backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs — Claude Code skill: API handoff docs
Turns finished backend work into a handoff document for frontend developers: endpoints, DTOs, validation and edge cases in one markdown file.
npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill enterprise-communication/backend-to-frontend-handoff-docsWhat backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs does
The skill kicks in once backend API work is done and needs to reach the frontend team. The agent collects context — feature name, endpoints, DTOs, auth rules, edge cases — and writes the document to .claude/docs/ai/<feature-name>/api-handoff.md. Rerun it after feedback and the filename gets an iteration suffix: -v2, -v3, and so on.
Inside is a single markdown block following a template: business context, endpoints with methods and request/response examples, data models, enums, validation rules, business logic and edge cases, integration notes, test scenarios. Each section is filled with concrete data; subsections are dropped only when they genuinely do not apply. Nothing is echoed to chat — the finished text goes into the file instead of the conversation.
There is a shortcut for simple APIs. Plain CRUD without complex business logic does not need the full template; method, path and example JSON are enough. The catch: the skill expects backend code to already exist, because payload examples have to match real API behaviour. Anything unresolved gets flagged explicitly rather than guessed.
What it helps with
- document endpoints with request and response examples
- hand frontend the validation rules and enums
- record backend edge cases and assumptions
- turn test scenarios into acceptance criteria
- refresh the doc after feedback with a new version
Example prompts for the agent
- create a handoff for the cart API
- document the orders endpoints for the frontend
- generate api-handoff for the finished profile work
How to install backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs
1claude-code-templates
npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill enterprise-communication/backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs2Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs -a claude-code3Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs/
Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs/SKILL.mdPlatform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates --path cli-tool/components/skills/enterprise-communication/backend-to-frontend-handoff-docsManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Claude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs
How do I install backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs in Claude?
With the templates CLI: npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill enterprise-communication/backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs. Or via skills: npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs -a claude-code.
What does backend-to-frontend-handoff-docs do?
It produces a markdown document covering business context, endpoints, DTOs, validation and edge cases so frontend can build the integration without asking backend questions.
Where does the document go?
Into .claude/docs/ai/<feature-name>/api-handoff.md. Rerunning after feedback adds an iteration suffix — -v2, -v3.
