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POST /v1/harnesses/preview

POST
/v1/harnesses/preview
 
curl --request POST \
  --url https://app.everruns.com/api/v1/harnesses/preview \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{ "capabilities": [ { "config": {}, "ref": "web.search" }, { "config": { "root": "/workspace" }, "ref": "filesystem.read" } ], "mcpServers": { "additionalProperty": { "args": [ "example" ], "auth_mode": "none", "command": "example", "env": { "additionalProperty": "example" }, "headers": { "additionalProperty": "example" }, "oauth_provider_id": "example", "tool_discovery": true, "type": "http", "url": "example" } }, "parent_harness_id": "harness_01933b5a000070008000000000000602", "system_prompt": "You are a research assistant." }'

Request Body required

Section titled “Request Body required ”
Media type application/json

Request to preview harness shape with capabilities applied

object
capabilities

Capability configurations to layer onto the preview. Empty list means none.

Array<object>

Per-agent capability configuration

Associates a capability with an agent, including optional per-agent configuration. The config field allows the same capability to behave differently per-agent.

object
config

Per-agent configuration for this capability (capability-specific)

ref
required

Reference to the capability ID

string
Example 
[
  {
    "config": {},
    "ref": "web.search"
  },
  {
    "config": {
      "root": "/workspace"
    },
    "ref": "filesystem.read"
  }
]
mcpServers

MCP servers scoped to this preview, keyed by scope (shared / per-agent / etc.). Use the camelCase key mcpServers (preferred) or the snake_case alias mcp_servers. Empty by default.

object
key
additional properties

Session-, agent-, or harness-scoped remote MCP server configuration.

This intentionally mirrors the mcpServers object shape used by common MCP client config files while staying within Everruns’ current remote-HTTP-only support.

object
args

Arguments passed to the stdio command.

Array<string>
auth_mode

Authentication mode used when executing tools from this scoped server.

string
Allowed values: none api_key o_auth
Example 
api_key
command

Executable to spawn for a stdio transport server.

string | null
env

Environment variables set for the stdio command.

object
key
additional properties
string
headers

Additional HTTP headers sent on MCP requests (HTTP transport only).

object
key
additional properties
string
oauth_provider_id

Provider id used to resolve a user-scoped bearer token.

string | null
tool_discovery

Whether to discover tool definitions live from this server.

boolean
type

MCP transport type. Only remote HTTP is supported today.

string
Allowed values: http stdio
Example 
http
url

URL of the remote MCP server endpoint. Required for HTTP transport; empty/ignored for stdio.

string
parent_harness_id

Parent harness to extend. When set, its prompt, capabilities, and MCP servers are merged with the fields in this request before rendering.

string | null
Example 
harness_01933b5a000070008000000000000602
system_prompt

System prompt to render as the base prompt for the preview. Optional: omit to preview a harness that contributes no base prompt of its own.

string | null
Example 
You are a research assistant.

Responses

Section titled “ Responses ”

200

Section titled “200 ”

Harness preview generated

Media type application/json

Preview response showing merged prompt and tools

object
system_prompt
required
string
tools
required
Array<object>
object
Example generated
{
  "system_prompt": "example",
  "tools": [
    {}
  ]
}

500

Section titled “500 ”

Internal server error

Media type application/json

Standard error response.

Wire shape is RFC 9457 Problem Details: every error response includes title and status, and may include detail, code, allowed_actions, retry_after_seconds, instance, and type. The content type is rewritten to application/problem+json by [problem_json_content_type].

object
allowed_actions

Recovery actions the caller can take next.

Array<object>

Agent-actionable link describing a follow-up the caller can take. Used in two contexts:

  • Error recovery — ErrorResponse.allowed_actions carries rels like retry, retry-later, unarchive, get-existing so the agent knows the right next call after a 4xx/429.
  • Entity hypermedia — WithUrls<T>.allowed_actions carries state-aware rels like cancel, events, self, update on the entity itself so the agent can follow links instead of reconstructing routes from prose.

The shape is intentionally identical across both contexts; the closed rel vocabulary documented in specs/api-conventions.md distinguishes them.

object
hint

Short, agent-readable hint (e.g. “Shorten ‘name’ to <= 200 chars.”, “Cancel the active turn for this session.”).

string | null
href

Absolute (preferred) or relative URL the caller may invoke directly. Always present on entity hypermedia actions (WithUrls<T>.allowed_actions); optional on error-recovery actions (ErrorResponse.allowed_actions) where the matching operation_id is enough and the URI is implicit from the failed call.

string | null
method

HTTP method to use against href. Required for entity hypermedia actions; usually omitted on error-recovery actions where the same operation is retried with its original method.

string | null
operation_id

OpenAPI operationId the caller should invoke. Lets an MCP client resolve the call without parsing href.

string | null
rel
required

Link relation describing the action. Closed vocabulary documented in specs/api-conventions.md — examples: self, cancel, pause, resume, events, retry, retry-later, unarchive, get-existing, delete, update.

string
schema_ref

OpenAPI $ref to the request-body schema, when the action takes one (e.g. #/components/schemas/UpdateSessionRequest). Lets a tool-calling agent fetch the input shape without scanning the whole spec.

string | null
code

Stable, machine-readable error code (snake_case).

string | null
detail

Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

string | null
instance

Request URI for this occurrence.

string | null
retry_after_seconds

Seconds the caller should wait before retrying (429 / transient 503).

integer | null format: int32
status
required

HTTP status code; mirrors the response status line.

integer format: int32
title
required

Short, human-readable summary of the problem (e.g. “Not Found”).

string
type

RFC 9457 problem type URI. Optional; identifies the problem class.

string | null
Example 
{
  "allowed_actions": [
    {
      "method": "POST"
    }
  ],
  "code": "session_not_found",
  "detail": "Session session_01933b5a000070008000000000000001 not found in org org_01933b5a000070008000000000000001.",
  "instance": "/v1/sessions/session_01933b5a000070008000000000000001",
  "retry_after_seconds": 30,
  "status": 404,
  "title": "Session not found",
  "type": "https://docs.everruns.com/errors/session_not_found"
}