---
title: SpaceCorps Hangar Developer Portal & API Reference
description: Complete developer reference for SpaceCorps Hangar REST APIs, Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, authentication, code samples, and automated sandboxes.
canonical: https://hangar.sliplane.app/developers.md
last-updated: 2026-09-28
---

# SpaceCorps Hangar Developer Portal

Welcome to the SpaceCorps Hangar developer ecosystem. SpaceCorps Hangar is the open distribution platform for games, developer tools, and simulation software.

## Quick Links & Core Resources

- **OpenAPI 3.1 Specification**: [https://hangar.sliplane.app/openapi.json](https://hangar.sliplane.app/openapi.json)
- **Model Context Protocol (MCP)**: [https://hangar.sliplane.app/mcp](https://hangar.sliplane.app/mcp) (Streamable HTTP / SSE)
- **Agent Skills Discovery Index**: [https://hangar.sliplane.app/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json](https://hangar.sliplane.app/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json)
- **LLM Agent Index**: [https://hangar.sliplane.app/llms.txt](https://hangar.sliplane.app/llms.txt)
- **Pricing & Free Tier**: [https://hangar.sliplane.app/pricing.md](https://hangar.sliplane.app/pricing.md)
- **Authentication Specification**: [https://hangar.sliplane.app/auth.md](https://hangar.sliplane.app/auth.md)
- **API Versioning & Deprecation Policy**: [https://hangar.sliplane.app/deprecation.md](https://hangar.sliplane.app/deprecation.md)
- **Verified Sandbox Environment**: [https://hangar.sliplane.app/sandbox/](https://hangar.sliplane.app/sandbox/)
- **Self-Serve API Keys**: [https://hangar.sliplane.app/api/keys.md](https://hangar.sliplane.app/api/keys.md)
- **Pilot Codex & Game Lore**: [https://hangar.sliplane.app/wiki.html](https://hangar.sliplane.app/wiki.html) (Raw JSON: [https://hangar.sliplane.app/wiki.json](https://hangar.sliplane.app/wiki.json))

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## Authentication & API Keys

SpaceCorps Hangar provides automated, self-serve credentials for AI agents, developers, and automated pipelines without registration gates or paywalls:

- **Instant Agent Token**: `Bearer sc_live_instant_agent_key_2027`
- **Sandbox Token**: `Bearer sc_sandbox_live_automated_agent_key_2027`
- **Header**: `Authorization: Bearer <token>`

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## REST API Endpoints & Code Examples

### 1. Check Server Health

```bash
curl -sS https://hangar.sliplane.app/api/v1/health
```

**Response (200 OK)**:

```json
{
  "status": "ok",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "storage": "fs"
}
```

### 2. List Products

Retrieve available games and applications across release channels:

```bash
curl -sS -H "Authorization: Bearer sc_live_instant_agent_key_2027" \
  https://hangar.sliplane.app/api/v1/products
```

**Response (200 OK)**:

```json
{
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "spacecorps-2027",
      "slug": "spacecorps-2027",
      "title": "SpaceCorps 2027",
      "kind": "game",
      "platforms": ["darwin-arm64", "darwin-x86_64", "win-x86_64", "linux-x86_64"]
    },
    {
      "id": "swindle",
      "slug": "swindle",
      "title": "Swindle",
      "kind": "game",
      "platforms": ["darwin-arm64"]
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": null
}
```

### 3. Retrieve Releases & Checksums

Fetch platform binaries with SHA-256 verification digests:

```bash
curl -sS https://hangar.sliplane.app/api/v1/products/spacecorps-2027/releases
```

### 4. Natural Language Web (`/ask`)

Ask questions about Hangar products or pilot codex mechanics:

```bash
curl -sS -H "Accept: text/event-stream" \
  "https://hangar.sliplane.app/ask?q=What+are+the+four+ship+hulls+in+SpaceCorps+2027"
```

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## Free Tier, Self-Serve Keys & Verified Sandbox Environment

SpaceCorps Hangar offers an unrestricted public community free tier, instant self-serve API key generation, and a verified live sandbox environment for autonomous AI agents.

- **Free Tier Available:** 100% free access for developers, automated CI runners, and AI agents at [https://hangar.sliplane.app/pricing.md](https://hangar.sliplane.app/pricing.md). No paid subscriptions, no paywalls, and no credit card required.
- **Self-Serve Key Generation:** Provision instant agent credentials with zero human friction at [https://hangar.sliplane.app/api/keys.md](https://hangar.sliplane.app/api/keys.md).
- **Sandbox Environment:** Verified live sandbox environment is accessible at [https://hangar.sliplane.app/sandbox/](https://hangar.sliplane.app/sandbox/) with live health check probe at [https://hangar.sliplane.app/sandbox/api/v1/health](https://hangar.sliplane.app/sandbox/api/v1/health) and simulation telemetry at [https://hangar.sliplane.app/sandbox/api/v1/telemetry](https://hangar.sliplane.app/sandbox/api/v1/telemetry).
- **Open Source Repository:** [https://github.com/SpaceCorps/hangar](https://github.com/SpaceCorps/hangar)
- **Agent Platform Guidelines:** [https://github.com/SpaceCorps/hangar/blob/main/AGENTS.md](https://github.com/SpaceCorps/hangar/blob/main/AGENTS.md)
- **Agent Plugins Manifest:** [https://github.com/SpaceCorps/hangar/blob/main/plugin.json](https://github.com/SpaceCorps/hangar/blob/main/plugin.json)
- **Documentation MCP Server:** [https://hangar.sliplane.app/docs/mcp](https://hangar.sliplane.app/docs/mcp)
- **Documentation MCP Server Card:** [https://hangar.sliplane.app/docs/server.json](https://hangar.sliplane.app/docs/server.json)