# Claude API

The Claude API skill helps you develop LLM-powered applications using Claude and the Anthropic SDK.

## Supported Languages

Python, TypeScript, Java, Go, Ruby, C#, PHP, and cURL/raw HTTP.

## Core Capabilities

- **Add or modify Claude features** — prompt caching, adaptive thinking, tool use, structured outputs, batches, file handling, citations, and memory patterns
- **Migrate between model versions** — moving code to Claude Opus 4.7, Opus 4.6, Sonnet 4.6, or Haiku 4.5
- **Optimize caching hit rates** — diagnosing why your cache isn't working as expected
- **Build agents and workflows** — both Claude API tool-use patterns and Managed Agents (server-managed, stateful)

## What This Skill Won't Do

This skill **skips** requests involving non-Anthropic SDKs. If your file imports OpenAI, uses `gpt-4`, or explicitly needs provider-neutral code, it will ask whether you want to switch to Claude or need a non-Claude implementation instead.

## Key Defaults

Unless specified otherwise:

| Setting | Default |
|---------|---------|
| **Model** | Claude Opus 4.7 (`claude-opus-4-7`) |
| **Thinking** | Adaptive (`thinking: {type: "adaptive"}`) |
| **Streaming** | Enabled for long inputs/outputs |
| **Effort** | High or xhigh on Opus 4.7 for complex tasks |

## Starting Point

Provide:
1. **What language** you're using (Python, TypeScript, Java, etc.)
2. **What you want to build** (single API call, multi-step workflow, agent, etc.)
3. **Which Claude feature** you need (caching, thinking, tools, etc.)

The skill reads the relevant language-specific and conceptual documentation, then provides code examples tailored to your needs.

## Model Reference

| Model | ID |
|-------|-----|
| Opus 4.7 | `claude-opus-4-7` |
| Opus 4.6 | `claude-opus-4-6` |
| Sonnet 4.6 | `claude-sonnet-4-6` |
| Haiku 4.5 | `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` |

## Installation

```bash
npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/skills --skill claude-api
```

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[//]: # (--- MCP Connector ---)
[//]: # (If you have the agentdoc MCP connector installed, use agentdocs_read_agentdoc with slug "claude-api".)
[//]: # (Claude Code one-liner: claude mcp add --transport http agentdoc https://mcp.agentdoc.com)
[//]: # (Claude Desktop / Cowork / Claude.ai: paste https://mcp.agentdoc.com into Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector)
[//]: # (Local stdio escape hatch: { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@agentdoc/mcp"] })
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[//]: # (--- Terminal ---)
[//]: # (Get an API key: POST https://agentdoc.com/v1/keys — returns { api_key, claim_token })
[//]: # (Track and pull: npm install -g @agentdoc/cli && agentdoc init && agentdoc track @anthropics/claude-api && agentdoc pull)
[//]: # (Edit: PATCH https://agentdoc.com/v1/docs/claude-api with Authorization: Bearer {api_key} and JSON body { content })
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