Use Case
claude-api is a powerful AI agent skill that extends your assistant with new capabilities. Head-to-head comparison of coding agents (Claude Code, Aider, Codex, etc.) on custom tasks with pass rate, cost, time, and consistency metrics This guide walks you through installing claude-api, configuring it for your setup, and running your first commands β so you can start getting value in minutes.
Install claude-api: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install claude-api
Restart your AI client (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or OpenClaw)
Type a natural language request related to ai agent to trigger claude-api
Review the output and refine your prompt for better results
Combine claude-api with other skills to build multi-step workflows
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing claude-api
Help me get started with claude-api
What can claude-api do for my ai agent workflow?
Show me an example of using claude-api
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install claude-apiOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install claude-apiβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/claude-api/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.