llm-app-patterns

llm-app-patterns is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from hoangatg/ai-agent-toolkit. It costs 40 tokens per session (1,120 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A guide to building applications powered by large language models, including chat and other model-based features. It covers streaming responses, caching, rate limits, fallbacks, cost control, and monitoring.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when choosing a model architecture, streaming responses to users, handling failures, or controlling model usage and cost.
Why use it?
It helps make model-based features faster, more reliable, less expensive, and easier to observe in production.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

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

Good fit Use it when choosing a model architecture, streaming responses to users, handling failures, or controlling model usage and cost.

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Any agent
npx skills add hoangatg/ai-agent-toolkit --skill llm-app-patterns
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Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
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Opus 5 $0.00020 $0.00560
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Security

Grade A, and why

llm-app-patterns 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 4d ago.

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Nothing flagged

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.agent/skills/llm-app-patterns/SKILL.md · 179 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 179 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

LLM App Patterns

Ship LLM features that are fast, reliable, and cost-effective in production.


1. Architecture Decisions

Integration Patterns

Pattern Use Case Complexity
Direct API Simple chat, single model Low
Gateway/Proxy Multi-model, rate limiting Medium
Queue-based High throughput, async tasks Medium
Agent framework Complex reasoning, tool use High

Model Selection

Factor Consideration
Task complexity Simple → small model, complex → large
Latency Streaming for UX, batch for backend
Cost Per-token pricing, caching potential
Privacy Cloud vs self-hosted
Reliability Uptime SLA, fallback models

2. Streaming Patterns

When to Stream

Scenario Stream?
User-facing chat ✅ Always
Background processing ❌ Batch
Function calling ⚠️ Depends on framework
Structured output ❌ Wait for complete JSON

Implementation Principles

  • Use Server-Sent Events (SSE) for web
  • Buffer partial tokens for smooth display
  • Handle stream interruptions gracefully
  • Implement cancel/abort mechanisms

3. Caching Strategies

Cache Layers

Layer What to Cache TTL
Prompt cache Full prompt → response Hours-Days
Semantic cache Similar queries → cached response Hours
Embedding cache Text → vector Days-Weeks
Response cache API response → result Minutes-Hours

Cache Decision

Should you cache?
├── Deterministic output? → Exact match cache
├── Similar queries common? → Semantic cache
├── Expensive computation? → Result cache
└── High latency API? → Response cache

4. Error Handling & Resilience

Failure Modes

Failure Strategy
Rate limited Exponential backoff + queue
Timeout Set deadline, return partial
Model down Fallback to alternative model
Bad output Retry with rephrased prompt
Token overflow Truncate context intelligently

Read the full file on GitHub · 179 lines

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  1. 4d ago First seen · 179 lines · 40 tokens per session scan A 89035cb8adb4

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llm-app-patterns is a skill published in the GitHub repository hoangatg/ai-agent-toolkit (1 stars, last pushed 5mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 40 tokens to every session and 1,120 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.