Agent skill

Reference SDK

by parcadei in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3

Check reference SDK implementations using btca ask. An agent skill from parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.

MITAuto-check passedAI & LLM Engineering

Install Reference SDK

skills CLI
$ npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill reference-sdk -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 reference-sdk --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/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/reference-sdk .claude/skills/reference-sdk && 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/

Facts

Skill name
reference-sdk
GitHub stars
3.9k
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~376 tokens
SKILL.md length
135 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
141
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Check reference SDK implementations using btca ask. An agent skill from parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.

  • Works in 4 steps: Before implementing - See how others… → When debugging - Find how reference code… → Multi-provider support - Compare… → …
  • AI & LLM Engineering work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, Commands, Configured Resources and When to Check, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Reference SDK is an agent skill from parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3. Check reference SDK implementations using btca ask

Its SKILL.md is about 380 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in AI & LLM Engineering. It works with Anthropic API. The repository describes itself as: Context management for Claude Code. Hooks maintain state via ledgers and handoffs. MCP execution without context pollution. Agent orchestration with isolated context windows. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • AI & LLM Engineering work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/reference-sdk”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Before implementing - See how others solved similar problems
  2. When debugging - Find how reference code handles edge cases
  3. Multi-provider support - Compare implementations across SDKs
  4. Validation patterns - Check idiomatic approaches

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d07ff4b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    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 bash).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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.

Context cost

Reference SDK loads about 376 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 16 tokens; SKILL.md has 135 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~16
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~376

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 parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 at commit d07ff4b, republished under its MIT licence (© parcadei). 135 words, ~376 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/reference-sdk/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
reference-sdk
description
Check reference SDK implementations using btca ask
user-invocable
false

Reference SDK Check

When implementing SDK features or debugging provider-specific issues, check reference implementations.

When to Use

  • Implementing SDK features
  • Debugging provider-specific issues
  • Understanding how other libraries solve similar problems
  • "How does Vercel AI SDK do X?"
  • "Check Anthropic SDK for Y"

Commands

Use btca ask to check how reference SDKs implement similar features:

bash
# Check Vercel AI SDK for streaming patterns
btca ask -r vercel-ai -q "How does streamObject work?"

# Check Anthropic SDK for tool calling
btca ask -r anthropic-sdk -q "How are tools defined and called?"

# Check Zod for validation patterns
btca ask -r zod -q "How does safeParse handle errors?"

Configured Resources

  • vercel-ai - Streaming, tool calling, structured output
  • anthropic-sdk - Anthropic API patterns
  • zod - Schema validation

Add more: btca config resources add -n <name> -t git -u <url> -b <branch>

When to Check

  1. Before implementing - See how others solved similar problems
  2. When debugging - Find how reference code handles edge cases
  3. Multi-provider support - Compare implementations across SDKs
  4. Validation patterns - Check idiomatic approaches

Don't Use For

  • Documentation lookups (use /nia-docs instead)
  • Simple API questions (use WebSearch)
  • Project-specific patterns (use Grep/Glob)

© parcadei, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/reference-sdk of parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d07ff4b

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 4 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Works with

Questions about Reference SDK

What does Reference SDK do?

Check reference SDK implementations using btca ask. An agent skill from parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3. Reference SDK is an agent skill from parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.

When should I use Reference SDK?

Reference SDK fits situations like: AI & LLM Engineering work in your project.

How do I install Reference SDK in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill reference-sdk -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/reference-sdk in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3) into .claude/skills/reference-sdk in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Reference SDK in Codex?

Run `npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill reference-sdk -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/reference-sdk in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3) into .agents/skills/reference-sdk in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Reference SDK 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 parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill reference-sdk -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/reference-sdk, .gemini/skills/reference-sdk, .github/skills/reference-sdk and .opencode/skills/reference-sdk in your project.

What does Reference SDK need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Reference SDK is instructions for the agent only.

Does Reference SDK access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Reference SDK 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 Reference SDK use?

Reference SDK is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Reference SDK use?

About 376 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Reference SDK?

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Who maintains Reference SDK?

parcadei (a GitHub user) maintains it in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3, which has 3,940 GitHub stars. The repository holds 141 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on January 26, 2026.

Source: parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.