graceful-degradation

by parcadei3.9k

Graceful Degradation with Helpful Messages

Install

The skill file stays in the publisher's repository.

Paste the copied command in a terminal. It installs this SKILL.md into that agent.

npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill graceful-degradation -a cursor -y

How do I install graceful-degradation?: Download .claude/skills/graceful-degradation/SKILL.md from the publisher, or copy the path and open the repository. PlugMCP lists the skill and does not host the file.
Where does graceful-degradation live?: The publisher keeps it at https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.
Which agents can use graceful-degradation?: Claude, Cursor, and Codex can read a SKILL.md you add from the publisher's repository.

When optional services are unavailable, degrade gracefully with actionable fallback messages.

Check availability at the start, cache the result, and provide helpful messages that explain what's missing and how to fix it.

Check service availability early (before wasting compute)
Cache health check results for the session (e.g., 60s TTL)
Provide actionable fallback messages:
- What service is missing
- What features are degraded
- How to enable the service