microservices-architecture
Use when designing, reviewing, or refactoring microservice boundaries, communication, service ownership, deployment independence, resilience, and distributed data flows. Load absorbed microservices fundamentals, models, communication, and resilience references as needed.
Best use case
microservices-architecture is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.
Use when designing, reviewing, or refactoring microservice boundaries, communication, service ownership, deployment independence, resilience, and distributed data flows. Load absorbed microservices fundamentals, models, communication, and resilience references as needed.
Teams using microservices-architecture should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.
When to use this skill
- You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.
When not to use this skill
- You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
- You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.
Installation
Claude Code / Cursor / Codex
Manual Installation
- Download SKILL.md from GitHub
- Place it in
.claude/skills/microservices-architecture/SKILL.mdinside your project - Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill
How microservices-architecture Compares
| Feature / Agent | microservices-architecture | Standard Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Platform Support | Not specified | Limited / Varies |
| Context Awareness | High | Baseline |
| Installation Complexity | Unknown | N/A |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this skill do?
Use when designing, reviewing, or refactoring microservice boundaries, communication, service ownership, deployment independence, resilience, and distributed data flows. Load absorbed microservices fundamentals, models, communication, and resilience references as needed.
Where can I find the source code?
You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.
SKILL.md Source
# Microservices Architecture Acknowledgement: Shared by Peter Bamuhigire, techguypeter.com, +256 784 464178. Use this parent skill as the active microservices entrypoint. It should help decide whether microservices are justified, then shape service boundaries and operating contracts when they are. <!-- dual-compat-start --> ## Use When - Defining service boundaries, ownership, API contracts, data ownership, deployment independence, or migration from a monolith. - Reviewing synchronous and asynchronous service communication, reliability, retries, idempotency, and failure isolation. - Creating a target architecture for teams that need multiple independently deployable backend services. ## Do Not Use When - The task is unrelated to this parent skill or is better handled by a narrower active parent named in the workflow. - The request only needs a trivial answer and no reference module needs to be loaded. ## Required Inputs - Gather the concrete system, repository, environment, constraints, and deliverable before loading references. - Identify which absorbed reference file is needed; do not load every migrated reference by default. ## Workflow 1. Start with `system-architecture-design` and `distributed-systems-patterns` for context, constraints, and failure modes. 2. Load only the needed reference: - `references/microservices-fundamentals.md` for core principles and when not to split. - `references/microservices-architecture-models.md` for decomposition and ownership models. - `references/microservices-communication.md` for API, event, queue, and contract patterns. - `references/microservices-resilience.md` for retries, circuit breakers, idempotency, and graceful degradation. 3. Pair with `api-design-first`, `database-design-engineering`, `deployment-release-engineering`, and `observability-monitoring` for implementation contracts. ## Quality Standards - Do not split services without a clear ownership, deployment, data, and reliability reason. - Every service boundary must define source of truth, API contract, failure mode, observability, and rollback path. - Prefer fewer services until team topology, data ownership, and release cadence justify more. ## Anti-Patterns - Treating absorbed reference files as active skills or separate routing entrypoints. - Loading every migrated child reference instead of the one that matches the task. - Producing generic advice without constraints, evidence, or next verification steps. ## Outputs - Service map, boundary decision, API/event contract notes, migration plan, or architecture review. ## References - Load only the eferences/<old-skill>.md files named in the workflow when their depth is required. <!-- dual-compat-end -->
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