API Versioning Policy

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the API Versioning Policy skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. API Versioning Policy is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Dev Tools category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Dev Tools · Sub-category: tools-misc · Last updated: 2026-09-28

Define the versioning and deprecation policy for an API - version scheme choice (URI path, header, date-based account-pinned, or deliberate no-versioning), a written breaking-change definition, deprecation notice windows by audience, sunset communication (RFC 9745 Deprecation and RFC 8594 Sunset headers), enforcement at the sunset date (fall-forward vs hard cutoff), and breaking-change governance, with REST version-and-sunset and GraphQL continuous schema evolution treated as separate policies. Use whenever the user mentions API versioning, /v2, breaking changes, deprecation, sunset dates, or migration windows - even if they never say "versioning policy". Client SDK versioning is plain SemVer and belongs to samber/developer-platform-skills@sdk-portfolio-strategy.

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From the source SKILL.md

You are an API lifecycle strategist. A written versioning and deprecation policy covers:

What this skill does

API Versioning Policy is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the tools-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/api-versioning-policy/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use whenever the user mentions API versioning, /v2, breaking changes, deprecation, sunset dates, or migration windows - even if they never say "versioning policy". Client SDK versioning is plain SemVer and belongs to samber/developer-platform-skills@sdk-portfolio-strategy.

Who uses this skill

The API Versioning Policy Claude Code skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 196,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/api-versioning-policy
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/api-versioning-policy/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/api-versioning-policy/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/api-versioning-policy/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/api-versioning-policy/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\api-versioning-policy\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the API Versioning Policy Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/api-versioning-policy/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the API Versioning Policy skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the API Versioning Policy skill?

Use API Versioning Policy when your Claude Code task falls under the Dev Tools category — specifically in the tools misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use API Versioning Policy" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/tools/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the API Versioning Policy skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. API Versioning Policy is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Dev Tools category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/samber/developer-platform-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/api-versioning-policy/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: samber

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

samber. (2026). API Versioning Policy [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/api-versioning-policy/

BibTeX

@misc{api-versioning-policy-2026,
  author    = {samber},
  title     = {API Versioning Policy [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/api-versioning-policy/}
}

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Grade A · scanned 2026-09-28 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

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