API Gateway Configurator Skill

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Configure API gateways for SDK traffic management

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Overview

This skill configures API gateways to manage SDK traffic including routing, authentication, rate limiting, and circuit breakers for reliable API delivery.

Capabilities

Configure request routing and load balancing
Implement rate limiting and throttling
Set up authentication and authorization
Configure circuit breakers for resilience
Implement request/response transformation
Set up API versioning routes
Configure caching policies
Implement CORS and security headers

Target Processes

Platform API Gateway Design
API Versioning Strategy
Authentication and Authorization Patterns

Integration Points

Kong Gateway
AWS API Gateway
Apigee
Azure API Management
Envoy/Istio

Input Requirements

Routing requirements
Rate limiting policies
Authentication methods
Transformation needs
Resilience requirements

Output Artifacts

Gateway configuration files
Route definitions
Rate limit policies
Authentication plugins
Circuit breaker configs
Transformation rules

Usage Example

skill:
  name: api-gateway-configurator
  context:
    gateway: kong
    routes:
      - path: /v1/*
        upstream: api-v1
        plugins:
          - rate-limiting
          - jwt-auth
      - path: /v2/*
        upstream: api-v2
        plugins:
          - rate-limiting
          - oauth2
    rateLimiting:
      default: 1000/hour
      authenticated: 10000/hour
    circuitBreaker:
      threshold: 5
      timeout: 30s

Best Practices

Use declarative configurations
Implement proper rate limiting tiers
Configure circuit breakers for all upstreams
Version APIs through routing
Centralize authentication
Monitor gateway metrics

Signals

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Last commit: Sep 2026

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Key: api-gateway-configurator
Source: github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter

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