How does this skill prevent command injection?

It enforces the use of argument arrays instead of shell strings and mandates a whitelist of allowed commands to prevent CWE-78 vulnerabilities.

Does it handle GitHub specifically?

Yes, it includes specialized patterns and safe execution wrappers for the GitHub CLI (gh) to manage issues and repository actions.

How does it manage API keys securely?

It follows security best practices by sourcing credentials from environment variables and providing patterns that prevent hardcoding or accidental logging of tokens.

What kind of retry logic is included?

The skill provides a standardized exponential backoff pattern to handle transient network errors and API timeouts gracefully without overloading services.

API Integration Patterns

Name: API Integration Patterns
Author: akaszubski

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API Development

Standardizes external API and CLI tool integrations with a focus on security, reliability, and automated retry logic.

About

This skill provides production-grade patterns for Claude Code to interact safely with external services and CLI tools like the GitHub CLI. It implements critical security measures such as CWE-78 prevention through argument arrays, alongside robust reliability features including exponential backoff retries, standardized authentication handling via environment variables, and sophisticated rate limiting. By centralizing these patterns, it ensures consistent, secure code generation while optimizing context window usage through progressive disclosure architectures.

Key Features

Built-in rate limiting and quota management
10 GitHub stars
Automated retry logic with exponential backoff
Secure authentication handling using environment variables
Standardized GitHub CLI (gh) integration patterns
Subprocess safety with CWE-78 command injection prevention

Use Cases

Building secure wrappers for command-line tools
Implementing resilient API clients for external services
Automating GitHub workflows safely within autonomous agents

About

Key Features

Built-in rate limiting and quota management
10 GitHub stars
Automated retry logic with exponential backoff
Secure authentication handling using environment variables
Standardized GitHub CLI (gh) integration patterns
Subprocess safety with CWE-78 command injection prevention

Use Cases

Building secure wrappers for command-line tools
Implementing resilient API clients for external services
Automating GitHub workflows safely within autonomous agents