Build with Kendr

Documentation index

Published guides

35

Documentation areas

8

Endpoint reference

https://kendr.org/docs/api-reference.html

OpenAPI description

https://kendr.org/docs/openapi.json

Live model catalog

https://kendr.org/api/public/models

Getting started

Create an account, install the desktop app, and finish a first task end to end.

• Documentation home (https://kendr.org/docs/index.html) — Find the right guide for Kendr Cloud, Desktop, the developer API, billing, skills, and MCP. For everyone.
• Your First Cited Answer (https://kendr.org/docs/first-cited-answer.html) — The shortest path from a new account to one research answer whose sources you can open and check. For new kendr users.
• Getting started (https://kendr.org/docs/getting-started.html) — Sign up or log in, download Kendr Desktop, install it, sign in, and begin using Kendr. For new kendr users.

API essentials

Start with a key, choose a client, and make your first API call.

• Developer documentation (https://kendr.org/docs/developer-api.html) — Learn the API one step at a time: client setup, model features, production guides, and worked projects. For developers.
• API quickstart (https://kendr.org/docs/api-quickstart.html) — Create a scoped key, send your first request, and read the response. For developers.
• HTTP, cURL and PowerShell (https://kendr.org/docs/api-http.html) — Make requests without an SDK and inspect response bodies and status codes. For developers.
• OpenAI Python SDK (https://kendr.org/docs/api-openai-python.html) — Install the Python client, call Chat Completions and Responses, and pass Kendr-specific options. For developers.
• OpenAI JavaScript SDK (https://kendr.org/docs/api-openai-javascript.html) — Call Kendr from Node.js or TypeScript with Responses, custom fields, and explicit error handling. For developers.
• Other clients and migration (https://kendr.org/docs/api-compatible-clients.html) — Configure Anthropic clients, agent harnesses, Vercel AI SDK, and source-included helpers. For developers.
• Authentication and SDKs (https://kendr.org/docs/auth-and-sdks.html) — API keys, sessions, OAuth, and the JavaScript and Python client kits. For developers.

Model features

Add routing, streaming, structured output, tools, and images.

• Models and routing (https://kendr.org/docs/api-models.html) — Discover aliases and capabilities, choose a route, and inspect optimization receipts. For developers.
• Streaming responses (https://kendr.org/docs/api-streaming.html) — Display partial text, distinguish stream formats, and recover interrupted requests. For developers.
• Realtime Voice API (https://kendr.org/docs/api-voice.html) — Build spoken conversations over WebSockets with PCM audio, transcripts, explicit voices, and bounded session renewal. For developers.
• Structured JSON output (https://kendr.org/docs/api-structured-output.html) — Constrain output to a schema and validate it before using it in application logic. For developers.
• Tools and connected apps (https://kendr.org/docs/api-tools.html) — Choose web search, connected apps, or custom MCP and understand who executes tools. For developers.
• Web search and grounding (https://kendr.org/docs/api-web-search.html) — Request current information and require grounded answers when sources are essential. For developers.
• Attach MCP servers (https://kendr.org/docs/api-mcp.html) — Register a trusted server, restrict its tools, and attach it to a model request. For developers.
• Image generation and editing (https://kendr.org/docs/api-images.html) — Generate images, send reference pictures, track progress, and retrieve private output. For developers.

Knowledge and production

Integrate knowledge, recover failures, and look up endpoint contracts.

• Query API (https://kendr.org/docs/api-query.html) — Call Kendr surfaces with cURL, JavaScript, Python, C#, Java, and Go. For developers.
• Cloud knowledge bases (https://kendr.org/docs/cloud-kb-api.html) — Hosted KB creation, staged indexing, sharing, retrieval testing, artifacts, and evaluations. For developers.
• Hosted vector DB (https://kendr.org/docs/hosted-vector-db.html) — Managed vector storage: dimensions, retrieval scores, sharing, billing, and rebuild boundaries. For developers.
• Errors, retries and usage (https://kendr.org/docs/api-production.html) — Handle failures, recover interrupted requests, and reconcile usage and credits. For developers.
• API reference (https://kendr.org/docs/api-reference.html) — Endpoints, authentication modes, request fields, response contracts, and error behavior. For developers.

Case-study projects

Build and evaluate three practical integrations from complete Python examples.

• Case-study projects (https://kendr.org/docs/api-projects.html) — Three worked Python projects with setup, source files, expected behavior, and evaluation steps. For developers.
• Project: documentation assistant (https://kendr.org/docs/project-support-assistant.html) — Answer support questions using a registered read-only MCP documentation server. For developers.
• Project: support-ticket triage (https://kendr.org/docs/project-ticket-triage.html) — Classify tickets with structured JSON and validate fields before routing them. For developers.
• Project: product image studio (https://kendr.org/docs/project-image-studio.html) — Generate and edit product artwork, retrieve its private bytes, and retain usage receipts. For developers.

Desktop, skills & MCP

The workspace, the terminal client, skill packs, and trusted MCP servers.

• Desktop and CLI (https://kendr.org/docs/desktop-and-cli.html) — Install and run Kendr locally through the desktop app, CLI, and shared runtime. For desktop and cli users.
• Kendr Code Sandbox (https://kendr.org/docs/kendr-code-sandbox.html) — Configure and verify the Docker or Podman container required for autonomous Kendr Code permission modes. For kendr code users.
• Chrome connector (https://kendr.org/docs/chrome-connector.html) — Install the optional Chrome extension and native messaging host for approved tab control. For desktop users.
• Skills and MCP (https://kendr.org/docs/skills-and-mcp.html) — Install skill packs, connect remote MCP servers, and control tool access. For kendr users and developers.

Models & connectors

Kendr Cloud surfaces, the selectable model menu, and the supported app connectors.

• Kendr overview (https://kendr.org/docs/platform-overview.html) — How Kendr Cloud, Desktop, API access, and one shared account fit together. For kendr users and developers.
• Features and surfaces (https://kendr.org/docs/kendr-features.html) — Kendr capabilities, supported surface categories, and common product workflows. For kendr users and developers.
• Models and app connectors (https://kendr.org/docs/connectors-and-models.html) — Choose available Kendr models and connect supported apps to your account. For kendr users and developers.

Credits & billing

Credit packages, the usage ledger, checkout, and purchase history.

• Credits and billing (https://kendr.org/docs/credits-and-billing.html) — Credit packages, checkout, wallet balance, usage, purchase history, and billing questions. For kendr customers.

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