Overview
django-expert is an open-source backend skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by Jeffallan. Its author describes it as: “Use when building Django web applications or REST APIs with Django REST Framework. Invoke when working with settings.py, models.py, manage.py, or any Django project file. Creates Django models with proper indexes, opt…”. The project has 11k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add Jeffallan/claude-skills`.
What django-expert does
Senior Django specialist with deep expertise in Django 5.0, Django REST Framework, and production-grade web applications.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for django-expert is organised into these sections:
- When to Use This Skill
- Core Workflow
- Reference Guide
- Minimal Working Example
- Constraints
- MUST DO
- MUST NOT DO
- Output Templates
- Knowledge Reference
Installation
Add django-expert to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add Jeffallan/claude-skillsReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — ships a claude code plugin marketplace
License
django-expert is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in Jeffallan/claude-skills, an established project with 11,060 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does django-expert do?
- Use when building Django web applications or REST APIs with Django REST Framework. Invoke when working with settings.py, models.py, manage.py, or any Django project file. Creates Django models with proper indexes, optimizes ORM queries using select_related/prefetch_related, builds DRF serializers and viewsets, and configures JWT authentication. Trigger terms: Django, DRF, Django REST Framework, Django ORM, Django model, serializer, viewset, Python web.
- How do I install django-expert?
- Run /plugin marketplace add Jeffallan/claude-skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/Jeffallan/claude-skills before installing.
- Is django-expert free to use?
- Yes. django-expert is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does django-expert work with?
- django-expert lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does django-expert come from?
- django-expert ships inside Jeffallan/claude-skills, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 11,060 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.