Validating Api Contracts
This skill enables Claude to generate and validate API contracts, ensuring compatibility between API providers and consumers. It uses Pact for consumer-driven contract testing and OpenAPI validation for specification compliance.
Install
/plugin marketplace add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills
/plugin install contract-test-validator@claude-code-plugins-plusRun these inside Claude Code. The skill comes with its plugin.
What this skill does
This skill validates API contracts using consumer-driven testing and OpenAPI validation. It leverages Pact for consumer-driven contract testing, ensuring that API providers adhere to the expectations of their consumers. It also validates APIs against OpenAPI specifications to guarantee compliance and identify breaking changes. Use this skill when the user asks to generate contract tests, validate API responses, check backward compatibility, or validate requests/responses using the terms "contract-test", "ct", "Pact", "OpenAPI validation", or "consumer-driven contract testing".
Trigger phrases
Claude loads this skill automatically when you say things like:
How it works
- Validating Contracts: The skill verifies if API responses match the defined contracts.
- Checking Compatibility: It checks for backward compatibility to identify breaking changes in the API.
When to use it
- Generate contract tests for an API.
- Validate API responses against existing contracts.
- Identify breaking changes in an API.
Best practices
- Completeness: Ensure that your OpenAPI specifications are up-to-date for accurate validation.
- Context: Provide context about the consumer and provider roles when using Pact.
Details
- Skill name
validating-api-contracts- Plugin
- contract-test-validator
FAQ
What does the Validating Api Contracts skill do?
This skill validates API contracts using consumer-driven testing and OpenAPI validation. It leverages Pact for consumer-driven contract testing, ensuring that API providers adhere to the expectations of their consumers. It also validates APIs against OpenAPI specifications to guarantee compliance and identify breaking changes. Use this skill when the user asks to generate contract tests, validate API responses, check backward compatibility, or validate requests/responses using the terms "contract-test", "ct", "Pact", "OpenAPI validation", or "consumer-driven contract testing".
How do I install the Validating Api Contracts skill?
Claude Code plugin: /plugin marketplace add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills then /plugin install contract-test-validator@claude-code-plugins-plus. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.
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