---
name: "airbyte-connector-builder-sync"
description: "Build custom REST API data connectors in minutes using Airbyte Declarative Connector Builder."
metadata:
  author: "Airbyte"
  version: "1.0.0"
  runtime_compatibility:
    - "codex"
    - "claude-code"
    - "cursor"
    - "windsurf"
triggers:
  - "build airbyte connector"
  - "configure airbyte pagination"
  - "incremental sync airbyte"
permissions:
  fs_read: true
  fs_write: "workspace"
  shell_exec: false
  net_access: false
---

# Airbyte Connector Builder & Declarative Sync

Designs Airbyte custom connectors: configuring authentication (API Key, OAuth2, Bearer), pagination strategies (offset, cursor, link header), stream slicing, incremental syncing, and record transformations.

## When to Invoke
Invoke this skill whenever you need to:
- build airbyte connector
- configure airbyte pagination
- incremental sync airbyte

## Execution SOP & Rules
1. Define streams in Airbyte Connector Builder with Request Options and URL path.
2. Configure Paginator: select CursorPagination or OffsetIncrement depending on API capabilities.
3. Set Incremental Sync mode with datetime cursor field and format string (e.g. %Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ).
4. Test connector against live API sandbox to verify record extraction and rate-limit handling.

## Verification Checklist
- Run local linting, syntax validation, and type-checks before reporting completion.
- Ensure all created or modified files adhere to workspace boundaries and avoid uncommitted secrets.
- Verify tests or build commands exit cleanly with return code 0.