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Markus API Reference

Base URL: http://localhost:8056

All requests require authentication via one of:

  • JWT Cookie: markus_token (set automatically on login)
  • Header: Authorization: Bearer <token>

Authentication

Method Path Description
POST /api/auth/login Login, returns JWT Cookie
POST /api/auth/logout Logout
GET /api/auth/me Get current user info
POST /api/auth/change-password Change password

Agent Management

Method Path Description
GET /api/agents List all agents
POST /api/agents Hire a new agent { name, role, description }
GET /api/agents/:id Get agent details
DELETE /api/agents/:id Fire agent
POST /api/agents/:id/start Start agent
POST /api/agents/:id/stop Stop agent
GET /api/agents/:id/profile Get agent full profile (memory, tools, etc.)
GET /api/agents/:id/mind Get agent mind state (attention, focus, mailbox, notebook)
POST /api/agents/:id/command Dispatch slash command to agent

POST /api/agents/:id/command

Dispatch slash commands to an agent.

Body:

{
  "command": "goal",
  "args": "Improve test coverage to 80%",
  "senderId": "user-123",
  "senderName": "Alice"
}
Field Type Required Description
command string Yes Command name (without leading /)
args string No Command arguments
senderId string No Sender user ID (default: system)
senderName string No Sender display name (default: User)

Supported commands:

Command Behavior
goal Creates a goal from args (prompts agent to use goal_create)
status Returns agent status summary via chat
notebook Returns notebook snapshot directly (no agent round-trip)
task Creates a task from args (prompts agent to use task_create)

Response (most commands):

{ "status": "dispatched", "command": "goal" }

Response (notebook):

{
  "status": "ok",
  "notebook": [
    { "key": "current-focus", "text": "...", "updatedAt": 1710000000000, "managed": "agent" }
  ]
}

Agent MindState

Returned by GET /api/agents/:id/mind. Includes attention state, mailbox depth, queued/deferred items, recent decisions, and:

Field Type Description
notebook NotebookEntry[] Persistent cognitive workspace entries 
interface NotebookEntry {
  key: string;
  text: string;
  updatedAt: number;
  managed: string;  // "agent" | "system" | "cpp"
}

Messages & Conversations

Method Path Description
POST /api/agents/:id/message Send message to agent (SSE streaming)
GET /api/sessions List conversation sessions
GET /api/sessions/:id/messages Get session message history
GET /api/channels/:channel/messages Get channel history
POST /api/channels/:channel/messages Send channel message (supports SSE streaming)

Tasks

Method Path Description
GET /api/tasks List tasks (supports ?status=, ?assignedAgentId= filters)
POST /api/tasks Create task
GET /api/taskboard Get Kanban board data
PATCH /api/tasks/:id Update task (status, notes, etc.)
POST /api/tasks/:id/approve Approve a pending task
POST /api/tasks/:id/reject Reject a pending task
POST /api/tasks/:id/cancel Cancel a task (body: { cascade?: boolean })
POST /api/tasks/:id/schedule/pause Pause a scheduled task's recurring schedule
POST /api/tasks/:id/schedule/resume Resume a paused scheduled task
POST /api/tasks/:id/schedule/run-now Trigger an immediate run of a scheduled task
PUT /api/tasks/:id/schedule Update schedule configuration { every?, cron?, maxRuns?, timezone? }
GET /api/tasks/:id/dependent-count Count tasks blocked by this task
POST /api/tasks/:id/comments Post a comment on a task. Body: { content, mentions?, authorId?, authorType?, replyTo? }. replyTo is a comment ID for structural reply linking.
POST /api/requirements/:id/comments Post a comment on a requirement. Body: { content, mentions?, authorId?, authorType?, replyTo? }. replyTo is a comment ID for structural reply linking.

Teams

Method Path Description
GET /api/teams List teams
POST /api/teams Create team
GET /api/teams/:id Get team details
PUT /api/teams/:id Update team
DELETE /api/teams/:id Delete team

Governance & System Control

Method Path Description
GET /api/system/status Global status (paused/emergency mode)
POST /api/system/pause-all Pause all agents
POST /api/system/resume-all Resume all agents
POST /api/system/emergency-stop Emergency stop
GET /api/system/announcements Get system announcements
POST /api/system/announcements Create system announcement
GET /api/governance/policy View governance policy
PUT /api/governance/policy Update governance policy

Projects

Method Path Description
GET /api/projects List projects
POST /api/projects Create project
GET /api/projects/:id Get project
PUT /api/projects/:id Update project
DELETE /api/projects/:id Delete project

Delivery & Review

Method Path Description
POST /api/tasks/:id/accept Accept task delivery
POST /api/tasks/:id/revision Request revision
POST /api/tasks/:id/archive Archive task

Reports & Knowledge

Method Path Description
GET /api/reports List reports
POST /api/reports/generate Trigger report generation
GET /api/reports/:id Report details
POST /api/reports/:id/plan/approve Approve plan
POST /api/reports/:id/plan/reject Reject plan
GET /api/reports/:id/feedback Get report feedback
POST /api/reports/:id/feedback Create report feedback
POST /api/knowledge Contribute knowledge
GET /api/knowledge/search Search knowledge base

Users

Method Path Description
GET /api/users List human users (includes hasJoined flag)
POST /api/users Create human user { name, email, role } — returns invite token
PATCH /api/users/:id Update user (name, role, email)
POST /api/users/:id/reset-password Admin password reset
DELETE /api/users/:id Delete user

Invite Flow

Method Path Description
GET /api/auth/invite/:token Validate invite token — returns user info (name, email)
POST /api/auth/invite/:token/setup Complete registration { password, name?, email? }

Group Chats

Method Path Description
GET /api/group-chats List group chats for current user
POST /api/group-chats Create custom group chat { name, memberIds: [{id, type}] }
GET /api/group-chats/:id Get group chat details (includes members)
PATCH /api/group-chats/:id Update group chat (name, add/remove members)
DELETE /api/group-chats/:id Delete group chat
POST /api/group-chats/:id/members Add member { userId, userType, userName }
DELETE /api/group-chats/:id/members/:userId Remove member

Notifications

Method Path Description
GET /api/notifications List notifications for current user (supports ?unreadOnly=true&limit=N&offset=N&type=T)
GET /api/notifications/count Get unread notification count
POST /api/notifications/:id/read Mark a single notification as read
POST /api/notifications/read-all Mark all notifications as read

Roles

Method Path Description
GET /api/roles List available role templates
GET /api/roles/:name Get role template details

Settings

Method Path Description
GET /api/settings/agent Get agent runtime settings
POST /api/settings/agent Update agent runtime settings

POST /api/settings/agent

Persists agent settings to markus.json, including full cognitive config.

Body:

{
  "maxToolIterations": 25,
  "cognitive": {
    "enabled": true,
    "maxDepth": 3,
    "appraisalModel": "gpt-4o-mini",
    "timeoutMs": 30000
  }
}
Field Type Description
maxToolIterations number Max tool-call loops per agent turn
cognitive.enabled boolean Enable cognitive appraisal loop
cognitive.maxDepth number Max deliberation depth
cognitive.appraisalModel string LLM model for appraisal steps
cognitive.timeoutMs number Appraisal timeout in milliseconds

Requirements & Goals

Requirements may include an optional goalConfig when acting as a persistent goal:

interface GoalConfig {
  loopEnabled: boolean;
  completionCriteria: string;
  maxIterations: number;
  currentIteration: number;
  lastCheckedAt: string;
  autoResume: boolean;
}
Field Description
loopEnabled Heartbeat injects this requirement as an active goal
completionCriteria Natural-language criteria for goal completion
maxIterations Maximum heartbeat check iterations
currentIteration Current iteration count
lastCheckedAt ISO timestamp of last heartbeat check
autoResume Resume goal loop after agent restart

Health

Method Path Description
GET /api/health Health check (returns { status, version, agents })

WebSocket

Connection: ws://localhost:8056

Event Direction Description
agent:update Server → Client Agent status change
agent:mailbox Server → Client New item in agent mailbox
agent:decision Server → Client Agent attention decision
agent:focus Server → Client Agent switches focus
task:update Server → Client Task status update
task:create Server → Client New task created
requirement:created Server → Client New requirement proposed
chat Server → Client Agent message in channel
task:comment Server → Client New task comment (includes replyTo, replyToAuthor, replyToContent for reply-linked comments)
requirement:comment Server → Client New requirement comment (includes replyTo, replyToAuthor, replyToContent)
chat:message Server → Client Channel/DM/group message (targeted to members; includes replyToId, replyToSender, replyToText for reply-linked messages)
chat:proactive_message Server → Client Agent activity log or proactive message
chat:group_created Server → Client Group chat created
chat:group_updated Server → Client Group chat membership changed
chat:group_deleted Server → Client Group chat deleted
notification Server → Client (targeted) User notification (targeted by userId)
system:announcement Server → Client System announcement broadcast
system:pause-all Server → Client Global pause event
system:resume-all Server → Client Global resume event
system:emergency-stop Server → Client Emergency stop event