Advanced patterns

Batch processing with loops

Claude can write code that processes multiple items efficiently:

regions = ["West", "East", "Central", "North", "South"]
results = {}
for region in regions:
    rows = json.loads(await query_database({"sql": f"<sql for {region}>"}))
    results[region] = sum(row["revenue"] for row in rows)

# Process results programmatically
top_region = max(results.items(), key=lambda x: x[1])
print(f"Top region: {top_region[0]} with ${top_region[1]:,} in revenue")

This pattern:

• Reduces model round-trips from N (one per region) to 1
• Processes large result sets programmatically before returning to Claude
• Saves tokens by only returning aggregated conclusions instead of raw data

Early termination

Claude can stop processing as soon as success criteria are met:

endpoints = ["us-east", "eu-west", "apac"]
for endpoint in endpoints:
    status = await check_health({"endpoint": endpoint})
    if status == "healthy":
        print(f"Found healthy endpoint: {endpoint}")
        break  # Stop early, don't check remaining

Conditional tool selection

path = "/tmp/example.txt"
file_info = json.loads(await get_file_info({"path": path}))
if file_info["size"] < 10000:
    content = await read_full_file({"path": path})
else:
    content = await read_file_summary({"path": path})
print(content)

Data filtering

server_id = "srv-01"
log_text = await fetch_logs({"server_id": server_id})
errors = [line for line in log_text.splitlines() if "ERROR" in line]
print(f"Found {len(errors)} errors")
for error in errors[-10:]:  # Only return last 10 errors
    print(error)