Name: api_proxy_debugging
Author: Wang200935

Imported from Wang200935/openclaw-skills (misc/misc/misc/misc/misc/misc/misc/misc/misc/_merge_backups/20260312_130141/dev_tools/api-proxy-debugging/SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add Wang200935/openclaw-skills --skill api-proxy-debugging. Copyright stays with the author.

API Proxy Debugging

Use this skill when a custom LLM endpoint behaves inconsistently across clients.

Core lessons

Confirm whether the problem is auth, path, client fingerprint, or upstream instability.
Probe routes directly before integrating them into a larger app.
Test with the same API key across multiple request styles.
Compare raw HTTP, curl, and Python client behavior.
Record exact response codes and body excerpts.

Known pitfall class

Cloudflare or WAF can block default Python client signatures even when:

the key is valid
the route exists
the same request works from curl or a browser-like client

MERGED_FROM_BACKUP: C:\Users\wang.openclaw\skills\dev_tools\api-proxy-debugging\SKILL.md

name: api_proxy_debugging description: Diagnose OpenAI-compatible API proxies, custom base URLs, Cloudflare/WAF interference, endpoint mismatches, and request-shape bugs. Use when an LLM API works in some tools but fails in your own code or scripts.

API Proxy Debugging

Use this skill when a custom LLM endpoint behaves inconsistently across clients.

Core lessons

Confirm whether the problem is auth, path, client fingerprint, or upstream instability.
Probe routes directly before integrating them into a larger app.
Test with the same API key across multiple request styles.
Compare raw HTTP, curl, and Python client behavior.
Record exact response codes and body excerpts.

Known pitfall class

Cloudflare or WAF can block default Python client signatures even when:

the key is valid
the route exists
the same request works from curl or a browser-like client

Read next when needed

references/probe-order.md
references/cloudflare-lessons.md
references/request-shape-matrix.md

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API Proxy Debugging

Core lessons

Known pitfall class

Read next when needed

MERGED_FROM_BACKUP: C:\Users\wang.openclaw\skills\dev_tools\api-proxy-debugging\SKILL.md

name: api_proxy_debugging description: Diagnose OpenAI-compatible API proxies, custom base URLs, Cloudflare/WAF interference, endpoint mismatches, and request-shape bugs. Use when an LLM API works in some tools but fails in your own code or scripts.

API Proxy Debugging

Core lessons

Known pitfall class

Read next when needed

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