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AB-164

Error catalog endpoint

🤖 Machine-Readable Pillar: Discovery Moderate effort Severity: low Est. cost: $0 Gap: documentation Fix: deterministic

What it means

Your site serves a JSON error catalog at /api/meta/errors or /errors.json with error codes and descriptions.

Why it matters

AI agents can programmatically look up error codes and meanings, enabling intelligent retry and error-handling decisions.

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What's wrong

GET /api/meta/errors → 404

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What's right

[{"code":"RATE_LIMITED","description":"Too many requests"},{"code":"INVALID_INPUT","description":"Validation failed"}]

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