# 402-frameworks-quarkus-rest

A skill for designing and reviewing Quarkus REST APIs: JAX-RS resources, validation, status codes, versioning and caching.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 331 installs · ★ 456
- Author: Juan Antonio Breña Moral
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/jabrena/plinth/tree/HEAD/skills/402-frameworks-quarkus-rest/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/402-frameworks-quarkus-rest

## What it does

The skill walks an agent through Jakarta REST conventions in Quarkus: how to lay out resource classes and `@Path`, which status codes and headers to return, where Bean Validation belongs at the boundary. DTOs get their own section, along with `ExceptionMapper` responses in RFC 7807 Problem Details form and ISO-8601 for time fields.

It ships as `SKILL.md` plus a reference file, `references/402-frameworks-quarkus-rest.md`, holding the rules and good/bad code examples. The workflow runs in four steps: read the reference and inspect the project, pick the smallest safe set of changes, apply them, then build and test.

One hard gate. The project has to compile before anything is touched — the skill runs `./mvnw compile` or `mvn compile` first and stops on failure, leaving the fix to you. After the changes it runs `./mvnw clean verify` or `mvn clean verify`. Maven is assumed here, so a Gradle build won't match those commands.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 402-frameworks-quarkus-rest -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/402-frameworks-quarkus-rest/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/402-frameworks-quarkus-rest/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 402-frameworks-quarkus-rest -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/402-frameworks-quarkus-rest/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 402-frameworks-quarkus-rest -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/402-frameworks-quarkus-rest/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install jabrena/plinth 402-frameworks-quarkus-rest
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/402-frameworks-quarkus-rest/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 402-frameworks-quarkus-rest -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/jabrena/plinth --path skills/402-frameworks-quarkus-rest
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/402-frameworks-quarkus-rest/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 402-frameworks-quarkus-rest -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/jabrena/plinth/tree/HEAD/skills/402-frameworks-quarkus-rest/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- lay out resource classes and HTTP method mapping under `@Path`
- add Bean Validation and one error JSON shape via `ExceptionMapper`
- introduce API versioning plus Sunset and Deprecation headers
- handle idempotency with `Idempotency-Key` and concurrency with ETag and If-Match
- define pagination, sorting and filtering query parameters

## Example prompts
- Review the JAX-RS resources in this project and suggest fixes for status codes and DTOs
- Add RFC 7807 error responses and an exception mapper to our REST API
- Set up pagination and sorting for the orders list, plus Cache-Control headers

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: 402-frameworks-quarkus-rest
description: Use when you need to design, review, or improve REST APIs with Quarkus REST (Jakarta REST) — including resource classes, HTTP methods, status codes, request/response DTOs, Bean Validation, exception mappers, optional runtime OpenAPI exposure (SmallRye), contract-first generation from OpenAPI, content negotiation, pagination, sorting and filtering, API versioning, idempotency (Idempotency-Key), optimistic concurrency (ETag / If-Match), HTTP caching (Cache-Control), API deprecation (Sunset / Deprecation headers), RFC 7807 Problem Details, ISO-8601 for time in contracts, and security-aware boundaries. This should trigger for requests such as Review or improve JAX-RS resources in a Quarkus project; Design HTTP APIs with validation and error handling on Quarkus; Add API versioning, idempotency, ETag concurrency, or deprecation headers; Implement pagination, sorting, or RFC 7807 Problem Details error responses; Improve Quarkus REST resources and exception mappers. Part of Plinth Toolkit
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: Juan Antonio Breña Moral
  version: 0.19.0
---
# Quarkus REST API Guidelines

Apply REST API design principles on Quarkus using Jakarta REST (JAX-RS).

**What is covered in this Skill?**

- Resource classes, @Path, HTTP method mapping, and resource URI design
- Status codes, Location headers, and Response building
- DTOs and Bean Validation at the boundary; ISO-8601 for date/time fields
- ExceptionMapper for consistent error JSON (RFC 7807 Problem Details)
- API versioning strategies (URI path, Accept header)
- Idempotency with Idempotency-Key header
- Optimistic concurrency: ETag, If-Match, If-None-Match
- HTTP caching with Cache-Control headers
- API deprecation: Sunset and Deprecation headers
- Pagination, sorting, and filtering query parameters
- Optional `/openapi` via SmallRye; API-first contract maintained in `openapi.yaml` (codegen)
- Reactive vs blocking considerations; @RunOnVirtualThread
- Security integration at the filter layer

**Scope:** Apply recommendations based on the reference rules and good/bad code examples.

## Constraints

Before applying REST changes, ensure the project compiles. After applying improvements, run full verification.

- **MANDATORY**: Run `./mvnw compile` or `mvn compile` before applying any change
- **PREREQUISITE**: Project must compile before applying REST API improvements
- **SAFETY**: If compilation fails, stop immediately
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