---
title: "The category tree (open data, CC BY 4.0): 12 areas, each with its categories, every one with a stable id (cat_…), its slug, name and one-line definition, its page and how many listed products are in it and let our agent in on its own; categories with no product yet carry status planned and no page. Also the tags derived from each drive (MCP server, OpenAPI, llms.txt, free plan, a bot check met …) and the tree's release with its changes. A category's products: /categories/{slug}.json; filter them with GET /api/explore?area=…&category=…"
method: GET
path: "/api/categories.json"
tags: ["Directory"]
---

# The category tree (open data, CC BY 4.0): 12 areas, each with its categories, every one with a stable id (cat_…), its slug, name and one-line definition, its page and how many listed products are in it and let our agent in on its own; categories with no product yet carry status planned and no page. Also the tags derived from each drive (MCP server, OpenAPI, llms.txt, free plan, a bot check met …) and the tree's release with its changes. A category's products: /categories/{slug}.json; filter them with GET /api/explore?area=…&category=…

`GET /api/categories.json`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://agentdrives.com`
- URL: `https://agentdrives.com/api/categories.json`
- Auth: none required

## Response `200`

The tree

- object
  - `release` string
  - `released` string, date
  - `products` integer
  - `areas` object[]
    - `id` string
    - `slug` string
    - `name` string
    - `definition` string
    - `url` string, nullable
    - `products` integer
    - `gets_in_alone` integer
    - `categories` object[]
      - `id` string
      - `slug` string
      - `name` string
      - `definition` string
      - `status` 'open' | 'planned'
      - `url` string, nullable
      - `json` string, nullable
      - `products` integer
      - `gets_in_alone` integer
  - `tags` object[]
    - `id` string
    - `name` string
    - `from` string

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/agentdrives/apis/agentdrives-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/agentdrives/apis/agentdrives-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/agentdrives/apis/agentdrives-api/revisions/ae3f2c04ff72?raw)