implementing-api-rate-limiting-and-throttling

Implements API rate limiting and throttling with token bucket.

What this skill does for you

Implements API rate limiting and throttling with token bucket, sliding window, and fixed window algorithms, configuring per-user, per-IP, and per-endpoint limits via Redis-backed counters, API gateway plugins, or middleware, and returning proper HTTP 429 responses with Retry-After headers. Use when setting up request quota management or preventing brute force, credential stuffing, and resource exhaustion attacks against APIs.

Quoted from the skill description in the pinned source

Who made it

Publishermukul975

Repositoryanthropic-cybersecurity-skills

Installs310as of Sep 27, 2026

Use it with Edge

Set up Edge for me: read getedge.cc/SKILL.md and follow it. Then use Edge to load the implementing-api-rate-limiting-and-throttling skill from mukul975/anthropic-cybersecurity-skills.

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Security evidence

Security state at 2026-09-30: reviewed. State definitions. This records static evidence for this revision; live load eligibility is checked again.

3 static scans, 0 counted findings. The listed scanners recorded the results shown for this package revision.

Scanner	Date	Result
Edge static checks	2026-09-27	Pass
Cisco skill-scanner	2026-09-27	Pass
Semgrep Edge rules	2026-09-27	Pass

Static scans check the code, not how well the skill works.

Scanner scope, raw findings and mirrored provider records

Edge static checks (Edge-run): edge-static/1.0.1. Scope: Static patterns for remote execution, credentials with network sends, obfuscation, prompt overrides, hidden Unicode, binaries and persistence. Revision: 54a798831d2266a3ca61ce68a7acb80b81160d57. Raw findings: . Counted findings: .

Cisco skill-scanner (Edge-run): cisco-skill-scanner/2.1.0. Scope: Local static, YARA, pipeline and behavioral analyzers; no LLM or AI Defense analysis. Revision: 54a798831d2266a3ca61ce68a7acb80b81160d57. Raw findings: 2. Counted findings: .

Semgrep Edge rules (Edge-run): semgrep/1.178.0+edge-rules.c15016a36fd3+offline-v1. Scope: Six Edge-authored static rules with Semgrep CE; offline execution and metrics disabled. Semgrep-maintained rules excluded. Revision: 54a798831d2266a3ca61ce68a7acb80b81160d57. Raw findings: . Counted findings: .

Source and licence

Repository: https://github.com/mukul975/anthropic-cybersecurity-skills
Pinned skill file: View source at revision
Revision: 54a798831d2266a3ca61ce68a7acb80b81160d57
Package hash: sha256:537747f396d106fbcf3bd4e394eb64fdbaa04f7d31628ba9676c843ff5427895
Licence: Apache-2.0