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Drop a single skill file into Claude Code and it learns when and how to call the Spine API — no prompt engineering on your part.

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Install

curl -o ~/.claude/skills/spine.skill.md \
  https://docs.getspine.ai/static/agent-files/spine.skill.md
Or download directly:

Download skill file

spine.skill.md — drop into ~/.claude/skills/

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Set your API key

export SPINE_API_KEY="sk_spine_..."
Create a key at platform.getspine.ai/keys if you don’t have one.

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What it does

Once installed, Claude Code will automatically delegate to Spine when you ask for tasks like:
  • “Produce a competitive analysis of AI coding tools”
  • “Create a Q1 sales report from this CSV”
  • “Build a slide deck on European market expansion”
Claude calls POST /v1/run, polls until complete, and presents the synthesized output plus download links for any generated artifacts.

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Example session

You: Produce a competitive analysis of the top 5 AI research APIs

Claude: I'll delegate this to the Spine API using the deep_research template.

[Creates run → polls → completed in 13m 04s]

Here's the analysis:
- final_output: [competitive analysis text...]
- Artifacts:
  - Competitive_Analysis.docx (download: https://...)
  - Market_Data.xlsx (download: https://...)
- Credits consumed: 32

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How the skill works

The skill file teaches Claude Code:
  1. When to use Spine (multi-source research, deliverable generation — not simple lookups)
  2. How to authenticate (SPINE_API_KEY env var)
  3. The two-step pattern — POST /v1/run → poll GET /v1/run/{run_id}
  4. How to pick a template based on the deliverable type
  5. How to present results — show final_output + artifact download links