Agent workflowApache-2.0

Claude API

by Anthropic (opens in a new tab) anthropics/skills

Builds Claude API and Managed Agent integrations with current SDK and tool-use patterns.

Installation

Skills CLI

Skills CLI command
npx skills@latest add anthropics/skills --skill claude-api

Requires Node.js and npm. Choose your agents in the installer; add -g for a global installation.

Fieldbook review

Reviewed 27 Sept 2026

Routes work by language and chooses a single Messages API call, a tool loop, or Anthropic-hosted Managed Agents. It depends on official Anthropic SDKs and API credentials and can invoke paid model calls, hosted web or code tools, MCP, files, and managed sessions; migrations confirm scope before edits.

  • LicenceApache-2.0
  • FrontmatterValid name and description
  • Risky patternsNone found
  • Size573 lines
  • Last checked27 Sept 2026 · 8227f0d1192594bfea04df6c9f1d9d727dd300c3f4b2c42d315dd9fe58b1a421

What it can touch

  • Edits code

    Changes files in your project.

  • Writes docs

    Creates or updates documents such as specs, plans or ADRs.

  • Runs commands

    Runs shell commands such as tests, builds or installs.

  • Subagents

    Starts other agents to work in parallel.

  • Browser

    Drives a real browser.

  • Needs MCP

    Requires an MCP server to be configured.

  • Network

    Reaches external services or the web.

Read the source

Fieldbook links to the original instead of copying it, so you always read the version you install.

skills/claude-api/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)