WebSocket Skill

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WebSocket implementation, connection management, scaling patterns, and real-time features.

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Then ask your AI: use the WebSocket Skill skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by a5c-ai/babysitter in library/specializations/web-development/skills/websocket/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Expert assistance for implementing WebSocket real-time communication.

Capabilities

Implement WebSocket servers
Handle connection lifecycle
Build pub/sub patterns
Scale with Redis adapter
Implement reconnection logic
Handle authentication

Usage

Invoke this skill when you need to:

Add real-time features
Build chat applications
Implement live updates
Handle bidirectional communication

Server Implementation

import { WebSocketServer, WebSocket } from 'ws';
import { createServer } from 'http';

const server = createServer();
const wss = new WebSocketServer({ server });

const clients = new Map<string, WebSocket>();

wss.on('connection', (ws, req) => {
  const userId = authenticateConnection(req);
  clients.set(userId, ws);

  ws.on('message', (data) => {
    const message = JSON.parse(data.toString());
    handleMessage(userId, message);
  });

  ws.on('close', () => {
    clients.delete(userId);
  });
});

function broadcast(message: object) {
  const data = JSON.stringify(message);
  clients.forEach((client) => {
    if (client.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
      client.send(data);
    }
  });
}

Best Practices

Implement heartbeat/ping-pong
Handle reconnection gracefully
Use message queues for scaling
Authenticate connections

Target Processes

real-time-features
chat-application
live-updates

Signals

GitHub stars: 2k
Forks: 112
Last commit: Sep 2026

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Item type: skill
Key: websocket
Source: github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter

github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter