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name: rate-limiting-patterns description: Redis-based rate limiting implementations with token bucket, leaky bucket, and sliding window algorithms. Use when implementing API rate limiting, throttling, or request quota management. allowed-tools: Read, Bash, Grep, Glob

rate-limiting-patterns

Purpose: Redis-based rate limiting implementations with various algorithms.

Activation Triggers:

• When implementing rate limiting
• When user mentions API throttling, request quotas
• When designing rate-limited endpoints

Quick Reference

This skill provides templates, scripts, and examples for Redis rate limiting.

Scripts

• scripts/setup-redis.sh - Initial Redis setup and configuration
• scripts/validate-config.sh - Validate Redis configuration
• scripts/test-connection.sh - Test Redis connectivity

Templates

• templates/basic-config.ts.template - TypeScript rate limiting config
• templates/basic-config.py.template - Python rate limiting config
• templates/redis-config.env.template - Environment variables template
• templates/docker-compose.yml.template - Docker Compose setup

Examples

• examples/basic-usage.md - Basic rate limiting patterns
• examples/fastapi-example.md - FastAPI integration example
• examples/nextjs-example.md - Next.js integration example

Security Compliance

This skill follows strict security rules:

• All code examples use placeholder values only
• No real API keys, passwords, or secrets
• Environment variable references in all code
• .gitignore protection documented