For API Teams Shipping Agent-Facing Onboarding

Find Where Your API Quickstart Breaks

Give Apostl a docs URL or run the local skill. It asks an agent to follow the quickstart exactly, then records the first step where the agent can no longer continue.

Run Local Check Send Us A Path

Start with one path you care about this week; for most teams, the SDK quickstart is enough to expose the first bad step. Apostl does not grade your docs; it checks whether the path reaches a result.

Local Check SDK Quickstart Stopped
01 Open Docs quickstart
02 Install SDK from docs
03 First Call blocked
04 Fix Owner SDK + auth
Developer Outcome The SDK installs, but the auth step points to an old token flow. The agent cannot make the first call without guessing
Status
Stopped
Owner
SDK + Auth
Next
Update auth step

Who This Is For

Teams That Cannot Ship A Broken Quickstart This Week

Before an SDK release

Run the public quickstart on a clean setup before the new package reaches developers.

After a docs migration

Catch the small breaks that move with docs changes: old commands, missing environment variables, stale examples.

Before an agent-facing launch

Check the install path for a new MCP server or Skill before you announce it.

Plain Version

Readable Docs Are Not Enough

An agent can parse a page and still fail at the first call. Apostl records that failure and turns it into a small fix for the team that owns the step.

Output

A Short Report With The Failing Step

The report is built from the run itself. It shows the command path and stop point before suggesting the next edit to try.

Run Result

Did the path reach a real response

We mark it passed only if the agent reaches the API response or sample output promised by the quickstart.

Path: quickstart -> install -> auth -> first call Result: stopped at auth Next edit: replace the token step in the SDK quickstart
First Stop

The exact place it got stuck

Apostl does not score a path without evidence. The report includes the page and command that led to the stop, plus the error shown by the tool.

Suggested Fix

A change the owner can review

The fix is usually small because the path failed on a specific step, such as a wrong command, missing environment variable, or outdated auth note.

Start Here

Pick One Path, Not The Whole Developer Portal

Apostl works best when the scope is narrow. Choose the path most likely to block adoption this week.

  1. 01 SDK Quickstart

    Run the public quickstart on a clean machine and verify the sample output.

  2. 02 First API Result

    Create credentials, make the first request, and compare the response with the docs.

  3. 03 MCP Or Skill Rollout

    Install it with an agent and run the workflow it advertises.

  4. 04 Partner Go-Live

    Walk the sandbox setup before a partner needs private help.

Pilot

Use The First Report As The Baseline

For a launch or partner rollout, Apostl can rerun the same path after each fix. The goal is boring: the path passes before users hit it.

Local Check

Run It With Your Own Agent First

The free skill stays on your machine. It asks your agent to follow one onboarding path and write down what happened.

  • The path reached a result
  • The path stopped at a specific step
  • The likely owner and next edit are clear
Local Command
npx skills add apostl-dev/apostl-skills --skill sdk-onboarding-audit

Give this command to your agent, then point it at one quickstart.

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