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API error contract

A documented structure for failures, including machine-readable categories and useful user-facing context.

The plain-English version

A documented structure for failures, including machine-readable categories and useful user-facing context.

Why it matters

It lets clients handle validation, authorization, retryable failures, and unknown errors deliberately.

Let’s make it click

A rejected task returns a stable error code and a field message the form can display.

Vibe Bro’s heads-up

Returning raw internal exceptions can expose implementation details and leaves consumers dependent on unstable text.

The docs behind it

Editorial review · October 28, 2026

Supported: RFC 9457 supports structured problem responses and warns about exposing internals. The entry's field choices are an example contract.

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