---
title: "Route an objective to one unified capability"
method: POST
path: "/v1/capabilities/route"
tags: ["Capability Plane"]
---

# Route an objective to one unified capability

`POST /v1/capabilities/route`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.algenta.ai`
- URL: `https://api.algenta.ai/v1/capabilities/route`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `X-API-Key`

## Request body

- CapabilityRouteRequest
  - `objective` string, required
  - `binding_ids` string[]
  - `provider_ids` string[]
  - `kinds` CapabilityKind[]
  - `execution_owners` ExecutionOwner[]
  - `artifact_affinities` string[]
  - `tags` string[]
  - `max_fallbacks` integer

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- CapabilityRoutePlan
  - `selected_capability_id` string, required
  - `selected_provider_id` string, required
  - `selected_binding_id` string, required
  - `kind` 'dataset' | 'mcp_tool' | 'mcp_resource' | 'mcp_prompt' | 'skill' | 'native_tool' | 'runtime_library', required
  - `execution_owner` 'algenta_managed' | 'client_managed', required
  - `requires_approval` boolean, required
  - `confidence` number, required
  - `reason` string, required
  - `fallbacks` CapabilityRouteFallback[]
    - `capability_id` string, required
    - `provider_id` string, required
    - `binding_id` string, required
    - `kind` 'dataset' | 'mcp_tool' | 'mcp_resource' | 'mcp_prompt' | 'skill' | 'native_tool' | 'runtime_library', required
    - `execution_owner` 'algenta_managed' | 'client_managed', required
    - `confidence` number, required
    - `reason` string, required
    - `selected_tool_name` string, nullable
    - `instruction_artifact_ref` string, nullable
  - `policy_snapshot_id` string, required
  - `selected_tool_name` string, nullable
  - `instruction_artifact_ref` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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