API Error Handling

What this skill does

Error handling patterns across languages and layers — operational vs programmer errors, retry strategies, circuit breakers, error boundaries, HTTP responses, graceful degradation, and structured logging. Use when designing error strategies, building resilient APIs, or reviewing error management.

API Error Handling is part of the Developer Tools category — developer tools that help your agent write, review, debug, and ship code. You can install it on its own or alongside other developer tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

How to install API Error Handling

The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:

1. Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
2. Open the in-app Skills panel.
3. Search for api-error-handling and click Install.
4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Install from the command line

If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add API Error Handling with a single command:

openclaw skills add api-error-handling

This pulls api-error-handling from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/api-error-handling/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.

How to use API Error Handling

Once installed, API Error Handling activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.

Manual install (advanced)

If you prefer manual installation:

1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab api-error-handling-1.0.0.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/api-error-handling/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install API Error Handling?

Install API Error Handling in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for api-error-handling, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add api-error-handling. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/api-error-handling/.

Is API Error Handling free?

Yes. API Error Handling is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.

What does API Error Handling do?

Error handling patterns across languages and layers — operational vs programmer errors, retry strategies, circuit breakers, error boundaries, HTTP responses, graceful degradation, and structured logging. Use when designing error strategies, building resilient APIs, or reviewing error management.

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