Agent skill

Clade Reliability Patterns

by jeremylongshore in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace

Build fault-tolerant Claude integrations — retries, circuit breakers, Use when working with reliability-patterns patterns.

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Install Clade Reliability Patterns

skills CLI

$ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill clade-reliability-patterns -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace clade-reliability-patterns --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/.curated/clade-reliability-patterns .claude/skills/clade-reliability-patterns && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "clade-reliability-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace/tree/main/skills/.curated/clade-reliability-patterns into .claude/skills/clade-reliability-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clade-reliability-patterns", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace/tree/main/skills/.curated/clade-reliability-patterns

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill clade-reliability-patterns -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace clade-reliability-patterns --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/.curated/clade-reliability-patterns .agents/skills/clade-reliability-patterns && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "clade-reliability-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace/tree/main/skills/.curated/clade-reliability-patterns into .agents/skills/clade-reliability-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clade-reliability-patterns", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill clade-reliability-patterns -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace clade-reliability-patterns --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/.curated/clade-reliability-patterns .cursor/skills/clade-reliability-patterns && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "clade-reliability-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace/tree/main/skills/.curated/clade-reliability-patterns into .cursor/skills/clade-reliability-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clade-reliability-patterns", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.git --path skills/.curated/clade-reliability-patterns

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill clade-reliability-patterns -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace clade-reliability-patterns --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/.curated/clade-reliability-patterns .gemini/skills/clade-reliability-patterns && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "clade-reliability-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace/tree/main/skills/.curated/clade-reliability-patterns into .gemini/skills/clade-reliability-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clade-reliability-patterns", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace clade-reliability-patterns

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill clade-reliability-patterns -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/.curated/clade-reliability-patterns .github/skills/clade-reliability-patterns && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "clade-reliability-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace/tree/main/skills/.curated/clade-reliability-patterns into .github/skills/clade-reliability-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clade-reliability-patterns", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill clade-reliability-patterns -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace clade-reliability-patterns --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/.curated/clade-reliability-patterns .opencode/skills/clade-reliability-patterns && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "clade-reliability-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace/tree/main/skills/.curated/clade-reliability-patterns into .opencode/skills/clade-reliability-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clade-reliability-patterns", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: clade-reliability-patterns
GitHub stars: 2.8k
Token cost: ~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length: 203 words
Files: 2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo: 3,342
Repo updated: Oct 9, 2026
First seen: Oct 8, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Build fault-tolerant Claude integrations — retries, circuit breakers, Use when working with reliability-patterns patterns.

Works in 3 steps: Review the patterns below → Apply to your codebase → Verify
Working with reliability-patterns patterns
SKILL.md covers Overview, Built-In SDK Retries, Model Fallback Chain and Circuit Breaker, plus 9 more sections
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Clade Reliability Patterns is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Build fault-tolerant Claude integrations — retries, circuit breakers, Use when working with reliability-patterns patterns. fallbacks, timeouts, and graceful degradation. Trigger with "anthropic reliability", "claude fault tolerance", "anthropic circuit breaker", "claude fallback".

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/one-pager.md`). Compatibility notes: Designed for Claude Code

It sits in Development, covering Error handling. The repository describes itself as: Model-agnostic agent-skills platform with a harness-free canonical layer, verified adapters, and the ccpi package manager. Explore at tonsofskills.com. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Working with reliability-patterns patterns
With anthropic reliability
Claude fault tolerance
Anthropic circuit breaker

Example prompts

“anthropic reliability”
“claude fault tolerance”
“anthropic circuit breaker”
“/clade-reliability-patterns”

Requirements

Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code
Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

Review the patterns below
Apply to your codebase
Verify

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 80f86df. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
- Read
- Write
- Edit
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are typescript).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
- platform.claude.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Compatibility
Designed for Claude Code
From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Clade Reliability Patterns loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 77 tokens; SKILL.md has 203 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~77
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.1k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them: ~1.6k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace at commit 80f86df, republished under its MIT licence (© jeremylongshore). 203 words, ~1,134 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/clade-reliability-patterns/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: clade-reliability-patterns
description: Build fault-tolerant Claude integrations — retries, circuit breakers, Use when working with reliability-patterns patterns. fallbacks, timeouts, and graceful degradation. Trigger with "anthropic reliability", "claude fault tolerance", "anthropic circuit breaker", "claude fallback".
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit
compatibility: Designed for Claude Code
version: 1.1.0
license: MIT
author: Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>
tags: saas, anthropic, claude, reliability, resilience

Anthropic Reliability Patterns

Overview

Build fault-tolerant Claude integrations with built-in SDK retries, model fallback chains (Sonnet → Haiku), circuit breakers to avoid hammering a failing API, graceful degradation with cached/static responses, and per-request timeout configuration.

Built-In SDK Retries

The SDK retries 429 (rate limit) and 529 (overloaded) automatically:

typescript

const client = new Anthropic({
  maxRetries: 3, // default: 2
  timeout: 120_000, // 2 minutes
});

Model Fallback Chain

typescript

const FALLBACK_CHAIN = ['claude-sonnet-4-20250514', 'claude-haiku-4-5-20251001'];

async function callWithFallback(params: Anthropic.MessageCreateParams) {
  for (const model of FALLBACK_CHAIN) {
    try {
      return await client.messages.create({ ...params, model });
    } catch (err) {
      if (err instanceof Anthropic.APIError && err.status >= 500) {
        console.warn(`${model} failed (${err.status}), trying next...`);
        continue;
      }
      throw err; // Don't retry client errors (4xx)
    }
  }
  throw new Error('All models failed');
}

Circuit Breaker

typescript

class ClaudeCircuitBreaker {
  private failures = 0;
  private lastFailure = 0;
  private readonly threshold = 5;
  private readonly resetMs = 60_000;

  async call(params: Anthropic.MessageCreateParams) {
    if (this.failures >= this.threshold && Date.now() - this.lastFailure < this.resetMs) {
      throw new Error('Circuit open — Claude API unavailable');
    }

    try {
      const result = await client.messages.create(params);
      this.failures = 0;
      return result;
    } catch (err) {
      if (err instanceof Anthropic.APIError && err.status >= 500) {
        this.failures++;
        this.lastFailure = Date.now();
      }
      throw err;
    }
  }
}

Graceful Degradation

typescript

async function getResponse(userInput: string): Promise<string> {
  try {
    const message = await client.messages.create({
      model: 'claude-sonnet-4-20250514',
      max_tokens: 1024,
      messages: [{ role: 'user', content: userInput }],
    });
    return message.content[0].text;
  } catch (err) {
    // Return cached/static response instead of failing
    console.error('Claude unavailable, using fallback');
    return "I'm temporarily unable to process your request. Please try again shortly.";
  }
}

Timeout Handling

typescript

const client = new Anthropic({
  timeout: 30_000, // 30s for most requests
});

// Override per-request for long-running tasks
const message = await client.messages.create(params, {
  timeout: 120_000, // 2 minutes for complex prompts
});

Output

SDK configured with appropriate maxRetries and timeout
Model fallback chain automatically trying cheaper models on failure
Circuit breaker preventing cascading failures during outages
Graceful degradation returning static responses when Claude is unavailable

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
API Error	Check error type and status code	See `clade-common-errors`

Examples

See Built-In SDK Retries, Model Fallback Chain, Circuit Breaker class, Graceful Degradation handler, and Timeout Handling above.

Resources

Error Types
SDK Retries

Next Steps

See clade-policy-guardrails for content safety patterns.

Prerequisites

Completed clade-install-auth
Production Claude integration requiring high availability
Understanding of fault tolerance patterns (retries, circuit breakers)

Instructions

Step 1: Review the patterns below

Each section contains production-ready code examples. Copy and adapt them to your use case.

Step 2: Apply to your codebase

Integrate the patterns that match your requirements. Test each change individually.

Step 3: Verify

Run your test suite to confirm the integration works correctly.

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in skills/.curated/clade-reliability-patterns of jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.

SKILL.md
references/one-pager.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 80f86df

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Questions about Clade Reliability Patterns

What does Clade Reliability Patterns do?

Build fault-tolerant Claude integrations — retries, circuit breakers, Use when working with reliability-patterns patterns. Clade Reliability Patterns is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Build fault-tolerant Claude integrations — retries, circuit breakers, Use when working with reliability-patterns patterns.

When should I use Clade Reliability Patterns?

Clade Reliability Patterns fits situations like: working with reliability-patterns patterns; with anthropic reliability; Claude fault tolerance; anthropic circuit breaker.

How do I install Clade Reliability Patterns in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill clade-reliability-patterns -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.curated/clade-reliability-patterns in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .claude/skills/clade-reliability-patterns in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Clade Reliability Patterns in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill clade-reliability-patterns -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.curated/clade-reliability-patterns in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .agents/skills/clade-reliability-patterns in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Clade Reliability Patterns in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill clade-reliability-patterns -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/clade-reliability-patterns, .gemini/skills/clade-reliability-patterns, .github/skills/clade-reliability-patterns and .opencode/skills/clade-reliability-patterns in your project.

What does Clade Reliability Patterns need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Clade Reliability Patterns is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code.

Does Clade Reliability Patterns access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: platform.claude.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Clade Reliability Patterns safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Clade Reliability Patterns use?

Clade Reliability Patterns is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Clade Reliability Patterns use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 432 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Clade Reliability Patterns?

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Who maintains Clade Reliability Patterns?

jeremylongshore (a GitHub user) maintains it in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, which has 2,825 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3,342 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Clade Reliability Patterns

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Compatibility

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Anthropic Reliability Patterns

Overview

Built-In SDK Retries

Model Fallback Chain

Circuit Breaker

Graceful Degradation

Timeout Handling

Output

Error Handling

Examples

Resources

Next Steps

Prerequisites

Instructions

Step 1: Review the patterns below

Step 2: Apply to your codebase

Step 3: Verify

Files

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