How do I trigger this skill in Claude Code?

You can trigger the skill using natural language phrases like 'exa code review', 'exa mistakes', 'exa anti-patterns', or 'exa what not to do'.

What does the exa-known-pitfalls skill do?

It scans your codebase to identify common mistakes when using the Exa API, such as leaking keys, ignoring rate limits, or making slow synchronous calls in critical request paths.

Can this skill help with security vulnerabilities?

Yes, it specifically checks for API key exposure in frontend code or git history, unverified webhooks, and accidental logging of personally identifiable information (PII).

Does it provide corrected code examples?

Absolutely. For every anti-pattern detected, the skill provides a 'Better Approach' code snippet showing how to implement the fix correctly using best practices like background jobs or idempotency keys.

Exa Integration Pitfalls

Name: Exa Integration Pitfalls
Author: jeremylongshore

byjeremylongshore

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API Development

Identifies and resolves common integration anti-patterns, security risks, and performance bottlenecks when working with the Exa API.

About

The exa-known-pitfalls skill serves as a specialized automated code reviewer for projects using the Exa API. It helps developers avoid critical mistakes such as synchronous API calls in the request path, improper rate limit handling, and insecure API key management. By providing specific detection patterns and production-ready code examples, this skill ensures that your integrations are resilient, secure, and performant. It is an essential tool for onboarding new developers, performing security audits, or optimizing existing backend services that rely on Exa's search and discovery capabilities.

Key Features

Guidance on implementing idempotency and circuit breakers
Detection of exposed API keys and sensitive PII logging
983 GitHub stars
Analysis of error handling and graceful degradation strategies
Identification of synchronous bottlenecks in high-latency request paths
Validation of webhook signature verification patterns

Use Cases

Onboarding developers with pre-defined best practices for Exa
Reviewing pull requests for common performance and security anti-patterns
Conducting architectural audits on legacy Exa API integrations

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

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

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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