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FastAPI Project Templates

Scaffold production-style FastAPI backend projects with async patterns and tests

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wshobson/agents
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42,095
Licence
MIT
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2 files

What it does

When installed, the agent knows a recommended folder layout and coding patterns for building FastAPI web APIs in Python, including async database access, dependency injection, authentication setup, and pytest-based tests. Asked to start a new backend, it can generate a project structure and example code that follows these conventions instead of improvising one. The skill itself is a set of instructions and examples; it does not create files by running code on its own.

Great for

  • Python developers starting a new FastAPI backend or REST API
  • Teams wanting a consistent project layout with services, repositories and schemas separated
  • Developers who want a starting point for async PostgreSQL or SQLite-backed APIs with tests

Skip it if

  • Non-programmers, since the output is Python backend code that needs a developer to run and maintain it
  • Projects not using FastAPI or Python, where the patterns will not apply
  • Production deployments without review: the templates are examples and security-sensitive parts such as authentication need careful human review

Try asking

  • “Set up a new FastAPI project with users, auth and items endpoints using async SQLAlchemy”
  • “Create a FastAPI project structure with a services and repositories layer for my PostgreSQL app”
  • “Write pytest tests for my FastAPI endpoints using httpx and an in-memory SQLite database”
Step-by-step guide: how to use FastAPI Project TemplatesInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 2 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    fastapi-templates.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip fastapi-templates.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip fastapi-templates.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Ask the agent to adapt the layout to your existing project rather than creating a new one from scratch.
  • Review generated authentication and password handling code carefully before using it with real users.
  • Pin package versions and run the generated tests to confirm the examples work with your library versions.

What's inside

  • references/details.md
  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from wshobson/agents under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.