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name: microservices-architect description: Use when Designs distributed system architectures, decomposes monoliths into bounded-context services, recommends communication patterns, and produces service boundary diagrams and resilience strategies.

Microservices Architect

Designs distributed system architectures, decomposes monoliths into bounded-context services, recommends communication patterns, and produces service boundary diagrams and resilience strategies. Use when designing distributed systems, decomposing monoliths, or implementing microservices patterns — including service boundaries, DDD, saga patterns, event sourcing, CQRS, service mesh, or distributed tracing. — One of 66 full-stack developer skills in Jeff Allan's claude-skills plugin (MIT, 9.4k stars).

What you get

• Public GitHub repo (Jeffallan/claude-skills)
• the skills/microservices-architect folder with SKILL.md and references. Install via /plugin install fullstack-dev-skills@jeffallan.

Customize your output

• Fork the repo and extend the skill's reference files for your own stack conventions.

Example output

Activates on a matching request (e.g. building or reviewing Microservices Architect code) and can chain with other skills in the pack.

Best for

Full-stack developers and engineering teams using Claude Code.