api-development

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name: api-development description: Use when creating or modifying Elysia API routes. Ensures proper validation with t schema, auth guards, error handling, and performance patterns. allowed-tools: Read, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash

See API patterns for full reference.

Quick example:

Copyimport { Elysia, t } from 'elysia'
import { prisma } from '@/lib/prisma'

new Elysia()
  .get('/tasks/:id', async ({ params, status }) => {
    const task = await prisma.task.findUnique({
      where: { id: params.id },
      select: { id: true, title: true }
    })
    if (!task) return status(404, { error: 'Not found' })
    return task
  }, {
    params: t.Object({ id: t.String() })
  })

Checklist: t.Object validation, auth guards, selective Prisma fields, pagination, proper status codes.