# setup-rate-limiting

A slash command that inspects your project and builds a rate limiting setup: algorithms, per-user quotas, counter storage.

- command · `type=command` · Claude Code · 247 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/setup/setup-rate-limiting.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/commands/setup-rate-limiting

## What it does

The command first reads the current API state. It detects the framework from `package.json` or `requirements.txt`, greps `src/` for existing `rate.limit`, `throttle` and `rateLimit` mentions, pings Redis with `redis-cli ping`, and counts the endpoints it can find. Everything it generates is based on that scan.

An argument narrows the scope: `--api`, `--authentication`, `--file-upload` or `--database`. Under the hood it covers token bucket, sliding window, fixed window and leaky bucket algorithms, tier-based and per-user quotas, separate rules for authenticated and anonymous traffic, and IP controls. Counters live in Redis, which is also where distributed limiting and failover come from.

If Redis is not running, the availability check reports it, and you will need another storage backend before the generated limits can hold state across instances. The command has Read, Write, Edit and Bash at its disposal.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **claude-code-templates**
```bash
npx claude-code-templates@latest --command setup/setup-rate-limiting
```

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

### Codex

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

### GitHub Copilot

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/prompts/setup-rate-limiting.prompt.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.gemini/commands/setup-rate-limiting.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/setup/setup-rate-limiting.md

## When to use it
- add limits to public Express or FastAPI endpoints
- stop brute-force attempts on a login form
- cap how often a user can upload files
- set different quotas for paid and free accounts
- move request counters into Redis across several instances

## Example prompts
- /setup-rate-limiting --api
- /setup-rate-limiting --authentication
- /setup-rate-limiting --file-upload

## Source text · setup-rate-limiting.md · MIT

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```text
---
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash
argument-hint: "[rate-limit-type] | --api | --authentication | --file-upload | --database"
description: Implement comprehensive API rate limiting with advanced algorithms and user-specific policies
---

# Setup Rate Limiting

Implement comprehensive API rate limiting with advanced control mechanisms: **$ARGUMENTS**

## Current API State

- Framework detection: @package.json or @requirements.txt (Express, FastAPI, Spring Boot, etc.)
- Existing rate limiting: !`grep -r "rate.limit\|throttle\|rateLimit" src/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l`
- Redis availability: !`redis-cli ping 2>/dev/null || echo "Redis not available"`
- API endpoints: !`grep -r "route\|endpoint\|@app\\.route" src/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l`

## Task

Implement production-ready rate limiting system with sophisticated algorithms and user policies:

**Rate Limit Type**: Use $ARGUMENTS to focus on API rate limiting, authentication limiting, file upload controls, or database access limiting

**Rate Limiting Architecture**:
1. **Algorithm Implementation** - Token bucket, sliding window, fixed window, leaky bucket algorithms
2. **User Policies** - Tier-based limits, authenticated vs anonymous, user-specific quotas, IP-based controls
3. **Storage Backend** - Redis integration, distributed rate limiting, persistence strategies, failover mechanisms
4. **Endpoint Configuration** - Per-route limits, method-specific rules, dynamic configuration, A/B testing
5. **Monitoring & Analytics** - Usage tracking, abuse detection, performance metrics, alerting systems
6. **Bypass Mechanisms** - Whitelist management, internal request handling, emergency overrides

**Advanced Features**: Adaptive rate limiting, geo-based controls, API key management, quota systems, abuse prevention.

**Production Readiness**: High availability, performance optimization, security controls, comprehensive monitoring.

**Output**: Complete rate limiting system with intelligent policies, comprehensive monitoring, and advanced abuse prevention capabilities.
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