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Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/anthropic in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Is Anthropic free to use?

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Who published Anthropic?

modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Anthropic by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Anthropic
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: modbender

Anthropic

Anthropic Claude API integration — chat completions, streaming, vision, tool use, and batch processing via the Anthropic Messages API. Generate text with Claude Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku models, process images, use tool calling, and manage conversations. Built for AI agents — Python stdlib only, zero dependencies. Use for AI text generation, multimodal analysis, tool-augmented AI, batch processing, and Claude model interaction.

modbender Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

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🔮 Anthropic

Anthropic Claude API integration — chat completions, streaming, vision, tool use, and batch processing via the Anthropic Messages API.

Features

Messages API — Claude Opus, Sonnet, Haiku completions
Streaming — real-time token streaming responses
Vision — image analysis and understanding
Tool use — function calling with structured output
System prompts — custom system instructions
Multi-turn conversations — context management
Batch API — bulk message processing
Token counting — estimate usage before sending
Extended thinking — deep reasoning mode
Model listing — available models and capabilities

Requirements

Variable	Required	Description
`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`	✅	API key/token for Anthropic

Quick Start

# Send a message to Claude
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py chat "What is the meaning of life?" --model claude-sonnet-4-20250514

# Chat with system prompt
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py chat-system --system "You are a financial analyst" "Analyze AAPL stock"

# Analyze an image
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py chat-image --image photo.jpg 'What do you see in this image?'

# Stream a response
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py stream "Write a short story about a robot" --model claude-sonnet-4-20250514

Commands

`chat`

Send a message to Claude.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py chat "What is the meaning of life?" --model claude-sonnet-4-20250514

`chat-system`

Chat with system prompt.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py chat-system --system "You are a financial analyst" "Analyze AAPL stock"

`chat-image`

Analyze an image.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py chat-image --image photo.jpg 'What do you see in this image?'

`stream`

Stream a response.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py stream "Write a short story about a robot" --model claude-sonnet-4-20250514

`batch-create`

Create a batch request.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py batch-create requests.jsonl

`batch-list`

List batch jobs.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py batch-list

`batch-get`

Get batch status.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py batch-get batch_abc123

`batch-results`

Get batch results.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py batch-results batch_abc123

`count-tokens`

Count tokens in a message.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py count-tokens "How many tokens is this message?"

`models`

List available models.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py models

`tools`

Chat with tool use.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py tools --tools '[{"name":"get_weather","description":"Get weather","input_schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"location":{"type":"string"}}}}]' "What is the weather in NYC?"

`thinking`

Extended thinking mode.

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py thinking "Solve this math problem step by step: what is 123 * 456?" --budget 10000

Output Format

All commands output JSON by default. Add --human for readable formatted output.

# JSON (default, for programmatic use)
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py chat --limit 5

# Human-readable
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py chat --limit 5 --human

Script Reference

Script	Description
`{baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py`	Main CLI — all Anthropic operations

Data Policy

This skill never stores data locally. All requests go directly to the Anthropic API and results are returned to stdout. Your data stays on Anthropic servers.

Credits

Built by M. Abidi | agxntsix.ai YouTube | GitHub Part of the AgxntSix Skill Suite for OpenClaw agents.

📅 Need help setting up OpenClaw for your business? Book a free consultation

---name: anthropicdescription: Anthropic Claude API integration — chat completions, streaming, vision, tool use, and batch processing via the Anthropic Messages API. Generate text with Claude Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku models, process images, use tool calling, and manage conversations. Built for AI agents — Python stdlib only, zero dependencies. Use for AI text generation, multimodal analysis, tool-augmented AI, batch processing, and Claude model interaction.license: MIT--- # 🔮 Anthropic Anthropic Claude API integration — chat completions, streaming, vision, tool use, and batch processing via the Anthropic Messages API. ## Features - **Messages API** — Claude Opus, Sonnet, Haiku completions - **Streaming** — real-time token streaming responses - **Vision** — image analysis and understanding - **Tool use** — function calling with structured output - **System prompts** — custom system instructions - **Multi-turn conversations** — context management - **Batch API** — bulk message processing - **Token counting** — estimate usage before sending - **Extended thinking** — deep reasoning mode - **Model listing** — available models and capabilities ## Requirements | Variable | Required | Description | |----------|----------|-------------| | `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` | ✅ | API key/token for Anthropic | ## Quick Start ```bash # Send a message to Claude python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py chat "What is the meaning of life?" --model claude-sonnet-4-20250514 ``` ```bash # Chat with system prompt python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py chat-system --system "You are a financial analyst" "Analyze AAPL stock" ``` ```bash # Analyze an image python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py chat-image --image photo.jpg 'What do you see in this image?' ``` ```bash # Stream a response python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py stream "Write a short story about a robot" --model claude-sonnet-4-20250514 ``` ## Commands ### `chat` Send a message to Claude. ```bash python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py chat "What is the meaning of life?" --model claude-sonnet-4-20250514 ``` ### `chat-system` Chat with system prompt. ```bash python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py chat-system --system "You are a financial analyst" "Analyze AAPL stock" ``` ### `chat-image` Analyze an image. ```bash python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py chat-image --image photo.jpg 'What do you see in this image?' ``` ### `stream` Stream a response. ```bash python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py stream "Write a short story about a robot" --model claude-sonnet-4-20250514 ``` ### `batch-create` Create a batch request. ```bash python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py batch-create requests.jsonl ``` ### `batch-list` List batch jobs. ```bash python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py batch-list ``` ### `batch-get` Get batch status. ```bash python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py batch-get batch_abc123 ``` ### `batch-results` Get batch results. ```bash python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py batch-results batch_abc123 ``` ### `count-tokens` Count tokens in a message. ```bash python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py count-tokens "How many tokens is this message?" ``` ### `models` List available models. ```bash python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py models ``` ### `tools` Chat with tool use. ```bash python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py tools --tools '[{"name":"get_weather","description":"Get weather","input_schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"location":{"type":"string"}}}}]' "What is the weather in NYC?" ``` ### `thinking` Extended thinking mode. ```bash python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py thinking "Solve this math problem step by step: what is 123 * 456?" --budget 10000 ``` ## Output Format All commands output JSON by default. Add `--human` for readable formatted output. ```bash # JSON (default, for programmatic use) python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py chat --limit 5 # Human-readable python3 {baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py chat --limit 5 --human ``` ## Script Reference | Script | Description | |--------|-------------| | `{baseDir}/scripts/anthropic.py` | Main CLI — all Anthropic operations | ## Data Policy This skill **never stores data locally**. All requests go directly to the Anthropic API and results are returned to stdout. Your data stays on Anthropic servers. ## Credits --- Built by [M. Abidi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-ali-abidi) | [agxntsix.ai](https://www.agxntsix.ai) [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@aiwithabidi) | [GitHub](https://github.com/aiwithabidi) Part of the **AgxntSix Skill Suite** for OpenClaw agents. 📅 **Need help setting up OpenClaw for your business?** [Book a free consultation](https://cal.com/agxntsix/abidi-openclaw)

Frequently asked questions

Anthropic

File contents

🔮 Anthropic

Features

Requirements

Quick Start

Commands

chat

chat-system

chat-image

stream

batch-create

batch-list

batch-get

batch-results

count-tokens

models

tools

thinking