yams/docs/api

YAMS API Documentation

A concise index for YAMS HTTP API docs. Start here, open the spec, and generate a client if you need one.

What’s here

• OpenAPI spec (authoritative):
  • openapi.yaml
• Topical guides:
  • Search API
  • Vector Search API
  • Tree Diff API (PBI-043)

If you’re exploring or automating against YAMS via HTTP, read the guides and treat openapi.yaml as the source of truth.

TL;DR

• View the API quickly:
  • Drag-and-drop openapi.yaml into https://editor.swagger.io/
  • Or use Redocly locally (if installed): redocly preview-docs docs/api/openapi.yaml
• Generate a client (examples):
  • With openapi-generator (Homebrew):
    brew install openapi-generator
  • TypeScript (fetch):
    openapi-generator generate -i docs/api/openapi.yaml -g typescript-fetch -o ./api-clients/ts
  • Python (requests):
    openapi-generator generate -i docs/api/openapi.yaml -g python -o ./api-clients/python
  • C++ (cpp-httplib, experimental):
    openapi-generator generate -i docs/api/openapi.yaml -g cpp-httplib -o ./api-clients/cpp
• Base URL:
  • During development, the HTTP server (if enabled) typically runs on localhost. Check your server configuration for the exact host/port.
• Auth:
  • See the “security”/“components.securitySchemes” section in openapi.yaml for the current scheme(s).

Quick usage patterns

• cURL shape (consult endpoint/params in the spec or topical guides):
  • GET with query params:
    curl -sS "<BASE_URL>/api/v1/<resource>?q=..." | jq
  • POST with JSON body:
    curl -sS -X POST "<BASE_URL>/api/v1/<resource>" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @payload.json | jq
  • Auth header (if required):
    -H "Authorization: Bearer <TOKEN>" or -H "X-API-Key: <KEY>" (see spec)

For concrete examples, see:

• Search API
• Vector Search API
• Tree Diff API

Development notes

• The HTTP API surface may evolve with releases; openapi.yaml in your branch/tag matches that build.
• If you don’t see a running HTTP server, use:
  • CLI: docs/user_guide/cli.md
  • MCP server (for AI tools/workflows): docs/user_guide/mcp.md

See also

• CLI Reference: ../user_guide/cli.md
• Installation: ../user_guide/installation.md
• Troubleshooting search: ../troubleshooting/search_issues.md

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This page is an index stub intended to be brief and link-rich. For authoritative details, rely on the OpenAPI spec and topical guides.