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Agent support turns a coding agent into an API-capable collaborator that can scan routes, enrich specs, build flows, and debug failures — all backed by reviewable markdown files in your repo.

Skills

A single markdown playbook that teaches agents the Reqbook spec format, file layout, and how to choose the right approach for each task. All agents get the skill.

Slash commands

Two /rqb commands for Claude Code and Codex CLI: /rqb for creating, enriching, and building flows; /rqb-debug for diagnosing failures.

MCP server

Structured tools for MCP-compatible agents: exec, flow, author, surgical context, and more. Agents get typed results without parsing shell output.

Shared markdown source

Every agent change is a markdown file in api-docs/. Reviewable, diffable, committable. No hidden state.

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Install in one command

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Install skill and slash commands

Run the installer from the root of your project. It auto-detects which agents are present and writes the correct files for each.
The command writes the skill and (for Claude Code / Codex CLI) slash commands to the directories each agent reads.
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Verify

Example output:
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Register the MCP server

The MCP server gives compatible agents structured access to spec execution, pipelines, context packs, and authoring — no terminal output parsing.
To target one agent:
For token-sensitive agent runs, start with rqb_context using mode: "surgical", brief: true, max_fields: 6, and an explicit intent. If an endpoint fails, call rqb_diagnose before reading backend source. Together they return the bounded contract, likely cause, inspect targets, and verify commands before the agent decides how much source inspection is necessary.

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Per-agent install

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What each agent gets

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MCP config locations

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Keep skills current

After upgrading Reqbook, check whether installed skills match the current binary:
To update stale skills automatically:
Stale skills are the most common cause of agents missing new commands or writing files in unexpected ways. Run rqb doctor --fix after every Reqbook upgrade.