clade-known-pitfalls
Common mistakes when building with the Anthropic API and how to avoid them. Use when working with known-pitfalls patterns. Trigger with "anthropic mistakes", "claude pitfalls", "anthropic gotchas", "common claude errors", "anthropic anti-patterns". '
npx skills add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill clade-known-pitfalls --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Anthropic Known Pitfalls ## Overview Ten common mistakes when building with the Anthropic API and how to avoid them: forgetting `max_tokens` (required), system prompt in messages array (wrong), non-alternating messages, unchecked `stop_reason`, creating client per request, no 529 handling, hardcoded model IDs, expensive output tokens, no streaming, and unnecessary PII. ## 1. Forgetting `max_toke
What does the clade-known-pitfalls skill do?
Common mistakes when building with the Anthropic API and how to avoid them. Use when working with known-pitfalls patterns. Trigger with "anthropic mistakes", "claude pitfalls", "anthropic gotchas", "common claude errors", "anthropic anti-patterns". '
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill clade-known-pitfalls --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills, a repository with 2,596 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.