About FastAPI
FastAPI is a skill for learning and building APIs with FastAPI. It covers typed request handling, async patterns, authentication, and testing, for developers with Python and HTTP fundamentals.
Key features
- 01Routes and request handling
- 02Pydantic validation and serialization
- 03Async endpoints and background tasks
- 04OAuth2, JWT, and API key security
- 05WebSockets, uploads, and streaming
- 06Middleware and API testing
Use cases
- 01Building typed HTTP APIs
- 02Adding authentication to an API
- 03Creating async endpoints and background tasks
- 04Testing FastAPI applications
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/After installing, type/fastapiin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Bundled files
References and scripts installed along with SKILL.md.
assets/schema.jsonconfig.yamlreferences/GUIDE.mdPATTERNS.mdscripts/validate.pyDetails
From the project READMEFastAPI Skill
Overview
Build modern, high-performance APIs with FastAPI, including async endpoints, automatic documentation, and type-safe request handling.
Topics Covered
FastAPI Basics
- Application structure
- Route decorators
- Path and query parameters
- Request body handling
- Response models
Pydantic Integration
- Request validation
- Response serialization
- Custom validators
- Settings management
- Nested models
Async Programming
- Async endpoint handlers
- Background tasks
- Async database access
- Concurrent requests
- Event handlers
Security
- OAuth2 implementation
- JWT authentication
- API key authentication
- Dependency injection
- CORS configuration
Advanced Features
- WebSocket support
- File uploads
- Streaming responses
- Middleware creation
- Testing FastAPI
Prerequisites
- Python fundamentals
- Async/await basics
- HTTP concepts
Learning Outcomes
- Build production APIs
- Implement authentication
- Create async endpoints
- Generate API documentation
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