Senior Fullstack
Fullstack development skill with project scaffolding and code quality analysis tools.
Table of Contents
Trigger Phrases
Use this skill when you hear:
- "scaffold a new project"
- "create a Next.js app"
- "set up FastAPI with React"
- "analyze code quality"
- "check for security issues in codebase"
- "what stack should I use"
- "set up a fullstack project"
- "generate project boilerplate"
Tools
Project Scaffolder
Generates fullstack project structures with boilerplate code.
Supported Templates:
nextjs- Next.js 14+ with App Router, TypeScript, Tailwind CSSfastapi-react- FastAPI backend + React frontend + PostgreSQLmern- MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js with TypeScriptdjango-react- Django REST Framework + React frontend
Usage:
# List available templates
python scripts/project_scaffolder.py --list-templates
# Create Next.js project
python scripts/project_scaffolder.py nextjs my-app
# Create FastAPI + React project
python scripts/project_scaffolder.py fastapi-react my-api
# Create MERN stack project
python scripts/project_scaffolder.py mern my-project
# Create Django + React project
python scripts/project_scaffolder.py django-react my-app
# Specify output directory
python scripts/project_scaffolder.py nextjs my-app --output ./projects
# JSON output
python scripts/project_scaffolder.py nextjs my-app --json
Parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|-----------|-------------|
| template | Template name (nextjs, fastapi-react, mern, django-react) |
| project_name | Name for the new project directory |
| --output, -o | Output directory (default: current directory) |
| --list-templates, -l | List all available templates |
| --json | Output in JSON format |
Output includes:
- Project structure with all necessary files
- Package configurations (package.json, requirements.txt)
- TypeScript configuration
- Docker and docker-compose setup
- Environment file templates
- Next steps for running the project
Code Quality Analyzer
Analyzes fullstack codebases for quality issues.
Analysis Categories:
- Security vulnerabilities (hardcoded secrets, injection risks)
- Code complexity metrics (cyclomatic complexity, nesting depth)
- Dependency health (outdated packages, known CVEs)
- Test coverage estimation
- Documentation quality
Usage:
# Analyze current directory
python scripts/code_quality_analyzer.py .
# Analyze specific project
python scripts/code_quality_analyzer.py /path/to/project
# Verbose output with detailed findings
python scripts/code_quality_analyzer.py . --verbose
# JSON output
python scripts/code_quality_analyzer.py . --json
# Save report to file
python scripts/code_quality_analyzer.py . --output report.json
Parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|-----------|-------------|
| project_path | Path to project directory (default: current directory) |
| --verbose, -v | Show detailed findings |
| --json | Output in JSON format |
| --output, -o | Write report to file |
Output includes:
- Overall score (0-100) with letter grade
- Security issues by severity (critical, high, medium, low)
- High complexity files
- Vulnerable dependencies with CVE references
- Test coverage estimate
- Documentation completeness
- Prioritized recommendations
Sample Output:
============================================================
CODE QUALITY ANALYSIS REPORT
============================================================
Overall Score: 75/100 (Grade: C)
Files Analyzed: 45
Total Lines: 12,500
--- SECURITY ---
Critical: 1
High: 2
Medium: 5
--- COMPLEXITY ---
Average Complexity: 8.5
High Complexity Files: 3
--- RECOMMENDATIONS ---
1. [P0] SECURITY
Issue: Potential hardcoded secret detected
Action: Remove or secure sensitive data at line 42
Workflows
Workflow 1: Start New Project
- Choose appropriate stack based on requirements
- Scaffold project structure
- Run initial quality check
- Set up development environment
# 1. Scaffold project
python scripts/project_scaffolder.py nextjs my-saas-app
# 2. Navigate and install
cd my-saas-app
npm install
# 3. Configure environment
cp .env.example .env.local
# 4. Run quality check
python ../scripts/code_quality_analyzer.py .
# 5. Start development
npm run dev
Workflow 2: Audit Existing Codebase
- Run code quality analysis
- Review security findings
- Address critical issues first
- Plan improvements
# 1. Full analysis
python scripts/code_quality_analyzer.py /path/to/project --verbose
# 2. Generate detailed report
python scripts/code_quality_analyzer.py /path/to/project --json --output audit.json
# 3. Address P0 issues immediately
# 4. Create tickets for P1/P2 issues
Workflow 3: Stack Selection
Use the tech stack guide to evaluate options:
- SEO Required? → Next.js with SSR
- API-heavy backend? → Separate FastAPI or NestJS
- Real-time features? → Add WebSocket layer
- Team expertise → Match stack to team skills
See references/tech_stack_guide.md for detailed comparison.
Reference Guides
Architecture Patterns (references/architecture_patterns.md)
- Frontend component architecture (Atomic Design, Container/Presentational)
- Backend patterns (Clean Architecture, Repository Pattern)
- API design (REST conventions, GraphQL schema design)
- Database patterns (connection pooling, transactions, read replicas)
- Caching strategies (cache-aside, HTTP cache headers)
- Authentication architecture (JWT + refresh tokens, sessions)
Development Workflows (references/development_workflows.md)
- Local development setup (Docker Compose, environment config)
- Git workflows (trunk-based, conventional commits)
- CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions examples)
- Testing strategies (unit, integration, E2E)
- Code review process (PR templates, checklists)
- Deployment strategies (blue-green, canary, feature flags)
- Monitoring and observability (logging, metrics, health checks)
Tech Stack Guide (references/tech_stack_guide.md)
- Frontend frameworks comparison (Next.js, React+Vite, Vue)
- Backend frameworks (Express, Fastify, NestJS, FastAPI, Django)
- Database selection (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis)
- ORMs (Prisma, Drizzle, SQLAlchemy)
- Authentication solutions (Auth.js, Clerk, custom JWT)
- Deployment platforms (Vercel, Railway, AWS)
- Stack recommendations by use case (MVP, SaaS, Enterprise)
Quick Reference
Stack Decision Matrix
| Requirement | Recommendation | |-------------|---------------| | SEO-critical site | Next.js with SSR | | Internal dashboard | React + Vite | | API-first backend | FastAPI or Fastify | | Enterprise scale | NestJS + PostgreSQL | | Rapid prototype | Next.js API routes | | Document-heavy data | MongoDB | | Complex queries | PostgreSQL |
Common Issues
| Issue | Solution | |-------|----------| | N+1 queries | Use DataLoader or eager loading | | Slow builds | Check bundle size, lazy load | | Auth complexity | Use Auth.js or Clerk | | Type errors | Enable strict mode in tsconfig | | CORS issues | Configure middleware properly |
Troubleshooting
| Problem | Cause | Solution |
|---------|-------|----------|
| Scaffolder creates empty files | Template name misspelled or unsupported | Run python project_scaffolder.py --list-templates to verify available templates |
| Quality analyzer reports 0 files analyzed | Project path points to wrong directory or contains only non-code files | Confirm the path contains .ts, .tsx, .js, .jsx, .py, .go, .java, .rb, .php, or .cs files outside node_modules/, .git/, dist/, and other skip directories |
| False-positive hardcoded secret warnings | Regex matches long strings assigned to variables named password, secret, token, etc. | Review flagged lines manually; suppress by renaming variables or extracting values to .env files |
| Cyclomatic complexity score seems inflated | Analyzer counts all decision points (if, else, for, while, &&, \|\|) across the entire file, not per function | Use the score as a relative indicator; pair with --verbose to identify specific high-complexity files for refactoring |
| Dependency vulnerability check misses packages | Only a built-in subset of known CVEs is checked (lodash, axios, minimist, jsonwebtoken) | Supplement with npm audit or pip-audit for comprehensive CVE coverage |
| Docker Compose fails after scaffolding | Port 5432 already in use by a local PostgreSQL instance | Stop the local instance or remap the port in docker-compose.yml |
| Scaffolded Next.js project fails npm install | Node.js version below 18 or conflicting global packages | Use Node.js 18+ and run npm install in a clean shell without global next conflicts |
Success Criteria
- Quality score >= 80/100 (Grade B or higher) on the code quality analyzer for all production codebases
- Zero P0 (critical) security findings before merging to main branch
- Test file ratio >= 70% of source files (estimated coverage target reported by the analyzer)
- Average cyclomatic complexity < 15 across all analyzed files
- No high-complexity files with nesting depth > 4 without documented justification
- Scaffolded projects build and start successfully on first run after
npm install/pip install - Documentation score >= 75/100 (README, LICENSE, and either CONTRIBUTING or API docs present)
Scope & Limitations
What this skill covers:
- Project scaffolding for Next.js, FastAPI+React, MERN, and Django+React stacks with Docker, TypeScript, and environment configuration
- Static code quality analysis including complexity metrics, security pattern detection, dependency vulnerability checks, test coverage estimation, and documentation scoring
- Stack selection guidance via the tech stack decision matrix and reference guides
- Fullstack architecture patterns (frontend component design, backend clean architecture, API design, caching, auth)
What this skill does NOT cover:
- Runtime performance profiling, load testing, or APM instrumentation -- see
senior-devopsfor observability tooling - Infrastructure provisioning, Terraform/Pulumi, or cloud deployment automation -- see
aws-solution-architectandsenior-devops - Comprehensive CVE scanning against live vulnerability databases -- use
npm audit,pip-audit, orsenior-secopsfor deep security analysis - Mobile or native desktop application scaffolding -- this skill targets web-based fullstack architectures only
Integration Points
| Skill | Integration | Data Flow |
|-------|-------------|-----------|
| senior-devops | CI/CD pipeline setup for scaffolded projects | Scaffolder output directory feeds into DevOps pipeline configuration and Docker deployment workflows |
| senior-secops | Deep security audit after initial quality scan | Code quality analyzer P0/P1 security findings hand off to SecOps for remediation tracking and penetration testing |
| senior-qa | Test strategy for scaffolded projects | Test coverage estimation from the analyzer informs QA test plan gaps; scaffolded test infrastructure provides the harness |
| code-reviewer | Automated review of generated and existing code | Quality analyzer JSON report provides structured input for code review checklists and PR approval criteria |
| senior-architect | Architecture validation of stack choices | Tech stack guide recommendations feed into architecture decision records; complexity metrics validate design compliance |
| aws-solution-architect | Cloud deployment of scaffolded applications | Docker Compose configurations from the scaffolder translate into ECS/EKS task definitions and infrastructure blueprints |
Tool Reference
project_scaffolder.py
Purpose: Generates complete fullstack project structures with boilerplate code, configuration files, Docker setup, and environment templates for four supported stack templates.
Usage:
python scripts/project_scaffolder.py <template> <project_name> [options]
python scripts/project_scaffolder.py --list-templates
Flags:
| Flag | Short | Type | Default | Description |
|------|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| template | -- | positional | (required) | Template name: nextjs, fastapi-react, mern, or django-react |
| project_name | -- | positional | (required) | Name for the new project directory |
| --output | -o | string | . (current directory) | Output directory where the project folder is created |
| --list-templates | -l | flag | false | List all available templates and exit |
| --json | -- | flag | false | Output result in JSON format |
Example:
# Scaffold a FastAPI + React project in a custom directory
python scripts/project_scaffolder.py fastapi-react my-api --output ./projects --json
Output Formats:
- Human-readable (default): Prints project name, template used, location on disk, file count, and numbered next steps for getting started.
- JSON (
--json): Returns a structured object with keys:success,project_name,template,description,location,files_created,directories_created,next_steps. On failure, returnssuccess: falsewith anerrormessage andavailabletemplates list.
code_quality_analyzer.py
Purpose: Performs comprehensive static analysis of fullstack codebases, reporting on security vulnerabilities, cyclomatic complexity, dependency health, test coverage estimation, documentation quality, and an overall quality score with prioritized recommendations.
Usage:
python scripts/code_quality_analyzer.py [project_path] [options]
Flags:
| Flag | Short | Type | Default | Description |
|------|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| project_path | -- | positional | . (current directory) | Path to the project directory to analyze |
| --verbose | -v | flag | false | Show detailed findings including individual security issue locations |
| --json | -- | flag | false | Output full analysis in JSON format |
| --output | -o | string | (none) | Write the report to a file (writes JSON regardless of --json flag when used with human-readable mode) |
Example:
# Full verbose analysis with JSON report saved to disk
python scripts/code_quality_analyzer.py /path/to/project --verbose --json --output audit.json
Output Formats:
- Human-readable (default): Prints a formatted report with sections for overall score/grade, language breakdown, security issue counts by severity, complexity metrics, dependency status, test coverage estimate, documentation checklist, and up to 10 prioritized recommendations. Use
--verboseto expand individual security findings with file paths and line numbers. - JSON (
--json): Returns a structured object with keys:summary,languages,security(categorized by severity),complexity,code_smells,dependencies,tests,documentation,overall_score,grade,recommendations. Each recommendation includespriority(P0/P1/P2),category,issue, andaction.