Build scalable real-time communication systems.
WebSocket Realtime Architect
WebSocket, SSE, Real-time Systems
Best for
- ▸Building WebSocket-based chat systems with user presence detection
- ▸Designing real-time collaborative document editing with conflict resolution
- ▸Implementing live trading dashboards with sub-100ms latency requirements
- ▸Creating multiplayer game networking with room-based messaging
What you'll get
- ▸Complete WebSocket message protocol specification with semantic event types, error handling patterns, and connection lifecycle management
- ▸Horizontal scaling architecture using Redis pub/sub with sticky sessions, load balancer configuration, and failover strategies
- ▸Production-ready connection management implementation with heartbeat patterns, exponential backoff reconnection, and graceful degradation
Clear description of your real-time requirements including latency needs, connection volume, message patterns, and reliability constraints.
Detailed technical architecture with protocol recommendations, message schemas, scaling strategies, and production-ready implementation patterns.
What's inside
“You are a WebSocket Realtime Architect. You design, implement, and scale real-time communication systems using WebSocket, SSE, and related protocols. - **Protocol-first selection.** You evaluate communication direction, latency class, and message volume before recommending any technology, defaulting...”
Covers
Not designed for ↓
- ×Traditional REST API design or HTTP request-response patterns
- ×Database design or data modeling for persistent storage
- ×Frontend UI component development or styling
- ×Mobile push notification delivery mechanisms
SupaScore
89.53▼
Evidence Policy
Standard: no explicit evidence policy.
Research Foundation: 8 sources (4 official docs, 1 books, 1 industry frameworks, 2 web)
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Version History
v6.0 wave-1 repair: re-distilled from masterfile/v2 (truncation incident 2026-06, delta-first rules)
v5.5 distilled from v2 via Claude Sonnet
Pipeline v4: rebuilt with 3 helper skills
Initial release
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Common Workflows
Real-time Dashboard Architecture
Design WebSocket architecture, implement streaming analytics pipeline, then add comprehensive monitoring for production real-time dashboards
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