> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.stewrd.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> Stewrd is a managed AI agent API for developers. Send a task via REST API, get finished work back — research, documents, code execution, data analysis, file processing, and browser automation. No agent frameworks, no infrastructure, no prompt engineering.

## What is Stewrd?

Stewrd is a managed AI agent API for developers. Send a task via one REST endpoint, get finished work back — research reports, generated documents, executed code, processed data, and automated browser actions. Stewrd handles orchestration, tool execution, sandboxing, file storage, and sessions so you don't have to build agent infrastructure yourself. Bring your own LLM key (OpenAI or OpenRouter) and pay only for the infrastructure.

No agent frameworks. No servers to manage. No prompt engineering.

<Card title="Base URL" icon="globe">
  ```
  https://api.stewrd.dev
  ```

  <span style={{ color: '#22c55e' }}>v1 — Stable</span>
</Card>

## How it works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Send a message">
    POST a message to `/v1/agent` with your API key. Optionally specify which capabilities to use.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Agent does the work">
    Stewrd routes your request through the right tools — research, code execution, document generation, and more.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Get finished work back">
    Receive a JSON response with the agent's message, any generated files, and usage info.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Quick example

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST https://api.stewrd.dev/v1/agent \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-stw_your_key" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"message": "What is the capital of France?"}'
  ```

  ```typescript TypeScript theme={null}
  const response = await fetch('https://api.stewrd.dev/v1/agent', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${STEWRD_API_KEY}`,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      message: 'What is the capital of France?'
    }),
  })

  const data = await response.json()
  // { message: "The capital of France is Paris.", ... }
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## What's next?

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Quick Start" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Get your first response in under two minutes
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" icon="key" href="/authentication">
    Learn about API keys and auth headers
  </Card>

  <Card title="Capabilities" icon="bolt" href="/capabilities">
    See what the agent can do
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api-reference/agent">
    Interactive API playground
  </Card>
</CardGroup>