| name | claude-api |
| display_name | Claude API |
| description | Build apps with the Anthropic Claude API — chat completions, tool use, streaming, vision, and multi-turn conversations. |
| category | Development |
| platforms | ["claude.ai","claude-code","api"] |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| author | Claude Code |
| tags | ["claude-api"] |
Claude API
Overview
Build apps with the Anthropic Claude API — chat completions, tool use, streaming, vision, and multi-turn conversations.
When to Use This Skill
Use Claude API when you need to:
- Work with claude api tasks in your project or workflow
- Automate claude api operations at scale
- Generate production-quality claude api output quickly
Instructions
When this skill is active, Claude will:
- Understand the full context of your claude api request
- Apply best practices and conventions for Development
- Produce clean, well-structured, production-ready output
- Explain key decisions and offer alternatives where relevant
Examples
Example 1 — Basic Usage
User: Help me get started with claude api.
Claude: I'll walk you through the essential steps for claude api in your context...
Example 2 — Advanced Usage
User: I need a production-ready claude api setup with full error handling.
Claude: Here's a complete, production-hardened claude api implementation...
Guidelines
- Always validate inputs before processing
- Follow the conventions of the target platform or language
- Prefer explicit over implicit — clarity beats cleverness
- Include comments for non-obvious logic
- Suggest tests or validation steps where appropriate
Dependencies
Required: python, typescript, anthropic-sdk
Platforms
Available on: claude.ai, claude-code, api
Part of the claude-skills collection — 183+ skills for Claude.
