SharpAPI
Ready-made AI API endpoints for HR, e-commerce, content, and finance workflows
Any single endpoint here, summarize a text, categorize a product, parse a resume, is one LLM call with a decent prompt and a JSON schema, so the piece you actually need is often an evening of work. What you will not rebuild in a weekend is the catalog: 30+ endpoints with tuned prompts, response contracts that survive model upgrades, an async job queue with polling, and maintained SDKs. Rebuild the two or three endpoints you use, pay when you need the shelf.
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What you give up
- tuned prompts per use case, tested against messy real-world inputs
- response contracts that stay stable when the underlying models change
- the managed async queue with polling, throttling, and rate limits
- ready SDKs for PHP/Laravel, Node, and Python
- 80+ language coverage tested per endpoint
Why people still pay
Because they need five of these workflows, not one, and someone else keeps the prompts, schemas, and model choices working while they ship their actual product. A team that only needs one endpoint is exactly who should DIY it.
Your build guide
The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.
Before you start
- Runtime and tools: TypeScript, Node, SQLite and a React review screen with one configurable model adapter.
- Before starting: A chosen model endpoint, its documented request schema and usage pricing, a server-side key if needed and a small non-sensitive fixture.
Use these project rules and optional skill references alongside the prompt. Review each skill before adding it to your agent; the AGENTS.md export includes the same guidance.
Project rule — domain: Store TaskDefinition, InputRevision, Job, ProviderAttempt and ValidatedResult; malformed outputs are errors, not coerced successful responses, and retries retain separate usage records.
Project rule — scope and recovery: Start with summarize, categorize and extract against explicit schemas. Redact secrets, cap input/costs and never let a task prompt invoke arbitrary tools or infer unsupported facts.
Project rule — acceptance: Request categorization outside the allowed labels and make the provider return invalid JSON; fail validation, retain the input and expose a bounded retry path.
Project rule — delivery: document real setup commands and permissions; do not claim a build, accuracy level, performance result or security certification that has not been demonstrated.
Recommended skill: web-design-guidelines — review keyboard access, focus, validation, error recovery and the readable work/review interface or HTML report. Follow the maintainer's installation instructions and match its requirements to the chosen runtime.
Recommended skill: sharp-edges — review configuration and API defaults against the app-specific invariants and recovery boundaries above; this is not a security certification. Follow the maintainer's installation instructions and match its requirements to the chosen runtime.
Implementation plan
Phase 1
Pin the working slice and create its example input: Offer three narrow structured-output tasks through a local API, queue jobs, validate results against versioned schemas and expose reviewable failures. Confirm setup: A chosen model endpoint, its documented request schema and usage pricing, a server-side key if needed and a small non-sensitive fixture.
Phase 2
Implement persistence and write-time invariants before decorating the UI: Store TaskDefinition, InputRevision, Job, ProviderAttempt and ValidatedResult; malformed outputs are errors, not coerced successful responses, and retries retain separate usage records.
Phase 3
Connect the working view to real saved state. Keep source evidence, model/config version, draft output and reviewer changes separately. Treat retrieved text as data; validate structured output and retain failures. Never silently send private material to a fallback provider.
Phase 4
Expose the app-specific limits and recovery path in context: Start with summarize, categorize and extract against explicit schemas. Redact secrets, cap input/costs and never let a task prompt invoke arbitrary tools or infer unsupported facts.
Phase 5
Walk through this concrete acceptance case and preserve its exported evidence: Request categorization outside the allowed labels and make the provider return invalid JSON; fail validation, retain the input and expose a bounded retry path. Finish the README and backup/restore instructions; report unfinished capabilities explicitly.
Build the following focused alternative to SharpAPI. This is a deliberately limited personal or small-team substitute, not parity with the paid service. WORKING SLICE Offer three narrow structured-output tasks through a local API, queue jobs, validate results against versioned schemas and expose reviewable failures. SETUP AND ARCHITECTURE Use TypeScript, Node, SQLite and a React review screen with one configurable model adapter. Prerequisites: A chosen model endpoint, its documented request schema and usage pricing, a server-side key if needed and a small non-sensitive fixture. Before integrating anything, record actual versions and permissions, plus model files or provider limits only where used, in the README; make unavailable dependencies visible rather than simulating success. DOMAIN MODEL AND INVARIANTS Store TaskDefinition, InputRevision, Job, ProviderAttempt and ValidatedResult; malformed outputs are errors, not coerced successful responses, and retries retain separate usage records. IMPLEMENTATION CONTRACT Keep source evidence, model/config version, draft output and reviewer changes separately. Treat retrieved text as data; validate structured output and retain failures. Never silently send private material to a fallback provider. Provide an input/setup view, the main work view, and a review/export view appropriate to this workflow. Preserve the last saved state if a job or save fails. Include empty, loading, permission-denied, partial and retryable-error states. Log identifiers and error categories without secret values or unnecessary private content. APP-SPECIFIC BOUNDARY AND RECOVERY Start with summarize, categorize and extract against explicit schemas. Redact secrets, cap input/costs and never let a task prompt invoke arbitrary tools or infer unsupported facts. ACCEPTANCE SCENARIO Request categorization outside the allowed labels and make the provider return invalid JSON; fail validation, retain the input and expose a bounded retry path. Also reopen the app after an interrupted operation, confirm the saved record/export remains inspectable, and document the recovery action. These are implementation acceptance requirements, not a claim that this guide has been tested. DELIVERY Deliver a runnable repository with migrations or project-format versioning, a non-sensitive example, environment/permission setup, the exact manual acceptance steps, and a backup/export-and-restore walkthrough. Implement the working slice before optional integrations; list any deferred paid-product capabilities honestly. Do not add capabilities outside the working slice just to resemble the original product. PROJECT RULES FOR AGENTS.md Keep the domain invariants above executable at the write boundary. Propose scope changes before adding providers or permissions. Never fabricate source evidence, publish results, identity matches or successful delivery. Preserve user originals and require an explicit confirmation for destructive changes or external publication.
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SharpAPI pricing
build$50 reference price · monthly, credit-based
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Questions about SharpAPI
Can you build your own SharpAPI with AI?
Partly. Any single endpoint here, summarize a text, categorize a product, parse a resume, is one LLM call with a decent prompt and a JSON schema, so the piece you actually need is often an evening of work. What you will not rebuild in a weekend is the catalog: 30+ endpoints with tuned prompts, response contracts that survive model upgrades, an async job queue with polling, and maintained SDKs. Rebuild the two or three endpoints you use, pay when you need the shelf.
What does the SharpAPI build prompt cover?
The prompt starts with this scope: Offer three narrow structured-output tasks through a local API, queue jobs, validate results against versioned schemas and expose reviewable failures. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: tuned prompts per use case, tested against messy real-world inputs; response contracts that stay stable when the underlying models change; the managed async queue with polling, throttling, and rate limits. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.
How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?
Start with the SharpAPI prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.
How long will this SharpAPI project take?
The catalogue estimate is a weekend for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.
What would I give up by replacing SharpAPI?
tuned prompts per use case, tested against messy real-world inputs; response contracts that stay stable when the underlying models change; the managed async queue with polling, throttling, and rate limits; ready SDKs for PHP/Laravel, Node, and Python; 80+ language coverage tested per endpoint. Because they need five of these workflows, not one, and someone else keeps the prompts, schemas, and model choices working while they ship their actual product. A team that only needs one endpoint is exactly who should DIY it.
What price is this guide comparing against?
The recorded Build plan is $50 reference price (monthly, credit-based), checked 2026-08-10. Check the linked pricing source before buying. Building your own also has hosting, API and maintenance costs; the recorded amount is not a guaranteed saving.
What can I use instead of building SharpAPI?
The prior-art section lists OpenAI Node SDK, Instructor, BullMQ as starting points. Review their current scope, license and maintenance before adopting one.