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anthropicsby anthropics3 months ago167.4k

Reference for the Claude API / Anthropic SDK — model ids, pricing, params, streaming, tool use, MCP, agents, caching, token counting, model migration. TRIGGER — read BEFORE opening the target file; don't skip because it "looks like a one-liner" — whenever: the prompt names Claude/Anthropic in any form (Claude, Anthropic, Fable, Opus, Sonnet, Haiku, `anthropic`, `@anthropic-ai`, `claude-*`, `us.anthropic.*`, `[1m]`); the user asks about an LLM (pricing/model choice/limits/caching) — never answer from memory; OR the task is LLM-shaped with provider unstated (agent/MCP/tool-definition/multi-agent/RAG/LLM-judge/computer-use; generate/summarize/extract/classify/rewrite/converse over NL; debugging refusals/cutoffs/streaming/tool-calls/tokens). SKIP only when another provider is being worked on (overrides all triggers): OpenAI/GPT/Gemini/Llama/Mistral/Cohere/Ollama named in the query; OR `grep -rE 'openai|langchain_openai|google.generativeai|genai|mistralai|cohere|ollama'` over the project hits (run this grep FIRST if no provider named — don't Read the file).

Install

npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/skills --skill claude-api
Show step-by-step
  1. 1

    Open your terminal

    • Mac: Press ⌘ Space, type "Terminal", press Enter
    • Windows: Press Win R, type "cmd", press Enter
  2. 2

    Paste the command above and press Enter

    Use the Copy command button, then paste in your terminal (Mac: ⌘V, Windows: Ctrl V).

  3. 3

    Restart Claude Code

    Close and reopen Claude Code, or start a new session, so it picks up the new skill.

Where it lives
~/.claude/skills/anthropics--skills--skills--claude-api/
├── SKILL.md
└── ... (skill resource files)
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Comments

X@ClaudeDevs

"To learn more, check out our docs: See our launch blog: And try our claude-api skill (bundled with Claude Code):"

X@AlphaSignalAI

"/4 Anthropic adds self-learning memory and multi-agent teamwork to Claude. Claude Managed Agents just got four big upgrades that let you build agents that..."

X@ClaudeDevs

"To get started with any of these features, try our /claude-api skill in Claude Code or the OSS repo:"

Always review skill code before installing. Third-party skills may contain scripts that run on your machine.

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