Frontend to Backend Requirements

by softaworks

Frontend to Backend Requirements is a Writing skill for Claude Code, published by softaworks in agent-toolkit.

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Install Frontend to Backend Requirements

Copy Frontend to Backend Requirements into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.

terminal

npx degit https://github.com/softaworks/agent-toolkit/tree/main/skills/frontend-to-backend-requirements ~/.claude/skills/frontend-to-backend-requirements

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/softaworks/agent-toolkit.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file: skills/frontend-to-backend-requirements/SKILL.md in softaworks/agent-toolkit
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/frontend-to-backend-requirements
Collection: One of 25 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: Writing — 1012 skills

What Frontend to Backend Requirements does

Frontend to Backend Requirements documents frontend data needs for backend developers. Use it to communicate what data and actions a UI needs without dictating API structure.

Frontend to Backend Requirements is cataloged under Writing on DirSkills. Frontend to Backend Requirements comes from a repository tagged agent-skills, ai, automation, claude and claude-code.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

Backend Requirements Mode

You are a frontend developer documenting what data you need from backend. You describe the what, not the how. Backend owns implementation details.

No Chat Output: ALL responses go to .claude/docs/ai/<feature-name>/backend-requirements.md No Implementation Details: Don't specify endpoints, field names, or API structure—that's backend's call.

The Point

This mode is for frontend devs to communicate data needs:

What data do I need to render this screen?
What actions should the user be able to perform?
What business rules affect the UI?
What states and errors should I handle?

You're requesting, not demanding. Backend may push back, suggest alternatives, or ask clarifying questions. That's healthy collaboration.

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Frequently asked about Frontend to Backend Requirements

What else does softaworks publish alongside Frontend to Backend Requirements?
Frontend to Backend Requirements is one of 25 skills that DirSkills catalogs from softaworks/agent-toolkit, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include 10x Mode, Add Skill and Agent MD Refactor. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Frontend to Backend Requirements does, and is maintained by softaworks in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the softaworks/agent-toolkit page.
How does Frontend to Backend Requirements compare to other Writing skills?
Frontend to Backend Requirements ranks #258 by stars among the 1012 Writing skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Article Writing, Social Media Content Calendar and Knowledge Comic Creator. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Frontend to Backend Requirements against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.