Agent skill

formatting-api-responses

Standardizes the structure of internal function results. Use when writing Services or Server Actions.

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npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/data/formatting-api-responses

SKILL.md

API Response Formatting

When to use this skill

  • Writing any function that fetches or mutates data and is called by the frontend.
  • Ensuring the UI knows exactly how to read a "Success" or "Failure".

Standard Structure

typescript
{
    success: boolean;
    data?: T;       // The resulting object(s)
    error?: string; // User-friendly error message
    code?: number;  // Optional status code (404, 401, etc.)
}

Example Usage

typescript
export async function deleteBooking(id: string) {
    try {
        await BookingService.delete(id);
        return { success: true };
    } catch (e) {
        return { success: false, error: "Could not delete booking. Please try again." };
    }
}

Instructions

  • Consistency: Never return raw error objects to the component; always parse them into a success: false structure.

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