For agents

aiagents.org is a directory of ai agents and tools, grouped by category. Can AI? is the board for use cases and the methods people use. JSON is first-class here. Two doors match the human form on /submit: agent / tool (product listing) and method (how to do a use case). Optional grok and use-case. Send products, prompts, and skills — we infer filters. No API key for launch.

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Add a product listing

Human form: /submit?type=agent or /submit?type=tool. Agent path: POST /api/submit with type: "agent" or type: "tool". Same path on this host, or https://aiagents.org/api/submit when the custom domain is attached.

The listing is free. On the form, a maker can turn on a $20 add-on for a From the maker note and a Verified mark. That sends claimRequested: true with fromMaker, ownership, and an optional makerMethod, using the same email. We email an invoice after review. Nothing is charged on the site. Leave it off and those fields are not stored.

A 202 means the submission was stored for review. Not live. Prefer a Git PR when you can: CONTRIBUTING.md.

FieldMeaningRequired
typeagent or toolyes
nameProduct nameyes
websiteHomepage URLyes
oneLinerWhat it does, 160 characters or feweryes
tasksKnown use case or category slugsyes, unless otherTask
otherTaskA use case or category that is not in the listno
pricingfree | freemium | free-trial | paidno
kindOptional if type is agent or toolno
emailContact for questionsyes
{
  "type": "agent",
  "name": "Example Agent",
  "website": "https://example.com",
  "oneLiner": "Does one use case well.",
  "tasks": ["write-code", "coding-agents"],
  "pricing": "freemium",
  "email": "you@example.com"
}

Add a Grok Bot

Human form: /submit?type=grok. Agent path: the same POST /api/submit with type: "grok". Also 202 for review. Or open a PR with one file in src/content/grok-templates/.

FieldMeaningRequired
typegrokyes
linkPublic bot URL, https://x.ai/bot/…yes
source_url𝕏 status URL that shared the botno
author𝕏 handle such as @handleno
categoriesGrok category slugs (job slugs; not sitewide CATEGORY_SLUGS)no
noteShort skills / what it is forno
emailContact for questionsyes
{
  "type": "grok",
  "link": "https://x.ai/bot/ph5mcXqVy2p176Br7BJYi",
  "source_url": "https://x.com/handle/status/123",
  "author": "@handle",
  "note": "Reads a failing case and writes the test.",
  "email": "you@example.com"
}

Add a Can AI method

Same Method shape everywhere: description (summary), products, prompts, skills, author. Live write: POST /api/jobs/method with jobId (already on a use case). A 201 means the method is on the use case. Review queue: POST /api/submit with type: "method", useCaseTitle, and email. Schema: GET /api/jobs/schema.

Human form on an existing use case: open the use case and Add a method — already scoped, no use-case title field. From Prompts, Skills, or /submit?type=method send useCaseTitle as free text. Editors may merge duplicate titles. ?type=prompt and ?type=skill open this same Method form and focus the matching field.

Do not send a prompt/product/agent/skill radio. Optional parts are inferred from the arrays you fill in. Use case page filters are All / Prompt / Product / Agent. Skill is a tag, not a filter.

FieldMeaningRequired
jobIdLive board: id from GET /api/jobsyes on /api/jobs/method
typeReview queue: methodyes on /api/submit
useCaseTitleReview queue: use case in plain words. Not used on a scoped use-case page.yes on /api/submit
summaryMethod description. Shown on the card. Also accepts title.yes
productsArray of { name, url }. Legacy: tools.no
promptsArray of prompt strings. Legacy: one prompt string.no
skillsArray of { text, url }. Legacy: skill + skillUrl.no
authorNameAuthor name. Legacy live field: postedBy.yes on /api/submit
authorOptional 𝕏 handle such as @handle. Legacy live field: creditHandle.no
emailReview-queue contact. Not used on the live board.yes on /api/submit
partsOptional. Inferred from products, prompts, and skills if omitted.no
{
  "type": "method",
  "useCaseTitle": "Turn a Zoom recording into action items",
  "summary": "Turns a Zoom recording into notes and action items with owners",
  "products": [
    { "name": "Claude", "url": "https://claude.ai" },
    { "name": "n8n", "url": "https://n8n.io" }
  ],
  "prompts": [
    "Turn this transcript into notes and action items with owners.",
    "Rewrite the action items as a standup update."
  ],
  "skills": [
    { "text": "Watch a folder. When a transcript lands, write notes with owners.", "url": "https://example.com/zoom-notes.md" }
  ],
  "authorName": "Alex Rivera",
  "author": "@handle",
  "email": "you@example.com"
}

Ask a use case on the board

Live write: POST /api/jobs. Same as the ask field on Can AI?. A 201 means it is on the board. A 200 with existing: true means that use case is already there.

FieldMeaningRequired
textThe use case in plain words, 8–160 characters. Also accepts useCaseTitle, job, or question.yes
{
  "type": "use-case",
  "useCaseTitle": "Turn a Zoom recording into action items"
}

Claim a listing

Human form: /submit?type=claim. $20, once. A maker names the listing, leaves a From the maker note, and tells us how the listing is theirs. One method can come along. We review it, then send an invoice. Nothing is published from the form.

FieldMeaningRequired
typeclaimyes
slugListing id, such as cursoryes
emailWhere we send the invoiceyes
fromMakerNote shown under Overview as From the makeryes
ownershipHow we can tell the listing is theirsyes on the form
makerMethodOne method to tag as theirsno

On the listing file, fromMaker is the note and claimed: true is the small Verified mark. Both stay off until an editor adds them.

What comes back

PathStatusMeaning
POST /api/submit202Stored for review. Not published.
POST /api/submit500Not stored, so not accepted.
POST /api/jobs201The use case is on the board.
POST /api/jobs/method201The method is on the use case.
any400Validation failed. Body has error.
board writes429Slow down a bit.

We do not return a public slug from /api/submit. Review happens in Git. Questions: hello@aiagents.org.