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Api Setup

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block·vlatest·backend·Apache-2.0

Helps with API, setup and configuration as part of agent workflows workflows.

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Install on your platform

Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add block/agent-skills --skill api-setup -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

block

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Install target

Live repository

Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.

No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

scanned

This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned block/agent-skills at 329a55d150.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit
329a55d150
Manifest
api-setup/SKILL.md
Scanned
3 files, 83 lines
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About this skill

What it does

This skill facilitates setting up API connections within an AI agent environment. It allows agents to connect to external services and data sources, enabling them to perform actions like sending emails, retrieving information from databases, or interacting with other applications. The skill streamlines the process of authentication and authorization needed for these integrations.

When to use it

  • Automating tasks: Connect an agent to a CRM system to automatically update customer records based on conversation data.
  • Data retrieval: Enable an agent to pull real-time stock prices from a financial API to answer user queries.
  • Service integration: Allow an agent to book appointments through a scheduling service by connecting to its API.
  • Workflow automation: Integrate with project management tools to automatically create tasks or update progress based on agent interactions.

Key capabilities

  • API connection establishment
  • Authentication and authorization handling
  • Data retrieval from external APIs
  • Service integration

Example prompts

  • "Connect to the Gmail API using this OAuth token."
  • "Retrieve the current weather data from the OpenWeatherMap API for London."
  • "Authenticate with the Slack API and send a message to the #general channel."

Tips & gotchas

This skill requires appropriate API keys or credentials, which must be provided securely. Ensure that the agent has the necessary permissions within the target API to perform the desired actions.