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Spring Boot Patterns

Guides an agent to write Spring Boot REST APIs, services, caching, async and logging code in standard patterns.

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affaan-m/ECC
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MIT
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What it does

When installed, the agent answers Java Spring Boot backend questions using a set of recommended code patterns: controller, service and repository layers, validated request objects, consistent error responses, caching, async work, logging, pagination and rate limiting. It gives code examples to adapt rather than running anything itself. The skill is a text guide, so it shapes the agent's suggestions and code rather than performing actions on your system.

Great for

  • Java developers building REST APIs with Spring Boot
  • Teams wanting consistent layering and error handling in Spring services
  • Developers adding caching, async processing or rate limiting to an existing Spring app

Skip it if

  • Non-Java projects, since the patterns are specific to Spring Boot and would mislead other stacks
  • Production-critical code without review: examples are simplified (for instance the generic retry helper and the placeholder async notification method) and the file itself recommends Resilience4j or Spring Retry for production retries

Try asking

  • “Create a Spring Boot controller and service for a paginated list endpoint with validation”
  • “Show me how to add Spring caching with @Cacheable and eviction to my market service”
  • “Set up a global exception handler that returns consistent JSON error responses”
  • “Add a request logging filter and rate limiting for my Spring Boot API behind a reverse proxy”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Spring Boot PatternsInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    springboot-patterns.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip springboot-patterns.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip springboot-patterns.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Specify your Spring Boot version and whether you use MVC or WebFlux so the agent picks matching annotations
  • Review the rate limiting and X-Forwarded-For guidance carefully and only trust forwarded headers when behind a proxy you control
  • Treat generated retry, caching and async code as a starting point and test it before production use

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from affaan-m/ECC under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.