Hlido

Hlido Directory API

Read-only access to the canonical review corpus.

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Operations 2

GET /agents/{slug} Public scorecard summary (whitelist) #

GET /categories 13 canonical categories + counts #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Hlido Recommendation Directory API
  version: wave4-v1
  description: 'Public REST surface for Hlido''s agent review corpus. Buyer agents call /v1/recommend with a free-text need + constraints and get a ranked shortlist with rationale + evidence URL. Free tier: 100 calls/day, top-1 results, no key. Paid: hlk_live_* Bearer.'
  contact:
    name: Hlido
    url: https://hlido.eu
    email: ankit@hlido.eu
  license:
    name: Proprietary — see https://hlido.eu/legal/
servers:
- url: https://hlido.eu/v1
  description: Production
tags:
- name: Directory
  description: Read-only access to the canonical review corpus.
paths:
  /agents/{slug}:
    get:
      summary: Public scorecard summary (whitelist)
      tags:
      - Directory
      parameters:
      - name: slug
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]{0,80}$
      - name: If-None-Match
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Send the previous ETag for 304 responses.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Whitelisted scorecard fields.
          headers:
            ETag:
              schema:
                type: string
            Cache-Control:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: public, max-age=300, s-maxage=600
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AgentDetail'
        '304':
          description: ETag match, body empty.
        '404':
          description: Slug not in registry.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      operationId: getAgentsBySlug
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /categories:
    get:
      summary: 13 canonical categories + counts
      tags:
      - Directory
      parameters:
      - name: If-None-Match
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Canonical category list.
          headers:
            ETag:
              schema:
                type: string
            Cache-Control:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: public, max-age=3600
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategoriesResponse'
        '304':
          description: ETag match, body empty.
      operationId: getCategories
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    AgentDetail:
      type: object
      properties:
        slug:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        category:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Category'
        score:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
          nullable: true
        tier:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tier'
        summary:
          type: string
        evidence_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        score_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        last_tested_at:
          type: string
          format: date
          nullable: true
        model_version:
          type: string
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          enum:
          - invalid_json
          - invalid_body
          - missing_field
          - quota_exceeded
          - unauthorized
          - invalid_api_key
          - configuration_error
          - internal_error
          - not_found
        request_id:
          type: string
      required:
      - error
    CategoriesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        categories:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              name:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Category'
              count:
                type: integer
            required:
            - name
            - count
        total:
          type: integer
        as_of:
          type: string
        model_version:
          type: string
    Category:
      type: string
      enum:
      - AI Agent
      - Coding
      - Customer Experience
      - Workflow & Automation
      - Infrastructure
      - Voice
      - Productivity
      - Image & Design
      - Frameworks & Eval
      - Specialized verticals
      - Chat & Companion
      - Research
      - Marketing & Content
    Tier:
      type: string
      enum:
      - VITAL
      - STEADY
      - FADING
      - FLATLINE
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: hlk_live