# grpc-microservices

Guides your agent in designing gRPC microservices and Protocol Buffers schemas. Useful when building low-latency APIs and real-time streaming architectures.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 509 installs · ★ 62
- Author: manutej
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace/tree/HEAD/plugins/luxor-backend-toolkit/skills/grpc-microservices/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/grpc-microservices

## What it does

This skill guides coding assistants through structuring microservice architectures with gRPC and Protocol Buffers schemas. It enforces clean `.proto` conventions, such as zero-value defaults for enums and union definitions via `oneof`.

It details all four RPC communication patterns: unary calls, server streams, client streams, and two-way streaming. You also get structural patterns for cursor-based pagination and batch lookups. Never reassign deleted field numbers in `.proto` files. Doing so breaks backwards compatibility across running services.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace --skill grpc-microservices -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace --skill grpc-microservices -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace --skill grpc-microservices -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace grpc-microservices
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/grpc-microservices/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace --skill grpc-microservices -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace --path plugins/luxor-backend-toolkit/skills/grpc-microservices
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace --skill grpc-microservices -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/manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace/tree/HEAD/plugins/luxor-backend-toolkit/skills/grpc-microservices/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- design a `.proto` service contract for microservices
- set up bidirectional streaming for live data sync
- implement token-based pagination in protobuf schemas
- configure batch data fetching by identifier lists

## Example prompts
- Write a `.proto` schema for an account service with token pagination and CRUD methods
- Set up a bidirectional streaming RPC definition for a real-time messaging service
- Add a search request payload using `oneof` for mutually exclusive filters

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