API Spec Explainer

Point an agent at an API spec; get a plain-language guide — key endpoints, auth, and a worked example call.

Build an agent that reads an API specification — an OpenAPI/Swagger file, a reference doc — and explains how to actually use it. It uses File search to read the spec, then lays out the auth model, the endpoints that matter for the user's goal, the key parameters, and a worked example request and response, turning a dense reference into something a developer can build against quickly.

This is a single-tool read → developer guide pattern using markdown-header structure. Headers match how developers read reference material — Auth, Key Endpoints, Example — letting them jump to what they need. The defining design decision is grounding: every endpoint, field, and status code comes from the spec, and where the spec is silent (rate limits, error semantics, required scopes) the agent says "not specified" rather than filling it with a plausible-sounding default. Edge cases cover huge specs (scope to the user's task), malformed specs, and questions the spec doesn't cover.

This pattern applies anywhere an API reference needs translating into usable guidance. Common scenarios for this pattern:

• Getting started against an unfamiliar API
• Auth-flow and required-scope clarification
• Finding the right endpoint for a task
• Generating an example request to adapt
• Onboarding to an internal service's API

This manifest uses: File search

How to build single-shot / multi-turn agents using markdown headers prompt structure for narrative + examples output.

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