read-event-type

name	read-event-type
description	Read details about a single event type from an EventSourcingDB instance. Use when the user wants to inspect a specific event type, check if it has a schema, or see its details.
allowed-tools	Bash, Read, AskUserQuestion

Read Event Type

Get details about a single event type from an EventSourcingDB instance.

Shared Instructions

First read ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/common.md. It explains how to determine the base URL and API token, how to handle NDJSON responses, and which conventions apply. Follow it throughout this skill.

Request

curl -s -i -X POST \
  -H "authorization: Bearer ${ESDB_API_TOKEN}" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '<REQUEST_BODY>' \
  "${ESDB_URL:-http://localhost:3000}/api/v1/read-event-type"

Request Body

{
  "eventType": "<reverse.domain.event-type>"
}

Example

curl -s -i -X POST \
  -H "authorization: Bearer ${ESDB_API_TOKEN}" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"eventType": "io.eventsourcingdb.library.book-acquired"}' \
  "${ESDB_URL:-http://localhost:3000}/api/v1/read-event-type"

Response

JSON object:

{
  "eventType": "io.eventsourcingdb.library.book-acquired",
  "isPhantom": false,
  "schema": { ... }
}