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Retry Logic Helper

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jeremylongshore·vlatest·backend·MIT

This skill automatically retries failed API calls with configurable delays and limits, ensuring reliable data retrieval and preventing errors.

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    Run this in your project

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    $ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill retry-logic-helper -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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jeremylongshore

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About this skill

What it does

The Retry Logic Helper skill enables AI agents to automatically retry failed operations with configurable delays and maximum attempts. It provides a structured approach to handling transient errors, improving the reliability of complex workflows. This skill helps avoid immediate failures by intelligently retrying tasks that might succeed on subsequent attempts.

When to use it

  • API calls: When interacting with external APIs that occasionally experience temporary outages or rate limiting.
  • Database operations: For database queries or updates that may fail due to locking or connection issues.
  • File processing: To handle situations where file uploads or downloads might be interrupted.
  • Complex calculations: When a calculation involves multiple steps, and an intermediate step might occasionally fail.

Key capabilities

  • Configurable retry delay (initial and exponential backoff).
  • Maximum number of retry attempts.
  • Ability to define custom error conditions for retries.

Example prompts

  • "Retry the API call to /data up to 3 times with a 5-second initial delay."
  • "If I get an HTTP 503 error, retry the request twice with exponential backoff."
  • "Handle database connection errors by retrying the query once after a 2-second delay."

Tips & gotchas

The skill requires clear definition of what constitutes a retryable error. Ensure that transient errors are correctly identified to avoid unnecessary retries on permanent failures.