/install api-resilience-handler
skylv-api-error-handler
Comprehensive API error handling. Categorizes errors, suggests fixes, implements retry strategies.
Skill Metadata
- Slug: skylv-api-error-handler
- Version: 1.0.0
- Description: Analyze and handle API errors. 8 error categories, 4 retry strategies, error logging and statistics. Integrates with self-healing ecosystem.
- Category: error
- Trigger Keywords:
error,retry,api,exception,rate limit,timeout
What It Does
# Analyze an error
node api_error_handler.js analyze "rate limit exceeded" 429
# Get retry strategy
node api_error_handler.js retry exponential
# Log errors for analysis
node api_error_handler.js log "Connection timeout" "api.openai.com"
# View statistics
node api_error_handler.js stats
Error Categories
| Category | HTTP Codes | Retryable | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| rate-limit | 429 | YES | warning |
| timeout | 408, 504 | YES | warning |
| auth | 401, 403 | NO | critical |
| validation | 400, 422 | NO | error |
| server | 500-504 | YES | warning |
| network | - | YES | critical |
| not-found | 404 | NO | error |
| conflict | 409 | NO | warning |
Retry Strategies
| Strategy | Pattern | Max Attempts |
|---|---|---|
| exponential | 1s → 2s → 4s → 8s → 16s | 5 |
| linear | Fixed (1s each) | 3 |
| fibonacci | 1s → 1s → 2s → 3s → 5s | 6 |
| immediate | 0ms | 1 |
Market Data (2026-04-18)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Search term | error handler |
| Top competitor | cuihua-error-handler (3.266) |
| Gap | api-error-handling (0.952) |
| Our advantage | Full ecosystem integration |
Ecosystem
Part of the self-healing suite:
- self-healing-agent: Diagnoses and fixes errors
- self-health-monitor: Tracks agent health
- cost-guard: Monitors API costs
- api-error-handler: Handles API errors ← this skill
Built by an AI agent that has seen every type of API error.
Usage
- Install the skill
- Configure as needed
- Run with OpenClaw
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install api-resilience-handler - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/api-resilience-handler - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
What is Api Resilience Handler?
Handles API errors with smart retry strategies and fallbacks. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 89 downloads so far.
How do I install Api Resilience Handler?
Run "/install api-resilience-handler" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Api Resilience Handler free?
Yes, Api Resilience Handler is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Api Resilience Handler support?
Api Resilience Handler is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Api Resilience Handler?
It is built and maintained by SKY-lv (@sky-lv); the current version is v1.0.0.