Claude 3 API — AI skill for Claude Code

Claude 3 API PHP Package

**⚠️ DEPRECATION NOTICE**

**This package is deprecated and no longer maintained.**

Please migrate to the newer [Claude PHP SDK](https://github.com/claude-php/Claude-PHP-SDK), which provides:

• Like-for-like parity with the official Claude Python SDK
• Full support for all Claude API features including:
  • Messages API with streaming
  • Tool use and function calling
  • Prompt caching
  • Vision capabilities
  • Batch processing (50% cost savings)
  • Beta features (extended output, structured outputs, thinking mode)
  • Token counting
• Comprehensive documentation and examples
• Active maintenance and updates
• Framework integration guides (Laravel, Symfony)

**Migration Guide:** Visit the [Claude PHP SDK repository](https://github.com/claude-php/Claude-PHP-SDK) for installation instructions and documentation.

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A robust PHP package for interacting with Anthropic's Claude 3 API, supporting both text and vision capabilities.

Features

• Easy-to-use interface for sending messages to Claude (default), OpenAI and DeepSeek
• Support for text-based conversations with a simple chat method
• Streaming support for real-time responses
• Vision capabilities - send images along with text prompts (Claude only)
• Tool usage support (Claude only)
• Prompt caching support for improved performance and cost efficiency (Claude only)
• Comprehensive error handling
• Fully tested with PHPUnit

Installation

You can install the package via composer:

composer require claude-php/claude-3-api

Usage

Basic Chat Usage

For simple text-based interactions, you can use the `chat` method:

Basic Chat Usage

For simple text-based interactions, you can use the `chat` method in several ways:

1. Send a single string message:

use Claude\Claude3Api\Client;
use Claude\Claude3Api\Config;

// Create a configuration object with your A