Use when building high-performance async Python APIs with FastAPI and Pydantic V2. Invoke to create REST endpoints, define Pydantic models, implement authentication flows, set up async SQLAlchemy database operations, add JWT authentication, build WebSocket endpoints, or generate OpenAPI documentation. Trigger terms: FastAPI, Pydantic, async Python, Python API, REST API Python, SQLAlchemy async, JWT authentication, OpenAPI, Swagger Python.
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Deep expertise in async Python, Pydantic V2, and production-grade API development with FastAPI.
pytest after each endpoint group and verify OpenAPI docs at /docs> Checkpoint after each step: confirm schemas validate correctly, endpoints return expected HTTP status codes, and /docs reflects the intended API surface before proceeding.
Schema + endpoint + dependency injection in one cohesive unit:
# schemas.py
from pydantic import BaseModel, EmailStr, field_validator, model_config
class UserCreate(BaseModel):
model_config = model_config(str_strip_whitespace=True)
email: EmailStr
password: str
name: str | None = None
@field_validator("password")
@classmethod
def password_strength(cls, v: str) -> str:
if len(v) < 8:
raise ValueError("Password must be at least 8 characters")
return v
class UserResponse(BaseModel):
model_config = model_config(from_attributes=True)
id: int
email: EmailStr
name: str | None = None
# routers/users.py
from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
from typing import Annotated
from app.database import get_db
from app.schemas import UserCreate, UserResponse
from app import crud
router = APIRouter(prefix="/users", tags=["users"])
DbDep = Annotated[AsyncSession, Depends(get_db)]
@router.post("/", response_model=UserResponse, status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
async def create_user(payload: UserCreate, db: DbDep) -> UserResponse:
existing = await crud.get_user_by_email(db, payload.email)
if existing:
raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT, detail="Email already registered")
return await crud.create_user(db, payload)
# crud.py
from sqlalchemy import select
from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
from app.models import User
from app.schemas import UserCreate
from app.security import hash_password
async def get_user_by_email(db: AsyncSession, email: str) -> User | None:
result = await db.execute(select(User).where(User.email == email))
return result.scalar_one_or_none()
async def create_user(db: AsyncSession, payload: UserCreate) -> User:
user = User(email=payload.email, hashed_password=hash_password(payload.password), name=payload.name)
db.add(user)
await db.commit()
await db.refresh(user)
return user
# security.py
from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
from jose import JWTError, jwt
from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException, status
from fastapi.security import OAuth2PasswordBearer
from typing import Annotated
SECRET_KEY = "read-from-env" # use os.environ / settings
ALGORITHM = "HS256"
oauth2_scheme = OAuth2PasswordBearer(tokenUrl="/auth/token")
def create_access_token(subject: str, expires_delta: timedelta = timedelta(minutes=30)) -> str:
payload = {"sub": subject, "exp": datetime.now(timezone.utc) + expires_delta}
return jwt.encode(payload, SECRET_KEY, algorithm=ALGORITHM)
async def get_current_user(token: Annotated[str, Depends(oauth2_scheme)]) -> str:
try:
data = jwt.decode(token, SECRET_KEY, algorithms=[ALGORITHM])
subject: str | None = data.get("sub")
if subject is None:
raise ValueError
return subject
except (JWTError, ValueError):
raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED, detail="Invalid credentials")
CurrentUser = Annotated[str, Depends(get_current_user)]
Load detailed guidance based on context:
| Topic | Reference | Load When |
|-------|-----------|-----------|
| Pydantic V2 | references/pydantic-v2.md | Creating schemas, validation, model_config |
| SQLAlchemy | references/async-sqlalchemy.md | Async database, models, CRUD operations |
| Endpoints | references/endpoints-routing.md | APIRouter, dependencies, routing |
| Authentication | references/authentication.md | JWT, OAuth2, get_current_user |
| Testing | references/testing-async.md | pytest-asyncio, httpx, fixtures |
| Django Migration | references/migration-from-django.md | Migrating from Django/DRF to FastAPI |
field_validator, model_validator, model_config)Annotated pattern for dependency injectionX | None instead of Optional[X]@validator, class Config)When implementing FastAPI features, provide:
FastAPI, Pydantic V2, async SQLAlchemy, Alembic migrations, JWT/OAuth2, pytest-asyncio, httpx, BackgroundTasks, WebSockets, dependency injection, OpenAPI/Swagger
Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools. Use when building MCP servers to integrate external APIs or services, whether in Python (FastMCP) or Node/TypeScript (MCP SDK).
Automatically creates user-facing changelogs from git commits by analyzing commit history, categorizing changes, and transforming technical commits into clear, customer-friendly release notes. Turns hours of manual changelog writing into minutes of automated generation.
Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work - guides completion of development work by presenting structured options for merge, PR, or cleanup
Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools. Use when building MCP servers to integrate external APIs or services, whether in Python (FastMCP) or Node/TypeScript (MCP SDK).
React Native and Expo best practices for building performant mobile apps. Use when building React Native components, optimizing list performance, implementing animations, or working with native modules. Triggers on tasks involving React Native, Expo, mobile performance, or native platform APIs.
React and Next.js performance optimization guidelines from Vercel Engineering. This skill should be used when writing, reviewing, or refactoring React/Next.js code to ensure optimal performance patterns. Triggers on tasks involving React components, Next.js pages, data fetching, bundle optimization, or performance improvements.
Next.js best practices - file conventions, RSC boundaries, data patterns, async APIs, metadata, error handling, route handlers, image/font optimization, bundling
Use when starting feature work that needs isolation from current workspace or before executing implementation plans - creates isolated git worktrees with smart directory selection and safety verification
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