Cache Monitoring and Analytics**
   - Set up cache performance monitoring and metrics collection
   - Track cache hit rates, miss rates, and efficiency metrics
   - Monitor cache memory usage and storage optimization
   - Implement cache performance alerting and notifications
   - Analyze cache usage patterns and optimization opportunities

9. **Cache Warming and Preloading**
   - Implement automated cache warming for critical data
   - Set up scheduled cache refresh and preloading strategies
   - Design on-demand cache generation for popular content
   - Configure cache warming triggers based on usage patterns
   - Implement predictive caching based on user behavior

10. **Testing and Validation**
    - Set up cache performance testing and benchmarking
    - Implement cache consistency validation and testing
    - Configure cache invalidation testing scenarios
    - Test cache behavior under high load and failure conditions
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