# How can an AI agent use Curbi today?

Fetch Curbi’s capability manifest, follow its OpenAPI contract and POST a policy and reply to https://api.curbi.io/v1/check. Inspect pass, typed findings and original-text spans. Public rate-limited checks can omit a key; managed metered access requires an API key. A passing check means no configured issues were found; it is not general truth, compliance certification or permission to act.

- [Agent quickstart](https://curbi.io/agents/)
- [Capability manifest](https://curbi.io/ai.json)

Updated 2026-10-27. Public access.

## Try a configured check

This public example checks a reply against a configured price; it does not authorize an action or establish a provider outcome.

```sh
curl -sS https://api.curbi.io/v1/check \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"policy":{"prices":[{"item":"Starter","amount":49}]},"reply":"Starter is $99."}'
```

Expect `pass: false` with `price:mismatch`.

Next: [install a framework adapter](https://curbi.io/connect/) or [start with a working policy](https://curbi.io/policies/).