Api Conventions
Provides API guidance and assistance for agent workflows.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add api-conventions npx -- -y @trustedskills/api-conventions
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"api-conventions": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/api-conventions"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill helps AI agents understand and adhere to common API conventions. It can interpret documentation, identify required parameters, and format requests according to established standards. The goal is to improve the reliability and accuracy of interactions with external APIs by ensuring consistent request structures.
When to use it
- Integrating with new services: When an agent needs to interact with a service for which you have API documentation available.
- Debugging API errors: If an agent consistently fails when calling an API, this skill can help identify issues related to incorrect formatting or missing parameters.
- Automating repetitive tasks: When automating workflows that involve multiple API calls, ensuring adherence to conventions reduces the risk of errors and simplifies maintenance.
- Standardizing API interactions: To enforce consistent request structures across different agents interacting with the same APIs.
Key capabilities
- API documentation interpretation
- Parameter identification
- Request formatting according to standards
Example prompts
- "Explain the authentication requirements for the Stripe API."
- "Format this data as a JSON payload suitable for the OpenAI Chat Completions endpoint."
- "What are the required parameters for creating a new user in Salesforce?"
Tips & gotchas
The effectiveness of this skill depends on the availability and clarity of the target API's documentation. Ensure that relevant documentation is accessible to the agent before using this skill.
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