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backend-api-security — Claude Code plugin: what it does & setup

Q: How do I install backend-api-security in Claude Code?

First, add the marketplace with `/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents`. Next, install the package by running `/plugin install backend-api-security@claude-code-workflows`.

Hardens API security by handling authentication, rate limiting, and input validation.

Install into Claude Code · Plugin marketplace All methods and platforms ↓

/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents
/plugin install backend-api-security@claude-code-workflows

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What backend-api-security does

This plugin guides code assistants on API hardening across Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. It focuses on setting up user authentication alongside clean authorization flows.

It also guides rate limiting and input validation routines to protect backend endpoints. Without solid validation and request throttling, public routes remain open to abuse. The project is distributed under the MIT license in wshobson/agents.

What it helps with

implement secure API authentication flows
set up authorization patterns across endpoints
configure rate limiting to prevent traffic spikes
add input validation for incoming requests

Example prompts for the agent

Configure rate limiting and authentication middleware for the API
Review incoming request validation and set up authorization rules

How to install backend-api-security

Plugin marketplace

/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents

/plugin install backend-api-security@claude-code-workflows

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Questions about backend-api-security

How do I install backend-api-security in Claude Code?

First, add the marketplace with /plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents. Next, install the package by running /plugin install backend-api-security@claude-code-workflows.

What does the backend-api-security plugin do?

It assists with API hardening, including authentication setups, authorization patterns, rate limiting, and input validation.

Which platforms support backend-api-security?

The plugin works with Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor under the MIT license.

Source text

backend-api-security · MIT

API security hardening, authentication implementation, authorization patterns, rate limiting, and input validation

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