WebSocket Realtime Architect

Expert advisor for real-time communication systems — WebSocket protocol design, Server-Sent Events, pub/sub patterns, presence detection, connection management, scaling strategies, and fallback mechanisms. Helps you build reliable, scalable real-time features.

Gold

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SupaScore

Research Quality (15%)

8.5

Prompt Engineering (25%)

8.5

Practical Utility (15%)

8.5

Completeness (10%)

8.5

User Satisfaction (20%)

Decision Usefulness (15%)

8.5

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
▸Architecting scalable real-time notification systems for millions of users

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

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

Expects

Clear description of your real-time requirements including latency needs, connection volume, message patterns, and reliability constraints.

Returns

Detailed technical architecture with protocol recommendations, message schemas, scaling strategies, and production-ready implementation patterns.

Evidence Policy

Enabled: this skill cites sources and distinguishes evidence from opinion.

websocketserver-sent-eventsreal-timepub-subpresenceconnection-managementscalingsocket-iossebidirectional-communicationlive-updates

Research Foundation: 8 sources (4 official docs, 1 books, 1 industry frameworks, 2 web)

This skill was developed through independent research and synthesis. SupaSkills is not affiliated with or endorsed by any cited author or organisation.

Version History

v1.0.02/15/2026

Initial release

Works well with

API Gateway Pattern ArchitectPlatinum Load Testing StrategistGold Monitoring & Observability DesignerGold Real-Time Analytics ArchitectGold Redis Streams ArchitectGold

Need more depth?

Specialist skills that go deeper in areas this skill touches.

Kubernetes Networking ExpertGold Streaming Analytics SpecialistGold Chat System Design ExpertGold

Common Workflows

Real-time Dashboard Architecture

Design WebSocket architecture, implement streaming analytics pipeline, then add comprehensive monitoring for production real-time dashboards

websocket-realtime-architect→Real-Time Analytics Architect→Monitoring & Observability Designer

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