Agent skill

Layered Architecture

by rrezartprebreza in rrezartprebreza/spring-boot-skills

A skill your agent uses when generating or modifying any Spring Boot class — controllers, services, repositories, DTOs, mappers, or configuration.

MITAuto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Layered Architecture

skills CLI
$ npx skills add rrezartprebreza/spring-boot-skills --skill layered-architecture -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install rrezartprebreza/spring-boot-skills layered-architecture --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/rrezartprebreza/spring-boot-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/spring-boot-3/layered-architecture .claude/skills/layered-architecture && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
layered-architecture
GitHub stars
301
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
365 words
Files
7
Skills in repo
51
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when generating or modifying any Spring Boot class — controllers, services, repositories, DTOs, mappers, or configuration.

  • Modifying any Spring Boot class — controllers
  • SKILL.md covers Layer Rules, Controller Layer, Service Layer and Repository Layer, plus 5 more sections
  • Runs Java scripts from its folder
  • Tasks that involve Backend development

What it does

Layered Architecture is an agent skill from rrezartprebreza/spring-boot-skills. Use when generating or modifying any Spring Boot class — controllers, services, repositories, DTOs, mappers, or configuration. Enforces strict layer separation and prevents business logic from leaking across boundaries.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 9 other files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`).

It sits in Backend & APIs, covering Backend development. It works with Spring Boot. The repository describes itself as: Production-grade Claude Code and Codex skills for Spring Boot developers. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Modifying any Spring Boot class — controllers
  • Tasks that involve Backend development

Example prompts

  • “/layered-architecture”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f0c06a0. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships script files (Java), which the agent can run.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Layered Architecture loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 60 tokens; SKILL.md has 365 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~60
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from rrezartprebreza/spring-boot-skills at commit f0c06a0, republished under its MIT licence (© rrezartprebreza). 365 words, ~1,549 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/layered-architecture/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 6 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
layered-architecture
description
Use when generating or modifying any Spring Boot class — controllers, services, repositories, DTOs, mappers, or configuration. Enforces strict layer separation and prevents business logic from leaking across boundaries.

Layered Architecture

Layer Rules

@RestController        ← HTTP only. No business logic. No JPA entities in responses.
      ↓ DTOs
@Service               ← All business logic lives here. Orchestrates repositories.
      ↓ Domain objects / Entities
@Repository            ← Data access only. No business logic. Returns entities or projections.
      ↓ JPA / JDBC
Database

Controller Layer

  • Handles HTTP: parsing requests, validating input (@Valid), returning responses
  • Calls ONE service method per endpoint — no orchestration in controllers
  • Never returns @Entity classes directly — always map to response DTOs
  • Never injects @Repository — always goes through a @Service
  • Exception handling via @ControllerAdvice, never try/catch in controllers
java
// ✅ GOOD
@PostMapping("/orders")
public ResponseEntity<OrderResponse> createOrder(@Valid @RequestBody CreateOrderRequest request) {
    Order order = orderService.createOrder(request);
    return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.CREATED).body(OrderResponse.from(order));
}

// ❌ BAD — business logic in controller
@PostMapping("/orders")
public ResponseEntity<Order> createOrder(@RequestBody CreateOrderRequest request) {
    if (request.getItems().isEmpty()) throw new RuntimeException("No items");
    Order order = orderRepository.save(new Order(request)); // direct repo access
    return ResponseEntity.ok(order); // returning entity
}

Service Layer

  • Contains all business logic, validation rules, and orchestration
  • @Transactional lives here, not in controllers or repositories
  • Constructor injection only — never @Autowired field injection
  • One service per aggregate root (OrderService, not OrderAndPaymentService)
  • Returns domain objects or DTOs — never HttpServletRequest / HttpServletResponse
java
// ✅ GOOD
@Service
@RequiredArgsConstructor
public class OrderService {
    private final OrderRepository orderRepository;
    private final InventoryService inventoryService;

    @Transactional
    public Order createOrder(CreateOrderRequest request) {
        inventoryService.reserve(request.getItems());
        Order order = Order.from(request);
        return orderRepository.save(order);
    }
}

// ❌ BAD — field injection, HTTP concern in service
@Service
public class OrderService {
    @Autowired private OrderRepository orderRepository;

    public ResponseEntity<Order> createOrder(...) { ... } // HTTP type in service
}

Repository Layer

  • Extends JpaRepository<Entity, ID> or CrudRepository
  • Custom queries via @Query or query derivation — no raw SQL unless unavoidable
  • Returns entities or Spring Data Projections — never raw Object[]
  • No business logic — pure data access

DTOs

  • Separate Request / Response DTOs — never use the same class for both
  • Validation annotations (@NotNull, @Size, etc.) on Request DTOs only
  • Static factory method ResponseDto.from(Entity entity) for mapping
  • Use records for immutable DTOs (Java 16+)
java
// ✅ GOOD
public record OrderResponse(UUID id, String status, List<LineItemResponse> items) {
    public static OrderResponse from(Order order) {
        return new OrderResponse(order.getId(), order.getStatus().name(),
            order.getItems().stream().map(LineItemResponse::from).toList());
    }
}

Mapper Pattern

  • Keep mapping logic out of controllers and services — use dedicated mapper classes or static factory methods
  • Mapper is a plain class or utility — not a Spring bean unless it needs injected dependencies
  • Entity → Response DTO: static method on the response DTO (OrderResponse.from(order))
  • Request DTO → Entity: static factory on the entity (Order.from(request)) or a mapper class
  • Collection mapping: use .stream().map(OrderResponse::from).toList() — never manual loops
java
// ✅ GOOD — dedicated mapper for complex mappings
public class OrderMapper {

    public static OrderResponse toResponse(Order order) {
        return new OrderResponse(
            order.getId(),
            order.getStatus().name(),
            order.getItems().stream().map(OrderMapper::toLineItem).toList(),
            order.getCreatedAt()
        );
    }

    public static Order toEntity(CreateOrderRequest request, User user) {
        Order order = Order.create(request.customerEmail(), user);
        request.items().forEach(item ->
            order.addItem(item.productId(), item.quantity()));
        return order;
    }

    private static LineItemResponse toLineItem(OrderItem item) {
        return new LineItemResponse(item.getProductId(), item.getQuantity(), item.getPrice());
    }
}
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Configuration Layer

  • @Configuration classes live in a config/ package — never in service/ or controller/
  • Configuration never imports service or controller classes
  • Use @ConfigurationProperties for type-safe config — never raw @Value for groups of related settings
  • Bean definitions for infrastructure concerns only (RestTemplate, ObjectMapper, SecurityFilterChain)

Cross-Cutting Concerns

  • Logging: use @Slf4j — never System.out.println
  • Validation: @Valid on controller parameters, custom validators as @Component
  • Exception handling: single @RestControllerAdvice class, never try/catch in controllers
  • Auditing: @CreatedDate / @LastModifiedDate with @EnableJpaAuditing

Gotchas

  • Agent tends to put @Transactional on controllers — move it to services
  • Agent uses @Autowired field injection — always use constructor injection (@RequiredArgsConstructor)
  • Agent returns List<Entity> from controllers — always map to List<ResponseDto>
  • Agent creates OrderAndInventoryService god classes — split by aggregate
  • Agent puts mapping logic inside controllers — extract to mapper class or DTO factory method
  • Agent creates @Configuration classes that depend on @Service beans — configuration should only wire infrastructure

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Files

SKILL.md and 6 other files in skills/spring-boot-3/layered-architecture of rrezartprebreza/spring-boot-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • examples/bad-service.java
  • examples/good-service.java
  • templates/CreateOrderRequest.java
  • templates/OrderMapper.java
  • templates/OrderResponse.java

Open the folder on GitHubat commit f0c06a0

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Questions about Layered Architecture

What does Layered Architecture do?

A skill your agent uses when generating or modifying any Spring Boot class — controllers, services, repositories, DTOs, mappers, or configuration. Layered Architecture is an agent skill from rrezartprebreza/spring-boot-skills. Use when generating or modifying any Spring Boot class — controllers, services, repositories, DTOs, mappers, or configuration.

When should I use Layered Architecture?

Layered Architecture fits situations like: modifying any Spring Boot class — controllers; tasks that involve Backend development.

How do I install Layered Architecture in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add rrezartprebreza/spring-boot-skills --skill layered-architecture -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/spring-boot-3/layered-architecture in rrezartprebreza/spring-boot-skills) into .claude/skills/layered-architecture in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Layered Architecture in Codex?

Run `npx skills add rrezartprebreza/spring-boot-skills --skill layered-architecture -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/spring-boot-3/layered-architecture in rrezartprebreza/spring-boot-skills) into .agents/skills/layered-architecture in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Layered Architecture in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add rrezartprebreza/spring-boot-skills --skill layered-architecture -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/layered-architecture, .gemini/skills/layered-architecture, .github/skills/layered-architecture and .opencode/skills/layered-architecture in your project.

What does Layered Architecture need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Layered Architecture needs Java for the scripts in its folder.

Does Layered Architecture access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Layered Architecture safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Layered Architecture use?

Layered Architecture is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Layered Architecture use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Layered Architecture?

rrezartprebreza (a GitHub user) maintains it in rrezartprebreza/spring-boot-skills, which has 301 GitHub stars. The repository holds 51 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 21, 2026.

Source: rrezartprebreza/spring-boot-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.