What is the Error Handling Patterns skill for Claude?

It is a specialized capability that helps Claude guide developers in implementing robust failure-management strategies like exceptions, Result types, and propagation patterns.

Can I use this for API development?

Yes, it includes guidance on designing error-resilient APIs, creating informative error messages, and standardizing status codes.

What is the difference between Exceptions and Result types in this skill?

The skill teaches you to use Exceptions for unexpected conditions and Result types for explicit, expected error handling common in functional programming.

Which programming languages does this skill cover?

The skill provides specific implementation patterns and best practices for Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Rust, and Go.

How does this skill improve application reliability?

By providing templates for Circuit Breakers and retry logic, it helps prevent cascading failures in distributed systems and ensures graceful degradation.

Error Handling Patterns

Name: Error Handling Patterns
Author: GaitanS

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API Development

Implements robust error handling strategies and resilient design patterns across multiple programming languages to improve application reliability.

About

This skill provides Claude with a comprehensive framework for designing and implementing fault-tolerant software. It covers a wide range of paradigms, from traditional exception handling in Python and JavaScript to explicit error management in Rust and Go. By leveraging specialized patterns like Circuit Breakers, Result types, and exponential backoff, it enables developers to build systems that degrade gracefully under pressure and provide actionable debugging information, significantly reducing downtime and improving the developer experience.

Key Features

Multi-language support for Python, TypeScript, Rust, and Go
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Advanced resiliency logic like Circuit Breakers and exponential backoff
Functional error patterns including Result and Option types
Custom exception hierarchy design for better debugging
Context management patterns for safe resource cleanup

Use Cases

Standardizing error responses and status codes across a web API
Architecting fault-tolerant microservices and distributed systems
Refactoring legacy codebases to handle edge cases and network failures

About

Key Features

Multi-language support for Python, TypeScript, Rust, and Go
0 GitHub stars
Advanced resiliency logic like Circuit Breakers and exponential backoff
Functional error patterns including Result and Option types
Custom exception hierarchy design for better debugging
Context management patterns for safe resource cleanup

Use Cases

Standardizing error responses and status codes across a web API
Architecting fault-tolerant microservices and distributed systems
Refactoring legacy codebases to handle edge cases and network failures