Drive Send It Back from your own code
The one metered task, sort, is available over HTTP. It takes 1 to 6 parcels as the page's pile lines - what each thing is, the job it was bought to do, how it went, what is off, a job score from 1 to 5, the days left to send it back and the page's call - plus the totals, the verdict and the parcel to send first. It returns, for every parcel, the job it was hired for, how it is doing that job and a next step, then a headline, the send-first step and a closing.
The division of labour first: a fixed rule on the page makes every call (keep, return, exchange, too-late), picks the parcel to send first and decides the verdict; the model only writes the words. After a run the page checks that the reply copied every one of those and kept to the house rules.
Base URL and the envelope
Every endpoint lives under https://api.skillsafe.ai/v1/app-api, and every response uses one envelope:
{ "ok": true, "data": { ... } }
{ "ok": false, "error": { "code": "...", "message": "..." } }
The token is minted for this app (the guest call takes {"slug":"send-it-back"}), so no slug header is needed afterwards. Send it as Authorization: Bearer …. The run body is the input object, sent bare.
| Status | Code | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | validation_error | The body is not a JSON object, or a required field (task, pile) is missing. |
| 401 | unauthorized | No token, or a stale one. Mint a guest token or sign in again. |
| 402 | insufficient_credits | The balance is under min_credits. Price with /estimate first. |
| 403 | forbidden | A guest token tried to run: a written sort is metered and needs a personal sign-in. |
| 404 | not_found | Unknown job id. |
| 429 | rate_limited | Back off and retry. |
| 5xx | server_error | Transient. Retry with the same Idempotency-Key so a retry never double-bills. |
The task field, the input and the verdicts
Every run sends task: sort (the one task is sort); a missing or different one is still answered as sort. Each parcel's call, first match wins: days left below 0 - too-late; wrong size, colour or model - exchange; faulty or damaged, not really needed, or a job score of 1 or 2 - return; otherwise - keep. The parcel to send first is the return or exchange parcel with the fewest days left, the earliest on a tie. The verdict: no parcel going back - nothing-to-send; the send-first parcel has 3 days left or fewer - post-today; otherwise - post-soon.
| Field | Required | What it holds |
|---|---|---|
task | yes | Always sort. |
pile | yes | The page's lines: a house rules: line, a totals: line (parcels, counts, verdict, send first), then 1 line per parcel such as item 2 | running shoes | job: start running in the park | how it went: comfy but a size too small | off: wrong size, colour or model | does the job: 3 of 5 | days left: 10 | status: exchange. |
retry_note | no | Only on the page's single reformat retry. |
The reply is one JSON object:
{"task": "sort", "verdict": "post-today", "headline": "...", "items": [{"item": "1", "status": "return", "hired_for": "...", "report": "...", "next_step": "..."}], "send_first": {"item": "1", "step": "..."}, "closing": "..."}
| Field | What it holds |
|---|---|
verdict | Copied from the totals line. |
headline | The verdict in plain words with how many parcels go back and how many stay, at most 16 words. |
items | 1 per parcel in pile order: item (its number), status (copied), hired_for (the job, at most 14 words), report (how it is doing that job with its score, at most 20 words) and next_step (at most 18 words; for a parcel going back it gives the days left). |
send_first | item (copied from the totals line, or empty) and step (agreeing with that parcel's next_step). |
closing | One light sentence that agrees with the verdict, at most 20 words. |
The page then checks the reply (SendKit.check) and lists any disagreement under "The page's check".
Worked examples - every verdict
These are the four free samples on the page: the exact input the page sends and the reply that replays for free.
All keepers and a lamp past its window - nothing to send back
Input:
{
"task": "sort",
"pile": "house rules: checked in order - days left below 0: too-late | off is wrong size, colour or model: exchange | off is faulty or damaged, or do not really need it, or does the job 1 or 2 of 5: return | otherwise: keep | send first: the return or exchange parcel with the fewest days left, the earliest on a tie | verdict: nothing-to-send when no parcel is going back, post-today when the send-first parcel has 3 days left or fewer, otherwise post-soon\ntotals: 3 parcels | keep: 2 | return: 0 | exchange: 0 | too-late: 1 | verdict: nothing-to-send | send first: none\nitem 1 | rain jacket | job: stay dry cycling to the station | how it went: kept me dry in a downpour and the hood stays up | off: nothing | does the job: 5 of 5 | days left: 20 | status: keep\nitem 2 | slow cooker | job: have dinner ready after late shifts | how it went: used it 3 times and the stews come out fine | off: nothing | does the job: 4 of 5 | days left: 12 | status: keep\nitem 3 | desk lamp | job: light my desk for evening reading | how it went: a bit dim but it does the job | off: nothing | does the job: 3 of 5 | days left: window passed | status: too-late"
}
Reply:
{
"task": "sort",
"verdict": "nothing-to-send",
"headline": "Nothing needs to go back; 3 parcels stay.",
"items": [
{
"item": "1",
"status": "keep",
"hired_for": "to stay dry cycling to the station",
"report": "It kept you dry in a downpour and the hood stays up, 5 of 5 on the job.",
"next_step": "Wear it cycling to the station to stay dry."
},
{
"item": "2",
"status": "keep",
"hired_for": "to have dinner ready after late shifts",
"report": "You used it 3 times and the stews come out fine, 4 of 5 on the job.",
"next_step": "Use it to have dinner ready after late shifts."
},
{
"item": "3",
"status": "too-late",
"hired_for": "to light your desk for evening reading",
"report": "A bit dim but it does the job, 3 of 5, and the window has passed.",
"next_step": "Keep using it to light your desk for evening reading."
}
],
"send_first": {
"item": "",
"step": ""
},
"closing": "No need to post anything - keep using the rain jacket to stay dry cycling to the station."
}
Faulty earbuds with 2 days left - post today
Input:
{
"task": "sort",
"pile": "house rules: checked in order - days left below 0: too-late | off is wrong size, colour or model: exchange | off is faulty or damaged, or do not really need it, or does the job 1 or 2 of 5: return | otherwise: keep | send first: the return or exchange parcel with the fewest days left, the earliest on a tie | verdict: nothing-to-send when no parcel is going back, post-today when the send-first parcel has 3 days left or fewer, otherwise post-soon\ntotals: 4 parcels | keep: 1 | return: 1 | exchange: 1 | too-late: 1 | verdict: post-today | send first: item 1 (2 days left)\nitem 1 | wireless earbuds | job: block out the train noise on my commute | how it went: the left earbud keeps cutting out | off: faulty or damaged | does the job: 2 of 5 | days left: 2 | status: return\nitem 2 | running shoes | job: start running in the park | how it went: comfy but a size too small | off: wrong size, colour or model | does the job: 3 of 5 | days left: 10 | status: exchange\nitem 3 | stand mixer | job: bake bread at weekends | how it went: works well and the bread came out great | off: nothing | does the job: 5 of 5 | days left: 14 | status: keep\nitem 4 | smart watch | job: track my sleep | how it went: the strap irritates my wrist | off: nothing | does the job: 2 of 5 | days left: window passed | status: too-late"
}
Reply:
{
"task": "sort",
"verdict": "post-today",
"headline": "Post today - 2 parcels going back and 2 staying put.",
"items": [
{
"item": "1",
"status": "return",
"hired_for": "To block out train noise on your commute.",
"report": "The left earbud keeps cutting out, doing the job 2 of 5.",
"next_step": "Send the earbuds back within 2 days."
},
{
"item": "2",
"status": "exchange",
"hired_for": "To start running in the park.",
"report": "Comfy enough for running, but a size too small, coming in at 3 of 5.",
"next_step": "Ask for a different size, with 10 days left to do so."
},
{
"item": "3",
"status": "keep",
"hired_for": "To bake bread at weekends.",
"report": "It works well and the bread came out great, earning 5 of 5.",
"next_step": "Keep using it to bake bread on weekends."
},
{
"item": "4",
"status": "too-late",
"hired_for": "To track your sleep.",
"report": "The strap irritates your wrist, sitting at 2 of 5, and the window has passed.",
"next_step": "Keep using it to track your sleep."
}
],
"send_first": {
"item": "1",
"step": "Send the earbuds back first, within 2 days."
},
"closing": "The earbuds really do need to go in the post today - everything else can wait."
}
A throw in the wrong colour and a label maker still boxed - post soon
Input:
{
"task": "sort",
"pile": "house rules: checked in order - days left below 0: too-late | off is wrong size, colour or model: exchange | off is faulty or damaged, or do not really need it, or does the job 1 or 2 of 5: return | otherwise: keep | send first: the return or exchange parcel with the fewest days left, the earliest on a tie | verdict: nothing-to-send when no parcel is going back, post-today when the send-first parcel has 3 days left or fewer, otherwise post-soon\ntotals: 3 parcels | keep: 1 | return: 1 | exchange: 1 | too-late: 0 | verdict: post-soon | send first: item 2 (6 days left)\nitem 1 | throw blanket | job: keep warm on the sofa | how it went: soft and warm but the colour clashes with the room | off: wrong size, colour or model | does the job: 4 of 5 | days left: 8 | status: exchange\nitem 2 | label maker | job: sort out the kitchen cupboards | how it went: still in the box | off: do not really need it | does the job: 3 of 5 | days left: 6 | status: return\nitem 3 | noise-cancelling headphones | job: focus in the open-plan office | how it went: they work but squeeze my ears after an hour | off: nothing | does the job: 3 of 5 | days left: 25 | status: keep"
}
Reply:
{
"task": "sort",
"verdict": "post-soon",
"headline": "Send 2 parcels back soon, 1 stays.",
"items": [
{
"item": "1",
"status": "exchange",
"hired_for": "Keeping you warm on the sofa.",
"report": "It's soft and warm, doing its job well at 4 of 5, but the colour clashes with the room.",
"next_step": "Ask for a different colour within 8 days."
},
{
"item": "2",
"status": "return",
"hired_for": "Sorting out the kitchen cupboards.",
"report": "It's 3 of 5, but you don't really need it.",
"next_step": "Send the label maker back within 6 days."
},
{
"item": "3",
"status": "keep",
"hired_for": "Helping you focus in the open-plan office.",
"report": "They work at 3 of 5, though they squeeze your ears after an hour.",
"next_step": "Wear them at the open-plan office to focus."
}
],
"send_first": {
"item": "2",
"step": "Start by sending the label maker back within 6 days."
},
"closing": "No rush today - just remember to send the label maker back soon."
}
Low job scores and a tie on days left - post soon, the earliest goes first
Input:
{
"task": "sort",
"pile": "house rules: checked in order - days left below 0: too-late | off is wrong size, colour or model: exchange | off is faulty or damaged, or do not really need it, or does the job 1 or 2 of 5: return | otherwise: keep | send first: the return or exchange parcel with the fewest days left, the earliest on a tie | verdict: nothing-to-send when no parcel is going back, post-today when the send-first parcel has 3 days left or fewer, otherwise post-soon\ntotals: 3 parcels | keep: 1 | return: 2 | exchange: 0 | too-late: 0 | verdict: post-soon | send first: item 1 (5 days left)\nitem 1 | air fryer | job: quick dinners on weeknights | how it went: used it a few times and it takes up the whole counter | off: nothing | does the job: 2 of 5 | days left: 5 | status: return\nitem 2 | yoga mat | job: stretch at home in the mornings | how it went: too thin for the hard floor | off: nothing | does the job: 1 of 5 | days left: 5 | status: return\nitem 3 | jigsaw puzzle | job: a screen-free evening activity | how it went: finished it in a weekend and loved it | off: nothing | does the job: 5 of 5 | days left: 30 | status: keep"
}
Reply:
{
"task": "sort",
"verdict": "post-soon",
"headline": "Post soon - 2 parcels going back, 1 staying.",
"items": [
{
"item": "1",
"status": "return",
"hired_for": "Quick dinners on weeknights.",
"report": "Does the job 2 of 5 - used a few times but takes up the whole counter.",
"next_step": "Send the air fryer back - 5 days left to post it."
},
{
"item": "2",
"status": "return",
"hired_for": "Stretching at home in the mornings.",
"report": "Does the job 1 of 5 - too thin for the hard floor.",
"next_step": "Return the yoga mat - 5 days left to post it back."
},
{
"item": "3",
"status": "keep",
"hired_for": "A screen-free evening activity.",
"report": "Does the job 5 of 5 - finished in a weekend and loved it.",
"next_step": "Use it for a screen-free evening activity again."
}
],
"send_first": {
"item": "1",
"step": "Send the air fryer back first - 5 days left."
},
"closing": "The air fryer's wait is nearly up - send it back soon."
}
Build the input yourself
Load the engine in node (global.window = global; require("./sendkit.js")), then:
const K = SendKit;
const built = K.buildInput(K.form({ items: [
{ text: "hiking boots", job: "walk the coast path", went: "rubbed my heels raw", off: "nothing", fit: 2, days: 9 },
{ text: "bread knife", job: "slice crusty loaves", went: "cuts cleanly", off: "nothing", fit: 5, days: 20 }] }));
built.input.pile; // the page's lines: rules, totals, verdict and one line per parcel
const wire = K.toWire(built.input); // POST this to /estimate and /run
// then: const reply = K.normalize(K.parseReply(job.output.output));
// built.facts.verdict // the verdict the page's rule gives
// K.check(reply, built).notes // the page's re-check of the reply
// K.md(built, reply, "my pile") // the sort as Markdown
Step 1 — a tiny client helper
One function that sends JSON and unwraps the envelope. Paste a personal token from /tokens.html, or leave it empty and mint a guest token in step 2.
BASE="https://api.skillsafe.ai/v1/app-api"
TOKEN="paste-your-token-here" # from https://send-it-back.skillsafe.ai/tokens.html
api() { # api METHOD PATH [JSON-BODY]
curl -s -X "$1" "$BASE$2" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
${TOKEN:+-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"} ${3:+--data "$3"}
}
import json, urllib.request
BASE = "https://api.skillsafe.ai/v1/app-api"
TOKEN = "paste-your-token-here" # from https://send-it-back.skillsafe.ai/tokens.html
def api(method, path, body=None, headers=None):
req = urllib.request.Request(BASE + path, method=method,
data=None if body is None else json.dumps(body).encode(),
headers={"Content-Type": "application/json", **({"Authorization": "Bearer " + TOKEN} if TOKEN else {}), **(headers or {})})
with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as r:
env = json.load(r)
if env.get("error"):
raise RuntimeError(env["error"])
return env["data"]
// send-it-back.mjs -- Node 18+ (global fetch)
const BASE = "https://api.skillsafe.ai/v1/app-api";
let TOKEN = "paste-your-token-here"; // from https://send-it-back.skillsafe.ai/tokens.html
async function api(method, path, body, headers = {}) {
const r = await fetch(BASE + path, { method, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json",
...(TOKEN ? { Authorization: "Bearer " + TOKEN } : {}), ...headers },
body: body === undefined ? undefined : JSON.stringify(body) });
const env = await r.json();
if (env.error) throw new Error(env.error.code + ": " + env.error.message);
return env.data;
}
package main
import ("bytes"; "encoding/json"; "fmt"; "net/http")
const base = "https://api.skillsafe.ai/v1/app-api"
var token = "paste-your-token-here" // from https://send-it-back.skillsafe.ai/tokens.html
func api(method, path string, body any, headers map[string]string) (map[string]any, error) {
var buf bytes.Buffer
if body != nil { json.NewEncoder(&buf).Encode(body) }
req, _ := http.NewRequest(method, base+path, &buf)
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
if token != "" { req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+token) }
for k, v := range headers { req.Header.Set(k, v) }
res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
if err != nil { return nil, err }
defer res.Body.Close()
var env struct { Data map[string]any; Error map[string]any }
json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&env)
if env.Error != nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("%v", env.Error) }
return env.Data, nil
}
// WhatWasThat.java -- Java 17+, with com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.*;
import java.net.URI; import java.net.http.*; import java.util.*;
public class WhatWasThat {
static final String BASE = "https://api.skillsafe.ai/v1/app-api";
static String token = "paste-your-token-here"; // from https://send-it-back.skillsafe.ai/tokens.html
static final ObjectMapper M = new ObjectMapper();
static final HttpClient C = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
static JsonNode api(String method, String path, Object body, Map<String, String> headers) throws Exception {
var b = HttpRequest.newBuilder(URI.create(BASE + path)).header("Content-Type", "application/json");
if (!token.isEmpty()) b.header("Authorization", "Bearer " + token);
if (headers != null) headers.forEach(b::header);
b.method(method, body == null ? HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody() : HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(M.writeValueAsString(body)));
JsonNode env = M.readTree(C.send(b.build(), HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString()).body());
if (env.hasNonNull("error")) throw new RuntimeException(env.get("error").toString());
return env.get("data");
}
}
require "json"
require "net/http"
BASE = "https://api.skillsafe.ai/v1/app-api"
TOKEN = "paste-your-token-here" # from https://send-it-back.skillsafe.ai/tokens.html
def api(method, path, body = nil, headers = {})
uri = URI(BASE + path)
req = Net::HTTPGenericRequest.new(method, !body.nil?, true, uri.request_uri,
{ "Content-Type" => "application/json" }.merge(TOKEN.empty? ? {} : { "Authorization" => "Bearer #{TOKEN}" }).merge(headers))
req.body = JSON.generate(body) unless body.nil?
env = JSON.parse(Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }.body)
raise env["error"].to_s if env["error"]
env["data"]
end
<?php
const BASE = "https://api.skillsafe.ai/v1/app-api";
$TOKEN = "paste-your-token-here"; // from https://send-it-back.skillsafe.ai/tokens.html
function api(string $method, string $path, $body = null, array $headers = []) {
global $TOKEN;
$h = ["Content-Type: application/json"];
if ($TOKEN) $h[] = "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN";
foreach ($headers as $k => $v) $h[] = "$k: $v";
$ch = curl_init(BASE . $path);
curl_setopt_array($ch, [CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => $method, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => $h, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true]);
if ($body !== null) curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($body));
$env = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
if (!empty($env["error"])) throw new Exception(json_encode($env["error"]));
return $env["data"];
}
// Program.cs -- .NET 6+ console app
using System.Net.Http.Json; using System.Text.Json; using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
static class Api {
public const string Base = "https://api.skillsafe.ai/v1/app-api";
public static string Token = "paste-your-token-here"; // from https://send-it-back.skillsafe.ai/tokens.html
static readonly HttpClient C = new();
public static async Task<JsonNode?> Call(string method, string path, object? body = null, Dictionary<string, string>? headers = null) {
var req = new HttpRequestMessage(new HttpMethod(method), Base + path);
if (Token != "") req.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + Token);
if (headers != null) foreach (var h in headers) req.Headers.Add(h.Key, h.Value);
if (body != null) req.Content = JsonContent.Create(body);
var env = JsonNode.Parse(await (await C.SendAsync(req)).Content.ReadAsStringAsync())!;
if (env["error"] is JsonNode e && e.GetValueKind() != JsonValueKind.Null) throw new Exception(e.ToJsonString());
return env["data"];
}
}
Step 2 — a token
A guest token is enough for /me and /estimate. A run is metered, so it needs a personal token: sign in on /tokens.html and copy it from there.
# a guest token (enough for /me and /estimate); a run needs your personal token from /tokens.html
TOKEN=$(curl -s -X POST "$BASE/guest" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"slug":"send-it-back"}' | jq -r '.data.token')
# a guest token (enough for /me and /estimate); a run needs your personal token from /tokens.html
TOKEN = ""
TOKEN = api("POST", "/guest", {"slug": "send-it-back"})["token"]
// a guest token (enough for /me and /estimate); a run needs your personal token from /tokens.html
TOKEN = "";
TOKEN = (await api("POST", "/guest", { slug: "send-it-back" })).token;
// inside main: a guest token (enough for /me and /estimate); a run needs your personal token
token = ""
g, err := api("POST", "/guest", map[string]string{"slug": "send-it-back"}, nil)
if err != nil { panic(err) }
token = g["token"].(string)
// inside main: a guest token (enough for /me and /estimate); a run needs your personal token
token = "";
token = api("POST", "/guest", Map.of("slug", "send-it-back"), null).get("token").asText();
# a guest token (enough for /me and /estimate); a run needs your personal token from /tokens.html
TOKEN.replace("")
TOKEN.replace(api("POST", "/guest", { slug: "send-it-back" })["token"])
// a guest token (enough for /me and /estimate); a run needs your personal token from /tokens.html
$TOKEN = "";
$TOKEN = api("POST", "/guest", ["slug" => "send-it-back"])["token"];
// a guest token (enough for /me and /estimate); a run needs your personal token from /tokens.html
Api.Token = "";
Api.Token = (await Api.Call("POST", "/guest", new { slug = "send-it-back" }))!["token"]!.GetValue<string>();
Step 3 — GET /me
Who the token is (subject_type: user or guest) and the credit balance.
api GET /me | jq '.data | {subject_type, credits}'
me = api("GET", "/me")
print(me["subject_type"], me.get("credits"))
const me = await api("GET", "/me");
console.log(me.subject_type, me.credits);
me, _ := api("GET", "/me", nil, nil)
fmt.Println(me["subject_type"], me["credits"])
JsonNode me = api("GET", "/me", null, null);
System.out.println(me.get("subject_type") + " " + me.get("credits"));
me = api("GET", "/me")
puts [me["subject_type"], me["credits"]].inspect
$me = api("GET", "/me");
echo $me["subject_type"], " ", $me["credits"] ?? "", "\n";
var me = await Api.Call("GET", "/me");
Console.WriteLine($"{me!["subject_type"]} {me["credits"]}");
Step 4 — POST /estimate
Free. The body is the run input itself, the bare object (never wrapped in {"input": ...}). hold_credits is a reservation, not the price; min_credits is what the balance must cover; model_alias reads gpt-terra.
# input.json: the run input object - {"task": "sort", "pile": "house rules: checked in order - days left below 0: too-late ...
totals: 4 parcels | keep: 1 | return: 1 | exchange: 1 | too-late: 1 | verdict: post-today | send first: item 1 (2 days left)
item 1 | wireless earbuds | job: block out the train noise on my commute | ... | status: return
..."}
# - see the field table
api POST /estimate "$(cat input.json)" | jq '.data | {hold_credits, min_credits, model, model_alias, markup_bps, warnings}'
inp = json.load(open("input.json")) # {"task": "sort", "pile": "house rules: checked in order - days left below 0: too-late ...
totals: 4 parcels | keep: 1 | return: 1 | exchange: 1 | too-late: 1 | verdict: post-today | send first: item 1 (2 days left)
item 1 | wireless earbuds | job: block out the train noise on my commute | ... | status: return
..."}
# - see the field table
est = api("POST", "/estimate", inp)
print(est["hold_credits"], est["min_credits"], est["model"], est.get("warnings"))
import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
const input = JSON.parse(readFileSync("input.json", "utf8")); // {task: "sort", pile} (see the field table)
const est = await api("POST", "/estimate", input);
console.log(est.hold_credits, est.min_credits, est.model, est.warnings);
raw, _ := os.ReadFile("input.json") // add "os" to the imports
var input map[string]any
json.Unmarshal(raw, &input)
est, _ := api("POST", "/estimate", input, nil)
fmt.Println(est["hold_credits"], est["min_credits"], est["model"])
Map<String, Object> input = M.readValue(new java.io.File("input.json"), Map.class);
JsonNode est = api("POST", "/estimate", input, null);
System.out.println(est.get("hold_credits") + " " + est.get("min_credits") + " " + est.get("model"));
input = JSON.parse(File.read("input.json"))
est = api("POST", "/estimate", input)
puts [est["hold_credits"], est["min_credits"], est["model"]].inspect
$input = json_decode(file_get_contents("input.json"), true);
$est = api("POST", "/estimate", $input);
echo $est["hold_credits"], " ", $est["min_credits"], " ", $est["model"], "\n";
var input = JsonNode.Parse(File.ReadAllText("input.json"))!;
var est = await Api.Call("POST", "/estimate", input);
Console.WriteLine($"{est!["hold_credits"]} {est["min_credits"]} {est["model"]}");
Step 5 — POST /run, then poll the job
Send an Idempotency-Key built from the lane and the input: a retry with the same key never bills twice. The page uses send-it-back:<task>:<inputHash>:a<attempt> (the one task is sort), and its one reformat retry (with retry_note added) is attempt 2, a new key and a second run. The job's output.output is the reply text; truncated: true means the balance cut it short.
KEY="send-it-back:sort:$(shasum -a 256 input.json | cut -c1-16):a1"
JOB=$(curl -s -X POST "$BASE/run" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $KEY" --data @input.json | jq -r '.data.job_id')
while :; do
J=$(api GET "/jobs/$JOB"); S=$(echo "$J" | jq -r '.data.status')
case "$S" in succeeded|failed|cancelled) break;; esac; sleep 2
done
echo "$J" | jq -r '.data.output.output' > reply.json # one JSON object, the reply contract
echo "$J" | jq '.data | {charged_credits, truncated}'
import hashlib, time
key = "send-it-back:" + inp["task"] + ":" + hashlib.sha256(json.dumps(inp).encode()).hexdigest()[:16] + ":a1"
job = api("POST", "/run", inp, {"Idempotency-Key": key})
while True:
j = api("GET", "/jobs/" + job["job_id"])
if j["status"] in ("succeeded", "failed", "cancelled"):
break
time.sleep(2)
reply = json.loads(j["output"]["output"]) # the reply as one JSON object
print(j["charged_credits"], j.get("truncated"), reply.get("verdict"))
import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
const key = `send-it-back:${input.task}:${createHash("sha256").update(JSON.stringify(input)).digest("hex").slice(0, 16)}:a1`;
const job = await api("POST", "/run", input, { "Idempotency-Key": key });
let j;
do { await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 2000)); j = await api("GET", "/jobs/" + job.job_id); }
while (!["succeeded", "failed", "cancelled"].includes(j.status));
const reply = JSON.parse(j.output.output);
console.log(j.charged_credits, j.truncated, reply.verdict);
sum := sha256.Sum256(raw) // add "crypto/sha256", "encoding/hex", "time" to the imports
key := "send-it-back:" + input["task"].(string) + ":" + hex.EncodeToString(sum[:8]) + ":a1"
job, _ := api("POST", "/run", input, map[string]string{"Idempotency-Key": key})
var j map[string]any
for {
time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
j, _ = api("GET", "/jobs/"+job["job_id"].(string), nil, nil)
if s := j["status"]; s == "succeeded" || s == "failed" || s == "cancelled" { break }
}
fmt.Println(j["charged_credits"], j["truncated"], j["output"].(map[string]any)["output"])
var digest = java.security.MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256").digest(M.writeValueAsBytes(input));
String key = "send-it-back:" + input.get("task") + ":" + HexFormat.of().formatHex(digest, 0, 8) + ":a1";
JsonNode job = api("POST", "/run", input, Map.of("Idempotency-Key", key)), j;
do { Thread.sleep(2000); j = api("GET", "/jobs/" + job.get("job_id").asText(), null, null); }
while (!Set.of("succeeded", "failed", "cancelled").contains(j.get("status").asText()));
JsonNode reply = M.readTree(j.get("output").get("output").asText());
System.out.println(j.get("charged_credits") + " " + reply);
require "digest"
key = "send-it-back:#{input["task"]}:#{Digest::SHA256.hexdigest(JSON.generate(input))[0, 16]}:a1"
job = api("POST", "/run", input, { "Idempotency-Key" => key })
j = nil
loop do
sleep 2
j = api("GET", "/jobs/#{job["job_id"]}")
break if %w[succeeded failed cancelled].include?(j["status"])
end
reply = JSON.parse(j["output"]["output"])
puts [j["charged_credits"], j["truncated"], reply["verdict"]].inspect
$key = "send-it-back:" . $input["task"] . ":" . substr(hash("sha256", json_encode($input)), 0, 16) . ":a1";
$job = api("POST", "/run", $input, ["Idempotency-Key" => $key]);
do { sleep(2); $j = api("GET", "/jobs/" . $job["job_id"]); }
while (!in_array($j["status"], ["succeeded", "failed", "cancelled"]));
$reply = json_decode($j["output"]["output"], true);
echo $j["charged_credits"], " ", $reply["verdict"], "\n";
var digest = System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256.HashData(System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(input.ToJsonString()));
var key = $"send-it-back:{input["task"]}:{Convert.ToHexString(digest, 0, 8).ToLowerInvariant()}:a1";
var job = await Api.Call("POST", "/run", input, new() { ["Idempotency-Key"] = key });
JsonNode j;
do { await Task.Delay(2000); j = (await Api.Call("GET", "/jobs/" + job!["job_id"]))!; }
while (!new[] { "succeeded", "failed", "cancelled" }.Contains(j["status"]!.GetValue<string>()));
var reply = JsonNode.Parse(j["output"]!["output"]!.GetValue<string>());
Console.WriteLine($"{j["charged_credits"]} {reply}");
Step 6 — POST /run-stream
The same run as Server-Sent Events, with the same input.json. Browsers receive progress ticks rather than text deltas; the final done event carries the reply.
# Server-Sent Events: tick/delta events while the job runs, then a final event with the job
curl -N -s -X POST "$BASE/run-stream" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: send-it-back:sort:$(shasum -a 256 input.json | cut -c1-16):a1" --data @input.json
rev = json.load(open("input.json")) # the same run input as input.json: {"task": "sort", "pile": "house rules: checked in order - days left below 0: too-late ...
totals: 4 parcels | keep: 1 | return: 1 | exchange: 1 | too-late: 1 | verdict: post-today | send first: item 1 (2 days left)
item 1 | wireless earbuds | job: block out the train noise on my commute | ... | status: return
..."}
# - see the field table
req = urllib.request.Request(BASE + "/run-stream", method="POST", data=json.dumps(rev).encode(),
headers={"Content-Type": "application/json", "Authorization": "Bearer " + TOKEN,
"Idempotency-Key": "send-it-back:sort:" + hashlib.sha256(json.dumps(rev).encode()).hexdigest()[:16] + ":a1"})
with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as r:
for line in r:
line = line.decode().strip()
if line.startswith("data:"):
print(line[5:].strip()[:200])
const rev = JSON.parse(readFileSync("input.json", "utf8"));
const r = await fetch(BASE + "/run-stream", { method: "POST", body: JSON.stringify(rev), headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json", Authorization: "Bearer " + TOKEN,
"Idempotency-Key": `send-it-back:sort:${createHash("sha256").update(JSON.stringify(rev)).digest("hex").slice(0, 16)}:a1` } });
const dec = new TextDecoder();
for await (const chunk of r.body) for (const line of dec.decode(chunk).split("\n"))
if (line.startsWith("data:")) console.log(line.slice(5).trim().slice(0, 200));
rraw, _ := os.ReadFile("input.json") // add "bufio", "strings" to the imports
rs := sha256.Sum256(rraw)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", base+"/run-stream", bytes.NewReader(rraw))
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+token)
req.Header.Set("Idempotency-Key", "send-it-back:sort:"+hex.EncodeToString(rs[:8])+":a1")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
sc := bufio.NewScanner(res.Body)
for sc.Scan() { if l := sc.Text(); strings.HasPrefix(l, "data:") { fmt.Println(l[5:]) } }
String rev = java.nio.file.Files.readString(java.nio.file.Path.of("input.json"));
var rd = java.security.MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256").digest(rev.getBytes());
var sreq = HttpRequest.newBuilder(URI.create(BASE + "/run-stream")).header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer " + token).header("Idempotency-Key", "send-it-back:sort:" + HexFormat.of().formatHex(rd, 0, 8) + ":a1")
.POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(rev)).build();
C.send(sreq, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofLines()).body().filter(l -> l.startsWith("data:")).forEach(System.out::println);
rev = File.read("input.json")
uri = URI(BASE + "/run-stream")
req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri, "Content-Type" => "application/json", "Authorization" => "Bearer #{TOKEN}",
"Idempotency-Key" => "send-it-back:sort:#{Digest::SHA256.hexdigest(rev)[0, 16]}:a1")
req.body = rev
Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |h|
h.request(req) { |res| res.read_body { |chunk| chunk.each_line { |l| puts l if l.start_with?("data:") } } }
end
$rev = file_get_contents("input.json");
$ch = curl_init(BASE . "/run-stream");
curl_setopt_array($ch, [CURLOPT_POST => true, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $rev, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json", "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN",
"Idempotency-Key: send-it-back:sort:" . substr(hash("sha256", $rev), 0, 16) . ":a1"],
CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION => function ($ch, $chunk) { foreach (explode("\n", $chunk) as $l) if (str_starts_with($l, "data:")) echo $l, "\n"; return strlen($chunk); }]);
curl_exec($ch);
var rev = File.ReadAllText("input.json");
var rd = System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256.HashData(System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(rev));
var sreq = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, Api.Base + "/run-stream") { Content = new StringContent(rev, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8, "application/json") };
sreq.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + Api.Token);
sreq.Headers.Add("Idempotency-Key", $"send-it-back:sort:{Convert.ToHexString(rd, 0, 8).ToLowerInvariant()}:a1");
using var http = new HttpClient();
using var res = await http.SendAsync(sreq, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
using var rdr = new StreamReader(await res.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync());
for (string? l; (l = await rdr.ReadLineAsync()) != null;) if (l.StartsWith("data:")) Console.WriteLine(l);