backend-setup-stack

A Claude skill that bootstraps a local Node.js backend development stack with Docker, PostgreSQL, and an ORM (Prisma or Sequelize).

What it does

Given a user request to set up a backend project, the skill will:

1. Detect your environment (filesystem + shell access vs. output-only mode)
2. Scaffold docker-compose.yml, .env, ORM config, and server.js
3. Run (or print) all setup commands: npm install, ORM init, Docker startup
4. Wait for Postgres readiness, detect existing migration metadata, and run migrations safely
5. Verify the stack via a GET /health endpoint
6. Output a status file at .claude_history/setup_status.md

Directory structure

backend-setup-stack/
├── SKILL.md                        # Main skill instructions (required)
├── README.md                       # This file
├── templates/                      # Boilerplate files for new projects
│   ├── .env.example
│   ├── docker-compose.yml
│   ├── schema.prisma
│   └── server.js
├── references/                     # ORM-specific detail (loaded on demand)
│   ├── prisma-config.md
│   └── sequelize-config.md
├── context/                        # Shared conventions (always available)
│   ├── db-conventions.md
│   └── express-rules.md
└── evals/
    └── evals.json                  # Test cases for skill evaluation

Installation

Place the backend-setup-stack/ folder in your Claude skills directory, e.g.:

~/.claude/skills/backend-setup-stack/

Prerequisites

• Docker and Docker Compose
• Node.js ≥ 18 and npm

Example triggers

Set up a new backend stack with Express, PostgreSQL, and Prisma.

Bootstrap a backend at ~/projects/my-api with Sequelize ORM.

My Postgres container keeps rejecting connections when I run prisma migrate dev.

License

MIT