Chroma Agentic Access
Chroma exposes 44 API operations that an AI agent could call, of which 26 are state-changing ‘acting’ operations. This is a recommended x-agentic-access execution contract — the scope, audience, consequence tier, short-lived token constraints, and escalation each action should carry before it is handed to an autonomous agent.
By consequence: 18 read, 25 write, and 1 safety-critical.
1 operation are classed safety-critical and should require human-in-the-loop approval at runtime.
Contracts are classified heuristically from the provider’s OpenAPI and refresh on every APIs.io network build; audience is bound per deployment. The model follows Curity’s Access Intelligence (apidays Munich 2026). Browse every provider’s agent contracts at agentic-access.apis.io.
By consequence
Highest-consequence actions
The physical and safety-critical operations an agent could invoke — the ones that most warrant scoped tokens, tight TTLs, and escalation. Full per-operation contracts are in the source below.
| Method | Path | Consequence | Human-in-loop |
|---|---|---|---|
| POST | /api/v2/reset | safety-critical | required |
Source
Agentic Access
generated: '2026-07-15'
method: generated
source: openapi/chroma-cloud-api-openapi.yml, openapi/chroma-server-api-openapi.yml
description: Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts, classified heuristically from
the OpenAPI. A governance starting point for exposing this API to AI agents — review and bind
audience per deployment. See research/curity/agentic-governance/.
summary:
operations: 44
by_action_class:
connected: 18
acting: 26
by_consequence:
read: 18
write: 25
safety-critical: 1
human_in_the_loop_required: 1
operations:
- path: /api/v2/heartbeat
method: get
operationId: heartbeat
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/version
method: get
operationId: getVersion
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/tenants
method: post
operationId: createTenant
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}
method: get
operationId: getTenant
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases
method: get
operationId: listDatabases
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases
method: post
operationId: createDatabase
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}
method: get
operationId: getDatabase
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}
method: delete
operationId: deleteDatabase
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections
method: get
operationId: listCollections
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections
method: post
operationId: createCollection
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}
method: get
operationId: getCollection
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}
method: put
operationId: updateCollection
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}
method: delete
operationId: deleteCollection
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}/count
method: get
operationId: countRecords
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}/add
method: post
operationId: addRecords
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}/get
method: post
operationId: getRecords
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}/update
method: post
operationId: updateRecords
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}/upsert
method: post
operationId: upsertRecords
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}/delete
method: post
operationId: deleteRecords
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}/query
method: post
operationId: queryRecords
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}/search
method: post
operationId: searchRecords
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/heartbeat
method: get
operationId: heartbeat
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/version
method: get
operationId: getVersion
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/pre-flight-checks
method: get
operationId: preFlightChecks
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/healthcheck
method: get
operationId: healthcheck
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/reset
method: post
operationId: reset
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: safety-critical
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 120
exchange: true
purpose-required: true
proof-of-possession: true
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: required
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants
method: post
operationId: createTenant
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}
method: get
operationId: getTenant
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases
method: get
operationId: listDatabases
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases
method: post
operationId: createDatabase
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}
method: get
operationId: getDatabase
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}
method: delete
operationId: deleteDatabase
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections
method: get
operationId: listCollections
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections
method: post
operationId: createCollection
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}
method: get
operationId: getCollection
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}
method: put
operationId: updateCollection
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}
method: delete
operationId: deleteCollection
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}/count
method: get
operationId: countRecords
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}/add
method: post
operationId: addRecords
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}/get
method: post
operationId: getRecords
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}/update
method: post
operationId: updateRecords
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}/upsert
method: post
operationId: upsertRecords
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}/delete
method: post
operationId: deleteRecords
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /api/v2/tenants/{tenantName}/databases/{databaseName}/collections/{collectionId}/query
method: post
operationId: queryRecords
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required