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Agent Skills and the Skills API are generally available on the Claude API.
The read
Skills move from beta-header gated access to standard Claude API requests, reducing integration friction for Messages API flows.
The frame
For builders using Skills through Messages API containers, the beta header is optional and existing headered requests continue unchanged.
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