{"version":"2.1.319","anchor":"claude-api-skill-bundle-gains-api-sign-in-and-latency-optimi","canonical_anchor":"claude-api-skill-bundle-gains-api-sign-in-and-latency-optimi","heading":"The claude-api skill now includes guides on signing in and on latency","tier":"notice","area":"Skills","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.319\/e\/claude-api-skill-bundle-gains-api-sign-in-and-latency-optimi","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.319","markdown":"### The claude-api skill now includes guides on signing in and on latency\n\nThe bundled claude-api skill adds reference docs on API sign-in and on making requests faster, including a small timing script\n\n**What**\n\nA skill is a bundle of instructions and files Claude can draw on for a task. The claude-api skill that ships with Claude Code adds these files:\n\n- `shared\/api-sign-in.md`\n\n- `shared\/latency-optimization.md`\n\n- a latency-optimization folder with `latency_probe.py`, `levers.md`, `measuring.md` and `search.md`\n\n**Why**\n\nWhen helping you with the Claude API, Claude can now look up guidance on signing in and on measuring and reducing how long requests take.\n\n- Area: Skills\n- Names: `claude-api`\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}