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AI tools that help full-stack developers audit APIs, debug client and server performance, research architecture, and ship features faster.
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End-to-end performance debugging
Identify whether a slow page is a frontend issue (LCP, layout shifts), an API bottleneck (slow server response, N+1 queries), or a database problem. Audit both the client and server sides in a single workflow without switching between a dozen tools.
Page audit: LCP 5.8s — TTFB alone is 2.1s (server-side issue). Largest element is a 900KB uncompressed hero chart. Render-blocking: 3 Google Font requests with no preconnect. Fix order: (1) investigate TTFB — likely N+1 DB query. (2) Add preconnect for fonts. (3) Optimize chart bundle with dynamic import.
Full-stack security review
Scan both the frontend (missing headers, exposed API keys in JS bundles) and the backend API (auth bypass, injection risks) for vulnerabilities before pushing to production. Full-stack developers own both surfaces.
Frontend: missing Content-Security-Policy header, X-Frame-Options absent, API base URL exposed in window.__NEXT_DATA__. Backend API: /api/users missing rate limiting, 500 errors return full Prisma stack trace, CORS wildcard (*) on /api/webhooks.
Framework docs and migration research
Get exact API docs, migration guides, and breaking changes for any version of the libraries in your stack — React, Next.js, Prisma, TypeScript — without hunting through GitHub release notes.
Next.js 15 breaking changes: (1) fetch() no longer cached by default — add cache: "force-cache" explicitly. (2) Server Actions require "use server" in both function and file scope. (3) Dynamic routes now use Promise<params> — must await params in page components. (4) Turbopack is default in dev. Migration guide with codemods included.
System architecture diagramming
Generate sequence diagrams, ERDs, and full-stack architecture flowcharts for RFCs, ADRs, and onboarding docs. Describe the system in plain English and get Mermaid or PlantUML output that renders in GitHub instantly.
Generated Mermaid diagram with 8 nodes. Client → Next.js Server Component → API Route. Auth: NextAuth → JWT verify → session cookie. Data path: API Route → Prisma → Postgres with Redis cache-aside. Redis TTL annotations on cached queries.
Dependency vulnerability triage
Check every package in your full stack — frontend and backend — for CVEs before releases. Catch vulnerable transitive dependencies that npm audit misses by searching the CVE database directly by package and version.
next-auth@4.24.5: CVE-2024-29180 (CVSS 8.8) — session fixation via OAuth redirect. Upgrade to 4.24.7. Others: clean. Recommendation: update next-auth before next deployment.
Tech research for architectural decisions
Get synthesized comparisons of databases, ORMs, hosting platforms, and full-stack frameworks before committing the codebase to a multi-year decision.
tRPC: zero API layer, end-to-end TypeScript inference, no schema boilerplate — best for same-repo full-stack TypeScript. REST: widest ecosystem, stateless, easiest to cache at CDN. GraphQL: flexible client-driven queries but 40KB+ client bundle overhead. For Next.js + TypeScript monorepo, tRPC wins; for external API consumers, REST wins.
Ready-to-use prompts
Run a Lighthouse audit on https://myapp.com/dashboard. Report LCP, CLS, TTFB separately. Distinguish frontend rendering issues from server response time bottlenecks.
Scan https://api.myapp.com/v1 for OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities. Check: missing auth on admin routes, SQL injection on filter params, exposed stack traces in 500 errors, and CORS misconfiguration.
Fetch the Next.js 14 to 15 migration guide. Show breaking changes for: App Router caching defaults, Server Actions, dynamic route params, and the new Turbopack dev server.
Generate a Mermaid diagram for a SaaS app: React client → Next.js server → tRPC router → Prisma → PostgreSQL. Include Redis cache-aside layer and NextAuth JWT flow.
Check these for CVEs: next@14.1, react@18.2, prisma@5.10, next-auth@4.24, stripe@14, zod@3.22. Flag anything CVSS 7+.
Compare tRPC, REST, and GraphQL for a Next.js TypeScript SaaS. Cover: type safety, bundle size, client caching, and how each works with Next.js Server Components.
Fetch Prisma v5 docs for query optimization: how to use select to avoid over-fetching, how to prevent N+1 with include, and when to use raw SQL queries for complex aggregations.
Audit https://myapp.com for security headers: CSP, X-Frame-Options, HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy. Flag any missing or misconfigured headers.
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Pre-release security and performance check
Before any production release, audit the full stack: frontend performance, API security, and dependency vulnerabilities in a single pass.
Major version upgrade research
Before upgrading a critical framework (Next.js, React, Prisma), research breaking changes, check CVEs in the new version, and diagram what changes in the stack.
New feature architecture spike
Design a new feature end-to-end before building: research patterns, diagram the data flow, and verify the dependency stack.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know if a slow page is a frontend or backend problem?
Page Speed Test reports TTFB separately from rendering metrics. A high TTFB (above 600ms) points to server-side issues — slow API responses, database queries, or server rendering. A low TTFB with high LCP points to frontend issues like large images or render-blocking scripts.
Does the security scanner check both the frontend HTML and the API?
Yes. You can point the Security Scanner at both the public-facing URL (to check headers, exposed data in HTML source) and the API base URL (to check auth, CORS, and error responses). Run both for a complete picture of your attack surface.
Can Library Docs look up private internal packages?
Library Docs fetches documentation from public sources — npm registry, official framework docs, and GitHub. It works for any published open-source package. Internal private packages would need your own documentation solution.
How does Diagram Generator handle complex microservices with many services?
Describe the services, their communication patterns, and key data flows in your prompt. Diagram Generator handles systems with 15–20 nodes well. For very large systems, break them into subsystem diagrams and link them in your documentation.
Can I use Vulnerability Database to check Python and Go dependencies too?
Yes. The Vulnerability Database searches the full CVE catalog by package name and version — it covers npm, PyPI, Maven, Go modules, and more. Specify the package name and version in your prompt regardless of language.
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