/claude-api

Source: anthropic-academy-docs Category: Development & API

Help write Claude API code and set up integrations.

What It Does

• Helps you write Claude API code (Python, TypeScript)
• Guides MCP server setup step by step
• Generates tool use schemas from your description
• Debugs why your API calls aren't working
• Creates prompt templates for specific use cases

Example Usage

Input: "I want to add a tool that searches my database"

Skill Response:

• Generates the tool schema with proper JSON structure
• Creates the handler code in your preferred language
• Shows how to register the tool with Claude
• Explains how Claude will invoke it

Capabilities

Action	Description
API Code Generation	Python and TypeScript code for Claude API
MCP Server Setup	Step-by-step MCP configuration
Tool Schema Creation	Generate tool definitions from descriptions
API Debugging	Fix errors in API calls
Prompt Engineering	Create effective prompt templates

Code Examples

Basic API Call (Python)

import anthropic

client = anthropic.Anthropic()
message = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude"}
    ]
)

Tool Schema Example

{
  "name": "search_database",
  "description": "Search the database for records",
  "input_schema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "query": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Search query"
      }
    },
    "required": ["query"]
  }
}

Quick Start

/claude-api

Skill will ask what you're trying to build, then generate the code and configuration.