Use Case
http-retry is a powerful AI agent skill that extends your assistant with new capabilities. Automatically retries HTTP requests with exponential backoff, timeout control, and connection pooling to handle network errors and rate limits. This guide walks you through installing http-retry, configuring it for your setup, and running your first commands β so you can start getting value in minutes.
Install http-retry: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install http-retry
Restart your AI client (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or OpenClaw)
Type a natural language request related to general tools to trigger http-retry
Review the output and refine your prompt for better results
Combine http-retry with other skills to build multi-step workflows
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing http-retry
Help me get started with http-retry
What can http-retry do for my general tools workflow?
Show me an example of using http-retry
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install http-retryOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install http-retryβ 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/http-retry/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.