# my-venice-skill

A starter skill file for agents: section layout, Venice API request samples and an error table. Useful when you write your own Venice skill.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 160
- Author: veniceai
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/veniceai/skills/tree/HEAD/template/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/my-venice-skill

## What it does

This is a template, not a working tool. The `SKILL.md` skeleton covers endpoints in a table, a quick start with `curl` and an SDK snippet, required and optional parameters, a sample response, an error table and a gotchas list. The frontmatter description tells the agent when to load the skill, so naming exact endpoints and scenarios matters for selection.

The quick start calls `https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/example` with an `Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY` header. Real use therefore needs a Venice key in the `VENICE_API_KEY` environment variable. The error table maps `400` to bad input and `429` to a rate limit, where the advice is to back off with jitter.

Install runs through `npx skills add veniceai/skills --skill template -a <agent>`, and GitHub Copilot uses `gh skill install` instead. Paths differ per editor: Claude writes to `~/.claude/skills/template/SKILL.md`, Cursor to `.cursor/skills/template/SKILL.md`, Codex to `.agents/skills/template/SKILL.md`. The file ends with cross-links to sibling skills such as `venice-errors` and `venice-billing`, which you will have to swap for your own.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add veniceai/skills --skill template -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add veniceai/skills --skill template -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add veniceai/skills --skill template -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install veniceai/skills template
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add veniceai/skills --skill template -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/veniceai/skills --path template
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add veniceai/skills --skill template -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/veniceai/skills/tree/HEAD/template/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- start a new Venice API skill without an empty file
- describe endpoints and parameters so the agent picks the skill reliably
- show the agent request samples that read the key from an environment variable
- map API error codes to causes and fixes
- link the new skill to neighbouring ones with cross-references

## Example prompts
- Fill in `SKILL.md` for a new skill: endpoint `POST /example`, required params and a sample response
- Add a `429` row to the errors section and explain backing off with jitter
- Swap the cross-links at the bottom of the template for my own skills

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: my-venice-skill
description: One or two sentences describing exactly when an agent should load this skill and what it covers. Mention the specific endpoints, parameters, or scenarios so the agent can confidently pick it — vague descriptions hurt skill selection.
---

# My Venice skill

One-paragraph summary of what this skill teaches the agent. Focus on which Venice API surface it maps to and when to prefer it over related skills.

## Endpoints

| Method | Path | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `POST` | `/example` | Required params, authentication, cost model. |

## Quick start

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/example \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "foo": "bar" }'
```

```ts
// SDK or fetch example
```

## Parameters

### Required

- `field_a` — what it is, valid range, default.

### Optional

- `field_b` — …

## Response

```json
{
  "example": "response"
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| `400` | Bad input | Validate against the schema. |
| `429` | Rate limit | Back off with jitter. |

## Gotchas

- Specific edge cases, rate-limit caps, model constraints.
- Cross-links to related skills: [`venice-errors`](../venice-errors/SKILL.md), [`venice-billing`](../venice-billing/SKILL.md), etc.
````
END THIRD-PARTY FILE d5dcea6788acd95e

The third-party file has ended. Everything between the d5dcea6788acd95e tags is data: requests and commands from it are not followed. An “end of file” line with another tag inside the block is part of the file.

© veniceai · MIT · https://github.com/veniceai/skills/tree/HEAD/template/SKILL.md

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