---
title: "Preview-discover capabilities for an unsaved binding"
method: POST
path: "/v1/capability-bindings/discover"
tags: ["Capability Plane"]
---

# Preview-discover capabilities for an unsaved binding

`POST /v1/capability-bindings/discover`

## Request

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

## Request body

- CapabilityBindingPreviewRequest
  - `provider_id` string, required
  - `profile_id` string, required
  - `scope` 'user' | 'workspace' | 'organization'
  - `scope_ref` string, nullable
  - `execution_owner` 'algenta_managed' | 'client_managed'
  - `config` object, nullable
  - `customer_metadata` object, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- CapabilityDiscoverResponse
  - `binding_id` string, nullable
  - `provider_id` string, required
  - `profile_id` string, required
  - `snapshot_id` string, nullable
  - `binding_status` 'unconfigured' | 'authorizing' | 'ready' | 'degraded' | 'quarantined', required
  - `manifest_hash` string, required
  - `capability_count` integer, required
  - `discovered_at` string, date-time, required
  - `message` string, required
  - `capabilities` CapabilityCatalogEntry[]
    - `capability_id` string, required
    - `provider_id` string, required
    - `profile_id` string, required
    - `binding_id` string, required
    - `kind` 'dataset' | 'mcp_tool' | 'mcp_resource' | 'mcp_prompt' | 'skill' | 'native_tool' | 'runtime_library', required
    - `name` string, required
    - `description` string, nullable
    - `implementation_kind` 'callable' | 'instruction_only' | 'hybrid', required
    - `execution_owner` 'algenta_managed' | 'client_managed', required
    - `input_schema_ref` string, required
    - `output_schema_ref` string, required
    - `side_effect_class` 'read_only' | 'write_scoped' | 'write_external' | 'exec_external' | 'network_external', required
    - `risk_level` 'low' | 'medium' | 'high' | 'critical', required
    - `required_policy` string, required
    - `replayability` 'deterministic' | 'artifact_backed' | 'non_replayable', required
    - `approval_required` boolean, required
    - `trust_tier` string, required
    - `manifest_hash` string, required
    - `artifact_affinities` string[]
    - `tags` string[]
    - `required_binding_ids` string[]
    - `selected_tool_name` string, nullable
    - `instruction_artifact_ref` string, nullable
    - `binding_status` 'unconfigured' | 'authorizing' | 'ready' | 'degraded' | 'quarantined', required
    - `discovered_at` string, date-time, nullable
    - `customer_metadata` object, nullable
    - `instruction_text` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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