project-files

name	project-files
description	Public API project file management (X-API-KEY). Prepare upload/update, confirm, AI files, subdirectories, resolve assets/paths, preview URL, get, download, delete. PublicApiProjectFileController.

Skill: Project Files

Description

Manage files in project directories. This skill documents the public API at /api/v2/projects/{projectId} (PublicApiProjectFileController). Upload flow: 1) POST prepare with directoryId; 2) PUT file to upload_url; 3) POST confirm with file_id. All paths require projectId; prepare/prepare-update also need directoryId. Authenticate with X-API-KEY header.

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TypeScript types (request / response)

Mirrors PublicApiProjectFileController data classes.

// --- Prepare upload (POST) — 201 ---
type PrepareFileUploadRequest = {
  path: string;
  file_name: string;
  mime_type: string;
  size: number;
};
type PrepareFileUploadResponse = {
  upload_url: string;
  file_id: string;
  s3_key: string;
  expires_at: string;
};

// --- Prepare update (POST) ---
type PrepareUpdateFileRequest = {
  path: string;
  mime_type?: string | null;
  size?: number | null;
};
type PrepareUpdateFileResponse = {
  upload_url: string;
  file_id: string;
  s3_key: string;
  expires_at: string;
};

// --- Confirm (POST) ---
type ConfirmFileUploadRequest = { metadata?: Record<string, unknown> | null };
type FileResponse = {
  id: string;
  name: string;
  file_type: string;
  mime_type: string;
  s3_key: string;
  size: number;
  uploaded_at: string;
  uploaded_by: string;
  status: string;
  metadata: Record<string, unknown> | null;
};

// --- Download URL (GET), Get file (GET), Delete (DELETE) ---
type DownloadUrlResponse = {
  download_url: string;
  expires_at: string;
};

// --- Preview URL (POST .../preview-url) ---
type PreviewUrlResponse = {
  preview_url: string;
  expires_at: string;
};

// --- Create subdirectory (POST .../subdirectories) ---
type CreateDirectoryRequest = { name: string };
type CreateDirectoryResponse = { id: string; name: string };

// --- Resolve assets (POST .../resolve-assets) ---
type ResolveAssetsRequest = { paths: string[] };
type ResolvedAsset = {
  original_path: string;
  presigned_url: string | null;
  error: string | null;
};
type ResolveAssetsResponse = { assets: ResolvedAsset[] };

// --- Resolve paths to IDs (POST .../resolve-paths-to-ids) ---
type ResolvePathsToIdsRequest = { paths: string[] };
type ResolvedPathToId = {
  original_path: string;
  file_id: string | null;
  error: string | null;
};
type ResolvePathsToIdsResponse = { resolved: ResolvedPathToId[] };

// --- AI file (POST .../ai-files) — 201 ---
type CreateAiFileRequest = {
  filename: string;
  path: string;
  workflow_type: string;
  project_type_id?: string | null;
  form_input_data?: Record<string, unknown> | null;
};
type CreateAiFileResponse = {
  file_id: string;
  filename: string;
  workflow_type: string;
};

// --- Trigger / cancel AI file ---
type TriggerAiFileRequest = { form_input_data?: Record<string, unknown> | null };
type TriggerAiFileResponse = {
  activity_id: string;
  workflow_type: string;
  live_object_id: string;
};
type CancelAiFileResponse = {
  live_object_id: string;
  cancelled_children: number;
};

---

Prepare Project File Upload

Request body: PrepareFileUploadRequest. Response (201): PrepareFileUploadResponse.

curl -X POST "$LAYERPROOF_BASE_URL/api/v2/projects/<project_id>/directories/<directory_id>/files/prepare" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $LAYERPROOF_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"path":"/","file_name":"doc.pdf","mime_type":"application/pdf","size":2048}'

---

Prepare Project File Update

Request body: PrepareUpdateFileRequest. Response: PrepareUpdateFileResponse.

curl -X POST "$LAYERPROOF_BASE_URL/api/v2/projects/<project_id>/directories/<directory_id>/files/prepare-update" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $LAYERPROOF_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"path":"/doc.pdf","mime_type":"application/pdf","size":2048}'

---

Confirm Project File Upload

Request body: ConfirmFileUploadRequest. Response: FileResponse.

curl -X POST "$LAYERPROOF_BASE_URL/api/v2/projects/<project_id>/files/<file_id>/confirm" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $LAYERPROOF_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"metadata":{}}'

---

Get File Download URL

Response: DownloadUrlResponse.

curl "$LAYERPROOF_BASE_URL/api/v2/projects/<project_id>/files/<file_id>/download-url" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $LAYERPROOF_API_KEY"

---

Get File Details

Response: FileResponse.

curl "$LAYERPROOF_BASE_URL/api/v2/projects/<project_id>/files/<file_id>" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $LAYERPROOF_API_KEY"

---

Delete Project File

Response: 204 No Content.

curl -X DELETE "$LAYERPROOF_BASE_URL/api/v2/projects/<project_id>/files/<file_id>" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $LAYERPROOF_API_KEY"

---

Create Subdirectory

Creates a child directory under directory_id. Response (201): CreateDirectoryResponse.

curl -X POST "$LAYERPROOF_BASE_URL/api/v2/projects/<project_id>/directories/<directory_id>/subdirectories" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $LAYERPROOF_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"name":"assets"}'

---

Preview URL (HTML)

For HTML files: processes assets and returns a presigned preview URL.

curl -X POST "$LAYERPROOF_BASE_URL/api/v2/projects/<project_id>/directories/<directory_id>/files/<file_id>/preview-url" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $LAYERPROOF_API_KEY"

---

Resolve Asset Paths to URLs

Body: { "paths": ["./img.png", "..."] }. Response: ResolveAssetsResponse.

curl -X POST "$LAYERPROOF_BASE_URL/api/v2/projects/<project_id>/directories/<directory_id>/resolve-assets" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $LAYERPROOF_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"paths":["/relative/path.png"]}'

---

Resolve Paths to Live Object IDs

Body: { "paths": ["~/file.txt", "/abs/path"] }. Response: ResolvePathsToIdsResponse.

curl -X POST "$LAYERPROOF_BASE_URL/api/v2/projects/<project_id>/directories/<directory_id>/resolve-paths-to-ids" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $LAYERPROOF_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"paths":["/notes.txt"]}'

---

Create AI File

Creates an .ai configuration file in the directory. Response (201): CreateAiFileResponse.

curl -X POST "$LAYERPROOF_BASE_URL/api/v2/projects/<project_id>/directories/<directory_id>/ai-files" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $LAYERPROOF_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"filename":"workflow.ai","path":"/","workflow_type":"YOUR_WORKFLOW"}'

---

Trigger AI File Workflow

Poll GET /api/v2/jobs/{activity_id} after.

curl -X POST "$LAYERPROOF_BASE_URL/api/v2/projects/<project_id>/ai-files/<ai_file_id>/trigger" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $LAYERPROOF_API_KEY" \
  -d '{}'

---

Cancel AI File Workflow

curl -X POST "$LAYERPROOF_BASE_URL/api/v2/projects/<project_id>/ai-files/<ai_file_id>/cancel" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $LAYERPROOF_API_KEY"

---

Agent behavior

When the user asks to manage project files (upload, update, confirm, download, delete), do the following.

1. Choose the right endpoint

Base path: /api/v2/projects/{projectId}. Replace project_id, directory_id, file_id as needed.

User intent	Endpoint	Method
Get upload URL for new file	.../directories/{directoryId}/files/prepare	POST
Get upload URL to update file	.../directories/{directoryId}/files/prepare-update	POST
Confirm upload after PUT	.../files/{fileId}/confirm	POST
Get download URL	.../files/{fileId}/download-url	GET
Get file metadata	.../files/{fileId}	GET
Delete file	.../files/{fileId}	DELETE
Create subdirectory	.../directories/{directoryId}/subdirectories	POST
HTML preview URL	.../directories/{directoryId}/files/{fileId}/preview-url	POST
Resolve paths → presigned URLs	.../directories/{directoryId}/resolve-assets	POST
Resolve paths → file IDs	.../directories/{directoryId}/resolve-paths-to-ids	POST
Create AI file	.../directories/{directoryId}/ai-files	POST
Trigger AI file	.../ai-files/{aiFileId}/trigger	POST
Cancel AI file	.../ai-files/{aiFileId}/cancel	POST

2. Build and run the request

Step 1 — Check environment variables first. Before running any curl command, verify both LAYERPROOF_BASE_URL and LAYERPROOF_API_KEY are set on the user's machine:

if [[ -z "${LAYERPROOF_BASE_URL}" ]]; then
  echo "ERROR: LAYERPROOF_BASE_URL is not set."
  return 1
fi
if [[ -z "${LAYERPROOF_API_KEY}" ]]; then
  echo "ERROR: LAYERPROOF_API_KEY is not set."
  return 1
fi

If running from a project directory with a .env.local file, load it first:

if [[ -f .env.local ]]; then
  set -a
  source .env.local
  set +a
fi

Step 2 — Auth: Include X-API-KEY: $LAYERPROOF_API_KEY. Read env vars; if missing, tell the user. Step 3 — Path: Resolve projectId, directoryId, fileId from context or user input. Step 4 — POST: Build JSON body from types above; run curl and show result. Step 5 — GET/DELETE: Build path only; run curl and show result.

3. Upload flow

Prepare → PUT file to upload_url → confirm with file_id. Then use file_id for get/download/delete.

4. Response handling

• Always show raw JSON in a code block; show image + JSON if image URL present.
• On error, show body and status code.

5. Example workflows

Workflow A — User: "Upload a PDF to project X in the root directory."

1. Resolve projectId and directoryId (e.g. root directory from project or list directories). POST .../directories/{directoryId}/files/prepare with {"path":"/","file_name":"brief.pdf","mime_type":"application/pdf","size":<bytes>}; get upload_url, file_id, s3_key.
2. Tell user to PUT the file to upload_url with Content-Type: application/pdf. Then POST .../files/{file_id}/confirm with {} (or {"metadata":{}}).
3. Show JSON; use file_id for later get/download/delete.

Workflow B — User: "Upload two reference docs to the project, then use them when generating the slide deck outline."

1. For each file: prepare with path (e.g. /ref1.pdf, /ref2.docx) → user uploads to upload_url → confirm. Capture both file_id and s3_key (if returned) for each.
2. If outline generation accepts project file references: pass the project file identifiers (e.g. s3_keys or file_ids) into the slide-deck outline/generate request (e.g. file_s3_keys or equivalent). Otherwise use public-files for outline references and keep project files for project-scoped use only.
3. Hand off to slide-decks: POST outline/generate with the resolved keys; poll job; get deck.

Workflow C — User: "Update an existing file in the project (new version) and get a download URL after."

1. Resolve projectId, directoryId, and existing file path. POST .../directories/{directoryId}/files/prepare-update with {"path":"/brief.pdf","mime_type":"application/pdf","size":<new_bytes>}; get upload_url, file_id.
2. User PUTs new content to upload_url; then POST .../files/{file_id}/confirm. GET .../files/{file_id}/download-url to show the user a temporary download link.
3. On error (e.g. path not found), show response body and suggest verifying path and project/directory IDs.

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Response format (required)

• (if response contains url to show image) please show image and show json response instead of table
• Always show the raw JSON response (verbatim) in a JSON code block.
• If the response contains a URL for an image, render/show the image and also show the JSON response (do not convert to a table).