Agent skill

Claude API

by terrense in terrense/LilBot-agent

Help with Claude/LLM API usage, models, and integration patterns.

No licenceAuto-check passedAI & LLM Engineering

Install Claude API

skills CLI
$ npx skills add terrense/LilBot-agent --skill claude-api -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install terrense/LilBot-agent claude-api --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/terrense/LilBot-agent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/lilbot/skills/bundled/claude-api .claude/skills/claude-api && 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
claude-api
GitHub stars
121
Token cost
~155 tokens
SKILL.md length
43 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
7
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Help with Claude/LLM API usage, models, and integration patterns.

  • Tasks that involve LLM API integration
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Tasks that involve Third-party API integration

What it does

Claude API is an agent skill from terrense/LilBot-agent. Help with Claude/LLM API usage, models, and integration patterns.

Its SKILL.md is about 160 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, covering LLM API integration and Third-party API integration. It works with Anthropic API. The repository describes itself as: Try to make a personal assistant based on agent tech and harness engineering stuff.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve LLM API integration
  • Tasks that involve Third-party API integration

Example prompts

  • “/claude-api”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): web_search, fetch_url, read_file, grep_files

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 32be16c. 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:

    • web_search
    • fetch_url
    • read_file
    • grep_files

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    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

Claude API loads about 155 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 19 tokens; SKILL.md has 43 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~19
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~155

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 43 words (~155 tokens).

name
claude-api
allowed-tools
web_search, fetch_url, read_file, grep_files
when_to_use
Use for Claude API questions, SDK integration, model selection, prompting, tool use, or migration notes.
context
fork
agent
explore

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in lilbot/skills/bundled/claude-api of terrense/LilBot-agent.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 32be16c

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Claude Cookbooks Reference2025Emma/vibe-coding-cn23k1 repos~2.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
ModLens Image Vision Bridgeliustack/modlens4.1k—~1.3kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT

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Works with

Questions about Claude API

What does Claude API do?

Help with Claude/LLM API usage, models, and integration patterns. Claude API is an agent skill from terrense/LilBot-agent. Help with Claude/LLM API usage, models, and integration patterns.

When should I use Claude API?

Claude API fits situations like: tasks that involve LLM API integration; tasks that involve Third-party API integration.

How do I install Claude API in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add terrense/LilBot-agent --skill claude-api -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (lilbot/skills/bundled/claude-api in terrense/LilBot-agent) into .claude/skills/claude-api in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Claude API in Codex?

Run `npx skills add terrense/LilBot-agent --skill claude-api -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (lilbot/skills/bundled/claude-api in terrense/LilBot-agent) into .agents/skills/claude-api in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Claude API 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 terrense/LilBot-agent --skill claude-api -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/claude-api, .gemini/skills/claude-api, .github/skills/claude-api and .opencode/skills/claude-api in your project.

What does Claude API need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Claude API is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: web_search, fetch_url, read_file, grep_files.

Does Claude API 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 Claude API 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 Claude API use?

No licence was found for Claude API or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Claude API use?

About 155 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 620 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 Claude API?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Claude API: Claude API In Prototypes (asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks, 69k stars), Claude API (kid-sid/claude-spellbook, 189 stars), Claude API Helper (grandamenium/cortextos, 100 stars) and Claude Cookbooks Reference (2025Emma/vibe-coding-cn, 23k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Claude API?

terrense (a GitHub user) maintains it in terrense/LilBot-agent, which has 121 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 8, 2026.

Source: terrense/LilBot-agent on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.