Capability · StartupBuilder

Properties

Property	Type	Required	Description
`name`	`string`	required	The name, such as `Workflows` or `Search`.
`nouns`	list of Noun	required	The Nouns it exposes, each with its Verbs.
`modes`	`json`		The Mode each Verb accepts; a stateless Verb is `try` only.
`upstream`	`string`		Who performs it behind api.sb, held as data and swappable without a caller noticing.

Object

JSON

{
  "$id": "https://api.sb/quietcopy.com/capabilities/capability_1",
  "$type": "Capability",
  "name": "QuietCopy",
  "nouns": [
    "noun_1"
  ],
  "modes": {},
  "upstream": "Example upstream"
}

Relationships

A Capability exposes many Nouns: a Capability exposes Verbs on one Noun family, metered, limited and logged under one key. exposes, inverse exposedBy.
A Capability has many Recovery Objectives: the Capability the objective restores. recoveryObjectives, inverse capability.
A Capability runs many Systems: a System is built on Capabilities, such as Workflows or Search, that every Startup reaches with one key. runs, inverse runsOn.

Verbs

getReturns one Capability by id.
GET /{namespace}/capabilities/{id}readNo Event
listReturns Capabilities, newest first, one page at a time.
GET /{namespace}/capabilitiesreadNo Event

A Capability is kept forever and never edited: it has no update or delete.

Permissions

Which Access level may call each Verb. One-way Verbs wait their delay window.

Operation	`owner`	`admin`	`member`	`viewer`
`Capability.get`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
`Capability.list`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Call it

Text

Show me the latest capability.

A clinic-reminder SaaS sends 9,000 text reminders a day through the messaging Capability. It uses the key it uses for payments and search, every send is metered, and its Limit stops sends past 12,000 a day.

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