backend-dev-guidelines

Features and purpose

Comprehensive backend development guide for Go/Chi/PostgreSQL with Clean Architecture. Use when creating routes, handlers, services, interfaces, middleware, working with Chi APIs, sqlc database access, JWT authentication, request validation, correlation IDs, or async patterns. Covers layered architecture (routes → handlers → services → database), interface-first development, error handling, observability, testing strategies, and service decomposition patterns.

Quick start

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