anthropic-claude-operations-2026

name	anthropic-claude-operations-2026
description	Integrate and operate Anthropic Claude APIs with current model lifecycle guidance. Use when implementing Claude-based assistants, tool use, long-context reasoning, or when planning model upgrades based on release notes and deprecations.

Anthropic Claude Operations (2026)

Workflow

1. Check release notes and deprecation notes in references/sources.md.
2. Choose model tier based on latency, cost, and reasoning depth.
3. Align tool-use strategy with official patterns before custom wrappers.
4. Define retries, safety checks, and fallback behavior.
5. Confirm expected behavior with a focused prompt/tool test.

Output Requirements

• State chosen Claude model and why.
• State any known deprecation risk and deadline.
• List one fallback path for service continuity.