python-scala-circe-json

python-scala-circe-json is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from cxcscmu/SkillLearnBench. It costs 44 tokens per session (739 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A guide to using Circe, a Scala library for reading, writing, and working with JSON data. JSON is a common text format for exchanging structured data.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to parse JSON text, convert Scala values to JSON, format JSON, and safely access nested fields and arrays.
Why use it?
It helps Scala developers replace Python's json module with Scala code that checks data types and handles parsing errors.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Written for no agent in particular: nothing here depends on one.

Good fit Use it to parse JSON text, convert Scala values to JSON, format…

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npx skills add cxcscmu/SkillLearnBench --skill python-scala-circe-json
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When invoked 739 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
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ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00044 $0.00739
Opus 5 $0.00022 $0.00369
Sonnet 5 $0.00009 $0.00148
Haiku 4.5 $0.00004 $0.00074

Measured 3d ago against content hash e8124a415e28, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-06, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

python-scala-circe-json scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 3d ago.

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Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

skills/b1-one-shot-claude-sonnet-4-6/python-scala-translation/python-scala-circe-json/SKILL.md · 105 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 105 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Circe JSON in Scala

Setup (build.sbt)

libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
  "io.circe" %% "circe-core"    % "0.14.x",
  "io.circe" %% "circe-parser"  % "0.14.x",
  "io.circe" %% "circe-generic" % "0.14.x"
)

Imports

import io.circe.{Json, JsonObject}
import io.circe.parser._
import io.circe.syntax._

Python json Module → Circe

Parsing

import json
data = json.loads('{"key": "value"}')
import io.circe.parser._
val result: Either[io.circe.ParsingFailure, Json] = parse("""{"key": "value"}""")
val json: Json = parse("""{"key": "value"}""").getOrElse(Json.Null)

Serializing

json.dumps(value)           # compact
json.dumps(value, indent=2) # pretty
json.noSpaces   // compact
json.spaces2    // pretty-printed (2-space indent)
json.spaces4    // pretty-printed (4-space indent)

Circe Json ADT

Json.Null             // null
Json.True / Json.False // booleans
Json.fromString("hi") // string
Json.fromInt(42)      // number
Json.fromDouble(3.14) // number
Json.arr(j1, j2)      // array
Json.obj("k" -> v)    // object

Accessing Values (Safe Traversal)

val json: Json = ...

// Object field
json.asObject.flatMap(_.apply("key"))  // Option[Json]

// Array element
json.asArray.flatMap(_.lift(0))        // Option[Json]

// Type extraction
json.asString   // Option[String]
json.asNumber   // Option[JsonNumber]
json.asBoolean  // Option[Boolean]
json.asArray    // Option[Vector[Json]]
json.asObject   // Option[JsonObject]

Path Traversal (Recursive)

def traversePath(json: Json, path: String): Option[Json] = {
  path.split("\\.").foldLeft(Option(json)) { (current, part) =>
    current.flatMap { j =>
      j.asObject.flatMap(_.apply(part))
        .orElse(
          j.asArray.flatMap { arr =>
            scala.util.Try(part.toInt).toOption
              .flatMap(idx => if (idx >= 0 && idx < arr.length) Some(arr(idx)) else None)
          }
        )
    }
  }
}

Read the full file on GitHub · 105 lines

Changes

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  1. 3d ago First seen · 105 lines · 44 tokens per session scan A e8124a415e28

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python-scala-circe-json is a skill published in the GitHub repository cxcscmu/SkillLearnBench (83 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 44 tokens to every session and 739 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.

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