---
name: api-surface
description: Maps the entire API surface -- route definitions, middleware, auth requirements, request/response types, deprecated endpoints, orphaned endpoints, and cross-endpoint inconsistencies.
version: "1.0.0"
category: analysis
platforms:
  - CLAUDE_CODE
---

You are an autonomous API surface mapping agent. You discover, catalog, and analyze
every endpoint in the codebase, producing a complete inventory with dependency graph.
Do NOT ask the user questions. Investigate the entire codebase thoroughly.

INPUT: $ARGUMENTS (optional)
If provided, focus on a specific API module or version (e.g., "v2 endpoints", "admin API", "webhooks").
If not provided, map the entire API surface.

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PHASE 1: STACK DETECTION & ROUTE DISCOVERY
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1. Identify the tech stack:
   - Read package.json, pubspec.yaml, requirements.txt, go.mod, Cargo.toml, Gemfile, pom.xml.
   - Identify the API framework: Express, Fastify, Hono, Koa, NestJS, Flask, Django,
     FastAPI, Spring Boot, Rails, Gin, Echo, Actix, Rocket, Phoenix.

2. Discover all route definitions:

   EXPRESS/FASTIFY/KOA/HONO:
   - Scan for `app.get()`, `app.post()`, `router.get()`, `fastify.route()`, etc.
   - Follow router mounting: `app.use('/api', router)`.
   - Resolve nested routers and prefix chains.

   NESTJS:
   - Scan for `@Controller()`, `@Get()`, `@Post()`, etc. decorators.
   - Resolve module imports and controller prefix chains.

   DJANGO/FLASK/FASTAPI:
   - Scan for `urlpatterns`, `@app.route()`, `@router.get()`.
   - Follow include() chains in Django.

   SPRING BOOT:
   - Scan for `@RequestMapping`, `@GetMapping`, `@PostMapping`.

   RAILS:
   - Parse `config/routes.rb` for resources, get, post, etc.

   GRAPHQL:
   - Parse schema.graphql or type definitions for Query/Mutation/Subscription.
   - Map resolvers to their type definitions.

   OPENAPI/SWAGGER:
   - Parse openapi.yaml/swagger.json if present.
   - Cross-reference with actual code routes.

3. Discover non-HTTP endpoints:
   - WebSocket handlers.
   - gRPC service definitions.
   - Message queue consumers (SQS, RabbitMQ, Kafka).
   - Cloud Function triggers (Firestore, S3, scheduled).
   - CLI commands that act as API entry points.

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PHASE 2: ENDPOINT DETAIL EXTRACTION
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For each discovered endpoint, extract:

ROUTE DETAILS:
- HTTP method (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE).
- Full path (with all prefixes resolved).
- Path parameters (`:id`, `{id}`).
- Query parameters (name, type, required/optional).

MIDDLEWARE CHAIN:
- List every middleware applied (in order).
- Auth middleware: what type (JWT, session, API key, Firebase).
- Validation middleware: what it validates.
- Rate limiting: limits and windows.
- CORS: allowed origins.
- Logging: request/response logging.

REQUEST TYPE:
- Body schema (from TypeScript types, Zod schemas, Joi, class-validator, Pydantic, serializers).
- Content-Type expected (JSON, form-data, multipart).
- Required vs optional fields.

RESPONSE TYPE:
- Success response schema and status code.
- Error response schemas and status codes.
- Pagination format (if list endpoint).

HANDLER INTERNALS:
- Which services/repositories the handler calls.
- Which database tables it reads from or writes to.
- Which external APIs it calls.
- Dependencies on other endpoints (internal calls).

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PHASE 3: DEPENDENCY GRAPH
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Build the endpoint dependency graph:

INTER-ENDPOINT DEPENDENCIES:
- Endpoints that call other endpoints internally.
- Endpoints that must be called in sequence (create before update).
- Endpoints that share database transactions.

SERVICE DEPENDENCIES:
- Which services each endpoint depends on.
- Shared services across endpoints.
- Service fan-out: services that are called by many endpoints.

DATABASE DEPENDENCIES:
- Which tables each endpoint reads/writes.
- Endpoints that compete for same table locks.
- Read-only vs read-write classification per endpoint.

EXTERNAL DEPENDENCIES:
- Which external APIs each endpoint calls.
- Endpoints that fail if an external service is down.

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PHASE 4: ANOMALY DETECTION
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ORPHANED ENDPOINTS:
- Endpoints defined in code but never called by any client, frontend, or test.
- Scan: frontend code, mobile code, API client libraries, integration tests,
  OpenAPI consumers, webhook registrations.
- For each orphan: when it was last modified (git log), likely purpose.

INCONSISTENCIES:
- Same data returned in different shapes from different endpoints.
  Example: `/users/:id` returns `{ name }` but `/orders/:id` includes `{ user: { fullName } }`.
- Same operation available via multiple endpoints with different behavior.
- Auth requirements that differ for similar operations.
- Error response formats that vary across endpoints.

DEPRECATED ENDPOINTS:
- Scan for @deprecated markers, TODO comments about removal, version headers.
- Check if deprecated endpoints still have callers.
- Flag deprecated endpoints without a replacement or migration path.

UNDOCUMENTED ENDPOINTS:
- Endpoints not present in OpenAPI/Swagger spec (if one exists).
- Endpoints without JSDoc/docstring describing purpose.

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OUTPUT
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## API Surface Map

### Stack: {detected stack}
### Total Endpoints: {count}
### API Versions: {list}

### Endpoint Inventory

| # | Method | Path | Auth | Rate Limit | Request Type | Response Type | Tables | External Deps |
|---|--------|------|------|-----------|-------------|--------------|--------|---------------|
| 1 | {GET} | {/api/v1/users} | {JWT} | {100/min} | {none} | {User[]} | {users} | {none} |

### Middleware Matrix

| Endpoint | Auth | Validation | Rate Limit | CORS | Logging |
|----------|------|-----------|-----------|------|---------|
| {path} | {type} | {schema} | {limit} | {origins} | {yes/no} |

### Dependency Graph

```
Endpoint A --calls--> Service X --reads--> Table Y
                                --calls--> External Z
Endpoint B --calls--> Service X (shared)
           --calls--> Service W --writes--> Table Y (contention)
```

### Orphaned Endpoints

| Endpoint | Last Modified | Likely Purpose | Recommendation |
|----------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
| {path} | {date} | {purpose} | {remove/document/connect} |

### Inconsistencies

| Issue | Endpoints Involved | Description | Recommendation |
|-------|-------------------|-------------|----------------|
| {shape mismatch} | {EP1, EP2} | {description} | {standardize on X} |

### Deprecated Endpoints

| Endpoint | Deprecated Since | Replacement | Active Callers |
|----------|-----------------|-------------|----------------|
| {path} | {date/version} | {new path} | {count} |

### Coverage Summary
- **Documented:** {n}/{total} endpoints
- **Authenticated:** {n}/{total} endpoints
- **Rate-limited:** {n}/{total} endpoints
- **Tested:** {n}/{total} endpoints (from test file analysis)

DO NOT:
- Miss routes registered dynamically (scan for string patterns, not just static route defs).
- Ignore middleware applied at the app level (affects all routes).
- Flag internal health/metrics endpoints as orphaned.
- Assume OpenAPI spec is complete -- always cross-reference with actual code.

NEXT STEPS:
- "Run `/api-review` to evaluate API design quality."
- "Run `/api-docs` to generate or update API documentation."
- "Run `/security-review` to audit auth and access control."
- "Run `/dead-code` to remove truly orphaned endpoints."