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Api Error Handling

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kentoshimizu·vlatest·backend·Apache-2.0

Provides API guidance and assistance for developing backend services and APIs.

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    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add kentoshimizu/sw-agent-skills --skill api-error-handling -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.

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kentoshimizu

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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.

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  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

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  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned kentoshimizu/sw-agent-skills at 5b7bafb626.

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5b7bafb626
Manifest
skills/api-error-handling/SKILL.md
Scanned
1 file, 61 lines
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About this skill

What it does

This skill enables AI agents to gracefully handle API errors, providing informative responses and attempting recovery strategies. It can identify the type of error (e.g., 404 Not Found, 500 Internal Server Error), extract relevant details from the error response, and formulate user-friendly explanations. The agent can also implement retry mechanisms or suggest alternative actions based on the error encountered.

When to use it

  • Automated data pipelines: When an agent is responsible for fetching data from external APIs that may occasionally fail.
  • Customer service bots: To handle API errors when fulfilling customer requests, preventing abrupt failures and providing helpful guidance.
  • Backend task orchestration: To ensure robust execution of tasks involving multiple API calls, even in the face of temporary outages or server issues.
  • Integration with legacy systems: When integrating with older APIs that may have inconsistent error handling practices.

Key capabilities

  • Error type identification (e.g., 4xx, 5xx)
  • Error detail extraction from API responses
  • User-friendly error explanation generation
  • Retry mechanism implementation
  • Alternative action suggestion based on error context

Example prompts

  • "The API returned a 404 error when trying to retrieve user data. What does this mean?"
  • "I'm getting an 'Internal Server Error' from the payment gateway. Can you suggest what I should do?"
  • “Handle this API response: [paste raw JSON error response here] and explain it to me in plain English.”

Tips & gotchas

The skill requires access to the full API response, including headers and body, to accurately identify and interpret errors. Ensure your agent's configuration allows for this level of detail when interacting with APIs.