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expressjs-development — Claude Code skill: Express.js and REST APIs

A skill that feeds your coding agent Express.js patterns: routing, middleware, request and response handling, error handling.

Install into Claude Code · Skills CLI (Vercel) All methods and platforms ↓
npx skills add manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace --skill expressjs-development -a claude-code
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What expressjs-development does

The skill gives the agent a reference for Express.js work: app setup, routing, route parameters and query strings, express.Router modules, and middleware at both app and router level. Built-in middleware such as express.json() and express.urlencoded() are covered alongside third-party packages helmet, cors, morgan and compression, plus custom handler functions.

Examples are plain JavaScript: a basic server, configuration through app.set, static files, JWT-based auth middleware, request validation. The skill is tied to the /expressjs/express library in Context7, so the agent can pull current docs instead of reciting syntax from memory.

Error handling and deployment get a mention but no worked examples — the source cuts off mid-way through a validation function. If you need ready-made recipes for deployment or error logging, you will be writing those yourself.

What it helps with

  • scaffold a REST API on Express.js
  • split routes into express.Router modules
  • write middleware that verifies a JWT token
  • wire up helmet and cors for security headers
  • read route params and query strings inside a handler

Example prompts for the agent

  • show me how to build an Express app with routes for users
  • write JWT auth middleware and mount it on the router
  • how do I add helmet and cors to an Express app

How to install expressjs-development

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace --skill expressjs-development -a claude-code

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/expressjs-development/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/expressjs-development/

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about expressjs-development

How do I install expressjs-development in Claude?

Run npx skills add manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace --skill expressjs-development -a claude-code. The skill file lands at ~/.claude/skills/expressjs-development/SKILL.md.

What does expressjs-development do?

It gives the agent Express.js examples and guidance: routing, middleware, req and res handling, error handling, REST API structure.

Does the skill fetch documentation online?

It is linked to the /expressjs/express library in Context7, so the agent can consult that documentation when answering Express questions.

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