Hacker Bob NL Web API

Natural-language search over the public record index.

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GET /ask Search public records using NLWeb #

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OpenAPI Specification

hackerbob-ai-nlweb-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Hacker Bob public records NL Web API
  version: 1.0.0
  summary: Read-only access to cleared public Hacker Bob CVE records and capability metadata.
  description: 'This API exposes only cleared public records. It cannot start assessments, interact with targets, access private workspaces, or spend credits. Assessment execution remains in the separately installed local Hacker Bob runtime. The major version is encoded in the URL. Breaking changes use a new major version. Deprecated versions publish Deprecation and Sunset headers with at least 90 days notice. Lifecycle policy: https://hackerbob.ai/api-policy.md.'
  license:
    name: Apache-2.0
    identifier: Apache-2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  contact:
    name: Hacker Bob security
    email: security@hackerbob.ai
    url: https://hackerbob.ai/contact
  x-versioning-policy:
    strategy: URL major version
    current: v1
    deprecated: []
    policy: https://hackerbob.ai/api-policy.md
    minimumSunsetNoticeDays: 90
servers:
- url: https://hackerbob.ai
  description: Public production records service
security: []
tags:
- name: NLWeb
  description: Natural-language search over the public record index.
paths:
  /ask:
    get:
      operationId: searchPublicRecordsWithNlweb
      summary: Search public records using NLWeb
      description: Search cleared public Hacker Bob records. Request text/event-stream or set stream=true for a Server-Sent Events response.
      tags:
      - NLWeb
      parameters:
      - name: query
        in: query
        description: CVE identifier, project, or publication status to search.
        schema:
          type: string
          default: Hacker Bob public CVE records
      - name: stream
        in: query
        description: Return Server-Sent Events when true.
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: NLWeb list response or Server-Sent Events stream.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NlwebResponse'
            text/event-stream:
              schema:
                type: string
        '400':
          description: The request is invalid.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: The endpoint or public record does not exist.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '405':
          description: The HTTP method is not supported.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: The edge request limit is exhausted. Retry after the advertised reset.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: The public records service could not complete the request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      deprecated: false
      x-lifecycle:
        status: active
        deprecationPolicy: https://hackerbob.ai/api-policy.md
        minimumSunsetNoticeDays: 90
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
      - error
      - requestId
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: false
          required:
          - code
          - message
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
            details: {}
        requestId:
          type: string
    NlwebResponse:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: true
      required:
      - query_id
      - results
      properties:
        query_id:
          type: string
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NlwebResult'
    NlwebResult:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
      - url
      - name
      - site
      - score
      - snippet
      properties:
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        name:
          type: string
        site:
          type: string
        score:
          type: number
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 1
        snippet:
          type: string
externalDocs:
  description: Hacker Bob public API reference
  url: https://hackerbob.ai/api-reference