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name: api-connector
description: Connect to REST APIs, manage authentication, and process responses. Use for API integration tasks.
allowed-tools:
- Read
- Glob
- Grep
- Task
- WebFetch
- WebSearch
- TodoWrite
- AskUserQuestion
- SlashCommand
- Skill
- NotebookEdit
- BashOutput
- KillShell
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# api-connector - Claude Code Skill
Connect to REST APIs, manage authentication, and process responses. Use for API integration tasks.
## Configuration
This skill requires the following environment variables:
- `API_BASE_URL`: Base URL for API requests (default: https://api.example.com)
- `API_KEY`: API authentication key **(required)**
- `API_TIMEOUT`: Request timeout in milliseconds (default: 30000)
Set these in your environment or Claude Code configuration.
Connect to REST APIs, manage authentication, and process responses.
## Features
- Make GET, POST, PUT, DELETE requests
- Automatic authentication header management
- JSON response parsing
- Rate limiting and retry logic
- Response caching
## Configuration
**Required:**
- `API_KEY`: Your API authentication key
**Optional:**
- `API_BASE_URL`: Base URL (default: https://api.example.com)
- `API_TIMEOUT`: Timeout in ms (default: 30000)
## Usage
```
"Get data from /users endpoint"
"POST this JSON to /api/create"
"Check the API status"
```
## Safety
This extension operates in read-only mode:
- Cannot execute bash commands
- Cannot edit local files
- Cannot write files to disk
Only makes HTTP requests to configured API endpoints.
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*This skill was converted from a Gemini CLI extension using [skill-porter](https://github.com/jduncan-rva/skill-porter)*
