---
title: "Return a machine-readable Fine Structure / FSe2 guide for AI agents"
method: POST
path: "/api/mcp/tools/get_platform_guide"
tags: ["tools"]
---

# Return a machine-readable Fine Structure / FSe2 guide for AI agents

`POST /api/mcp/tools/get_platform_guide`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://finestructure.ai`
- URL: `https://finestructure.ai/api/mcp/tools/get_platform_guide`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Return a machine-readable Fine Structure / FSe2 guide for AI agents. Call this at the start of an MCP session to learn app files, entities, safe edit workflows, validation, publishing, A/B testing, secrets, and platform rules.

## Request body

- object
  - `app_id` string: Optional app ID. If provided, the guide includes a safe app context summary.
  - `sections` string[]: Optional subset of guide sections to return.
  - `task_type` string: Optional task hint, for example edit_app, direct_file_edit, seed_data, or publish_app.

## Response `200`

Tool executed successfully

- ToolResult
  - `ok` boolean, required
  - `tool` string, required
  - `result` object, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid arguments for this tool
- `401`: Missing or invalid bearer token
- `402`: Not enough credits on the account
- `403`: Token scope does not permit this tool
- `404`: Unknown tool name
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded, retry after the indicated delay
- `500`: Internal error while executing the tool

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/finestructure/apis/fine-structure-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/finestructure/apis/fine-structure-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/finestructure/apis/fine-structure-api/revisions/02c50ed5fd70?raw)