How does this skill help with Perplexity API security?

It specifically scans for hardcoded API keys and verifies that webhook signatures are correctly validated to prevent unauthorized access or fake event processing.

Can it help improve application performance?

Yes, it identifies synchronous API calls in the request path that cause latency and provides code patterns to move those tasks to background workers or queues.

Does it fix the code automatically?

The skill identifies specific anti-patterns and provides recommended 'Better Approach' code snippets that Claude can apply to refactor your implementation.

Why is idempotency highlighted in this skill?

Idempotency is critical for AI integrations to ensure that network retries don't result in duplicate charges or redundant API processing during intermittent failures.

Perplexity Integration Guardrails

Name: Perplexity Integration Guardrails
Author: jeremylongshore

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API Development

Audits and refactors Perplexity API integrations to prevent common architectural mistakes and security vulnerabilities.

About

This Claude Code skill provides a comprehensive framework for identifying and resolving anti-patterns within Perplexity API implementations. It guides developers through critical areas such as asynchronous processing, rate limiting, security best practices for API keys and webhooks, and robust error handling. By scanning codebases for known pitfalls like synchronous requests in the main path or logging PII, the skill helps teams build more resilient, secure, and performant AI-powered features while following Perplexity's official best practices.

Key Features

Recommends circuit breaker patterns for graceful service degradation
Detects synchronous API calls that cause high-latency request paths
983 GitHub stars
Identifies missing rate limiting and concurrent request management
Scans for sensitive data exposure including API keys and PII logging
Validates webhook signature verification and idempotency logic

Use Cases

Automating code reviews to catch architectural anti-patterns early
Conducting security and performance audits of existing Perplexity integrations
Onboarding new developers to maintain consistency in AI-powered codebases

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills perplexity-known-pitfalls

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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