# API Gateway Platform Boilerplate

## Overview
API management, rate limiting, authentication, microservices orchestration

## Tech Stack
- **Backend**: Node.js, Express, Kong
- **Frontend**: React dashboard
- **Database**: Redis, PostgreSQL
- **Gateway**: Kong, AWS API Gateway
- **Documentation**: OpenAPI, Swagger
- **Monitoring**: Datadog, New Relic

## Specialized Agents
- `api-gateway-architect` - Gateway design and routing
- `rate-limit-engineer` - Traffic management systems
- `api-security-specialist` - Authentication and authorization
- `microservices-coordinator` - Service mesh management

## Key Features
- API gateway and routing
- Rate limiting and throttling
- Authentication and authorization
- Request/response transformation
- API analytics and monitoring
- Developer portal and documentation

## Compliance Requirements
- OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect
- API security standards
- Rate limiting policies
- Audit logging

## Architecture Patterns
- API gateway pattern
- Rate limiting algorithms
- Service mesh architecture
- Event-driven communication

## Implementation Requirements
- High-throughput request handling
- Real-time rate limiting
- Multi-tenant authentication
- Comprehensive API documentation
- Performance monitoring
- Developer onboarding tools