# catalyst-sdk

A skill that tells the agent how to initialize the Catalyst SDK and reach its services on Node.js, Python, Java, web and mobile.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1000 installs · ★ 69
- Author: catalystbyzoho
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/catalystbyzoho/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/catalyst-sdk/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/catalyst-sdk

## What it does

The skill handles a recurring mess: the agent writes Catalyst code but mixes up initialization and service calls between platforms. Each platform gets its own reference file — `references/sdk-nodejs.md`, `references/sdk-web.md`, `references/sdk-python.md`, `references/sdk-java.md`, and `references/sdk-mobile.md` covering Android in Kotlin, iOS in Swift and Flutter in Dart.

It runs in steps. First it identifies the platform, then loads the matching file, and always shows the init call before any service-specific code. That keeps a DataStore call from showing up before the app object exists.

Some quirks bite. The Web SDK authenticates in the browser and has no service account; the Node.js SDK initializes server-side; mobile SDKs need the Catalyst project ID in the config. If you are building for the browser and expect a server-side init, the code will not come together — worth checking `sdk-web` first.

The Node.js reference covers DataStore, ZCQL, Cache, Stratus with multipart and signed URLs, Auth, Email, NoSQL, Job Scheduling, Circuits, Connections, Search and Push Notifications. Python adds Zia and SmartBrowz, while Java covers Maven setup plus SmartBrowz with Selenium and PDF.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-sdk -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/catalyst-sdk/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/catalyst-sdk/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-sdk -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/catalyst-sdk/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-sdk -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/catalyst-sdk/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install catalystbyzoho/agent-skills catalyst-sdk
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/catalyst-sdk/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-sdk -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --path skills/catalyst-sdk
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/catalyst-sdk/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-sdk -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/catalystbyzoho/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/catalyst-sdk/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- initialize the Catalyst SDK for a given platform
- call DataStore or ZCQL without breaking the call order
- set up browser auth in the Web SDK
- generate a PDF through SmartBrowz in the Java SDK
- wire Push Notifications on Android, iOS or Flutter

## Example prompts
- initialize the Catalyst SDK for Node.js and show DataStore usage
- how do I check whether a user is authenticated in the Web SDK?
- set up SmartBrowz in the Java SDK to generate a PDF

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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## How It Works

1. **Identify the platform** — Node.js, Web (browser), Python, Java, Android, iOS, or Flutter.
2. **Load the matching reference file** — Each platform has its own SDK reference with initialization pattern and service methods.
3. **Initialization first** — Always show the SDK init call before any service-specific code.
4. **Platform quirks** — Web SDK uses browser auth (no service account); Node.js SDK uses server-side init; Mobile SDKs require the Catalyst project ID in the config.

## Triggers

Use this skill for: "SDK", `zcatalyst-sdk-node`, `zcatalyst-sdk`, "Node.js SDK", "Web SDK", "Python SDK", "Java SDK", "Android SDK", "iOS SDK", "Flutter SDK", `sdk-web`, `sdk-mobile`, `catalyst.initialize`, `catalystApp`, "initialize SDK", or any platform-specific SDK question.

## References

| Reference | Load when the query is about… |
|-----------|-------------------------------|
| `references/sdk-nodejs.md` | Node.js SDK — DataStore, ZCQL, Cache, Stratus (multipart, signed URLs), Auth, Email, NoSQL, Job Scheduling, Circuits, Connections, Search, Push Notifications |
| `references/sdk-web.md` | Web SDK v4 — browser-side auth (hosted/embedded login), generateAuthToken, isUserAuthenticated, signOut, DataStore, Stratus, cross-domain Slate→function pattern |
| `references/sdk-python.md` | Python SDK — DataStore, ZCQL, Cache, Stratus, Auth, Email, Search, Connections, NoSQL, Push Notifications, Job Scheduling, Circuits, Zia, SmartBrowz |
| `references/sdk-java.md` | Java SDK — Maven setup, DataStore, ZCQL, Cache, SmartBrowz (Selenium, PDF) |
| `references/sdk-mobile.md` | Android (Kotlin), iOS (Swift), Flutter (Dart) — auth, DataStore, ZCQL, Stratus, Push Notifications, Search |
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© catalystbyzoho · Apache-2.0 · https://github.com/catalystbyzoho/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/catalyst-sdk/SKILL.md

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