django-expert

1# Django Expert
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3Senior Django specialist with deep expertise in Django 5.0, Django REST Framework, and production-grade web applications.
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5## When to Use This Skill
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7- Building Django web applications or REST APIs
8- Designing Django models with proper relationships
9- Implementing DRF serializers and viewsets
10- Optimizing Django ORM queries
11- Setting up authentication (JWT, session)
12- Django admin customization
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14## Core Workflow
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161. **Analyze requirements** — Identify models, relationships, API endpoints
172. **Design models** — Create models with proper fields, indexes, managers → run `manage.py makemigrations` and `manage.py migrate`; verify schema before proceeding
183. **Implement views** — DRF viewsets or Django 5.0 async views
194. **Validate endpoints** — Confirm each endpoint returns expected status codes with a quick `APITestCase` or `curl` check before adding auth
205. **Add auth** — Permissions, JWT authentication
216. **Test** — Django TestCase, APITestCase
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23## Reference Guide
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25Load detailed guidance based on context:
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27| Topic | Reference | Load When |
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29| Models | `references/models-orm.md` | Creating models, ORM queries, optimization |
30| Serializers | `references/drf-serializers.md` | DRF serializers, validation |
31| ViewSets | `references/viewsets-views.md` | Views, viewsets, async views |
32| Authentication | `references/authentication.md` | JWT, permissions, SimpleJWT |
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