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User Stories

A curated collection of API user stories following agile methodology formats. User stories capture software requirements from the end-user perspective using the format "As a [user], I want [goal], so that [benefit]". This repository indexes user story patterns for API consumers and producers across product management, developer experience, integration design, and platform engineering contexts. Teams use these to align stakeholders, prioritize API features, track progress, and adapt to evolving requirements throughout the API lifecycle.

User Stories is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Agile, API Design, Developer Experience, Product Management, and Requirements.

The User Stories catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context.

User Stories’ developer surface includes GitHub presence and 6 more developer resources.

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14.4/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
0 APIs
AgileAPI DesignDeveloper ExperienceProduct ManagementRequirementsUser Needs

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 14.4/100 · minimal
Contract Quality 3.8 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 1.6 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Governance 1.6 / 12
Discoverability 6.8 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

User Stories Context

40 classes · 2 properties

JSON-LD

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

User Stories Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

User Stories Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

User Stories Trust Center

FedRAMP

SECURITY

Resources

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLD
JSONLD
 Vocabulary
Vocabulary

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub
GitHub

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: user-stories
name: User Stories
description: A curated collection of API user stories following agile methodology formats. User stories capture software requirements
  from the end-user perspective using the format "As a [user], I want [goal], so that [benefit]". This repository indexes
  user story patterns for API consumers and producers across product management, developer experience, integration design,
  and platform engineering contexts. Teams use these to align stakeholders, prioritize API features, track progress, and adapt
  to evolving requirements throughout the API lifecycle.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/user-stories.png
tags:
- Agile
- API Design
- Developer Experience
- Product Management
- Requirements
- User Needs
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/user-stories/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-03'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis: []
common:
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/user-stories-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/user-stories-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/user-stories-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.atlassian.com/agile/project-management/user-stories
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/user-stories
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/user-stories-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/user-stories-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com