What are the most common Clay integration pitfalls?

Common pitfalls include making synchronous API calls in the request path, ignoring rate limits (429 errors), leaking API keys in frontend code, and failing to validate incoming webhook signatures.

How does this skill improve application performance?

It identifies blocking calls and suggests moving expensive Clay operations to background queues, as well as implementing circuit breakers to prevent cascading failures.

Can this skill help prevent duplicate charges or actions?

Yes, it specifically checks for the implementation of idempotency keys, which ensure that retrying a failed request doesn't result in duplicate records or transactions.

Does it provide actionable code fixes?

The skill provides clear 'Anti-Pattern' vs 'Better Approach' code comparisons, giving developers direct examples of how to refactor problematic code into recommended patterns.

Clay Integration Best Practices

Name: Clay Integration Best Practices
Author: jeremylongshore

byjeremylongshore

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Security & Testing

Identifies and remediates common anti-patterns, security risks, and performance bottlenecks in Clay API integrations.

About

The Clay Known Pitfalls skill provides specialized guidance for developers to build resilient and secure integrations with Clay. It proactively identifies a wide range of common mistakes, from performance-draining synchronous API calls and improper rate limit handling to critical security vulnerabilities like API key leakage and unverified webhooks. By leveraging this skill during code reviews or initial development, teams can ensure their Clay implementations utilize production-grade patterns such as idempotency keys, circuit breakers, and graceful degradation, ultimately leading to more stable and secure SaaS applications.

Key Features

Detects synchronous API calls that cause high latency
Identifies missing rate limiting and backoff logic
Audits code for API key leakage and PII logging
Enforces webhook signature verification and idempotency
Provides circuit breaker and graceful degradation patterns
1,206 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Automating code reviews to catch common SaaS integration anti-patterns
Guiding new developers through best practices during the onboarding process
Auditing existing Clay integrations for performance and security vulnerabilities

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills clay-known-pitfalls

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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