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# Node.js Backend **Verify before implementing**: For framework-specific APIs (Express 5, Fastify 5, Node.js 22+ built-ins), look up current docs via Context7 (`query-docs`) before writing code. Training data may lag current releases. ## Framework Selection | Context | Choose | Why | |---------|--------|-----| | Edge/Serverless | Hono | Zero-dep, fastest cold starts | | Performance API | Fastify | Higher throughput than Express, built-in schema validation | | Enterprise/team | NestJS | DI, decorators, structured conventions | | Legacy/ecosystem | Express | Most middleware, widest adoption | Ask user: deployment target, cold start needs, team experience, existing codebase. ## Architecture ``` src/ ├── routes/ # HTTP: parse request, call service, format response ├── middleware/ # Auth, validation, rate limiting, logging ├── services/ # Business logic (no HTTP types) ├── repositories/ # Data access only (queries, ORM) ├── config/ # Env, DB pool, constants └── types/ # Shared TypeScript interfaces ``` - Routes never contain business logic - Services never import Request/Response - Repositories never throw HTTP errors - Dependencies point inward only (Clean Architecture rule): routes -> services -> repositories. Never the reverse. - For scripts/prototypes: single file is fine -- ask "will this grow?" ## TypeScript Rules - Use `import type { }` for type-only imports -- eliminates runtime overhead - Prefer `interface` for object s