# pipefy-api-fallback

This skill falls back to direct Pipefy GraphQL calls when toolkit operations and schema introspection fail. Use it for API troubleshooting and recovery.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 673 installs · ★ 51
- Author: pipefy
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/pipefy/ai-toolkit/tree/HEAD/plugins/pipefy/skills/pipefy-api-fallback/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/pipefy-api-fallback

## What it does

pipefy-api-fallback sends Pipefy GraphQL queries directly with `curl` or `httpx`. It covers queries, mutations, and schema discovery when the toolkit connection is unavailable or GraphQL fails at the infrastructure level. The skill follows the required order: try a dedicated operation first, then introspection with `execute_graphql`, and use raw HTTP last.

Authentication can use a Service Account with OAuth2 or a Personal Access Token stored in an environment variable. The Service Account takes precedence when both are available. The skill maps errors such as `PERMISSION_DENIED`, `invalid_input`, and `undefinedField`, and re-reads an object after an ambiguous write before considering another attempt. Raw HTTP is a Tier 3 fallback, so a single failed operation is not enough to trigger it.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pipefy/ai-toolkit --skill pipefy-api-fallback -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pipefy/ai-toolkit --skill pipefy-api-fallback -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pipefy/ai-toolkit --skill pipefy-api-fallback -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install pipefy/ai-toolkit pipefy-api-fallback
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pipefy/ai-toolkit --skill pipefy-api-fallback -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/pipefy/ai-toolkit --path plugins/pipefy/skills/pipefy-api-fallback
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pipefy/ai-toolkit --skill pipefy-api-fallback -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/pipefy/ai-toolkit/tree/HEAD/plugins/pipefy/skills/pipefy-api-fallback/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- send a direct GraphQL request to Pipefy
- inspect the public GraphQL schema
- diagnose authentication or permission errors
- re-read a resource after an ambiguous mutation

## Example prompts
- Use `pipefy-api-fallback` after a toolkit operation and introspection both fail.
- Inspect the Pipefy schema through a direct GraphQL request and explain the error.
- Re-read the target after the write result is unclear before attempting anything again.

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

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````text
---
name: pipefy-api-fallback
description: >
  Use this skill when a toolkit operation fails AND the introspection skill could
  not resolve the problem. This is the last-resort fallback (Tier 3):
  call the Pipefy GraphQL API directly using curl or httpx, authenticating
  with the Service Account (OAuth2) or a Personal Access Token (PAT)
  available as env var. Follow the 3-tier resolution strategy before
  reaching this point.
tags: [pipefy, graphql, api, fallback, troubleshooting, curl]
---

# Pipefy API Fallback (Tier 3 — Last Resort)

Read the [MCP reference](references/mcp.md) or [CLI reference](references/cli.md) for the surface you are using. Load only the relevant reference.

This skill activates only after Tiers 1 and 2 have failed. Call the Pipefy GraphQL API directly, bypassing the toolkit connection.

If a write reports failure, re-read the target before changing tiers or retrying. The mutation may already have applied; follow [Ambiguous write failure](#ambiguous-write-failure-re-read-before-retry).

---

## 3-tier resolution strategy (always follow in order)

1. Try a dedicated operation (`create_card`, `get_phase_cards`, `get_phase_allowed_move_targets`, `update_pipe`, etc.). For card/phase seeding and inventory, see `pipefy-pipes-and-cards` — Seed pipe across phases.
2. Use schema introspection and `execute_graphql` when a dedicated operation is unavailable or fails unexpectedly. See `pipefy-introspection`.
3. Use direct HTTP only when the toolkit connection is unavailable or GraphQL execution fails with an infrastructure error.

**Do not jump to Tier 3 after a single failure.** Follow the tiers in order. Testing a new mutation belongs in Tier 2.

---

## Authentication

Two options (use whichever is available in the environment). Prefer the Service Account when both exist.

To see which variables are set, list their names only, never their values:

```bash
env | cut -d= -f1 | grep '^PIPEFY_'
```

Do not run `env`, `printenv`, or `echo` on these variables to choose an option: that prints the secret into the conversation before the user agrees.

Before reading any `PIPEFY_*` variable, tell the user which variable you will read and that its value goes to `app.pipefy.com` in the `Authorization` header or the token request, and wait for a yes. Do not read it from a file the user did not name.

**Option A — OAuth2 Client Credentials (preferred):**

```bash
TOKEN=$(curl -s -X POST https://app.pipefy.com/oauth/token \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"grant_type\":\"client_credentials\",\"client_id\":\"$PIPEFY_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CLIENT_ID\",\"client_secret\":\"$PIPEFY_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CLIENT_SECRET\"}" \
  | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['access_token'])")
```

**Option B — Personal Access Token (PAT):**

```bash
TOKEN="$PIPEFY_PAT"   # or $PIPEFY_TOKEN
```
````
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