// Use the Zero API (api.vm0.ai) to send messages to AI chat threads, retrieve thread details, and list messages. Triggers when the user asks to send messages to Zero, interact with the Zero chat API, or manage chat threads programmatically via API.
| name | zero-use |
| description | Use the Zero API (api.vm0.ai) to send messages to AI chat threads, retrieve thread details, and list messages. Triggers when the user asks to send messages to Zero, interact with the Zero chat API, or manage chat threads programmatically via API. |
Use this skill to interact with the Zero API at https://api.vm0.ai.
Use skills/zero-use/zero-curl instead of curl โ it handles authentication automatically.
Base URL: https://api.vm0.ai
Creates a new thread and sends the first message, or appends to an existing thread.
# New thread
skills/zero-use/zero-curl -X POST https://api.vm0.ai/api/v1/chat-threads/messages \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"prompt": "Your message here"}'
# Append to existing thread
skills/zero-use/zero-curl -X POST https://api.vm0.ai/api/v1/chat-threads/messages \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"prompt": "Follow-up message", "threadId": "<uuid>"}'
Request body:
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
prompt | string | Yes | The message content (min 1 character) |
threadId | string (UUID) | No | Omit to start a new thread |
Response: 201 Created
skills/zero-use/zero-curl https://api.vm0.ai/api/v1/chat-threads/<threadId>
Response: 200 OK โ thread metadata
# Latest 50 messages
skills/zero-use/zero-curl "https://api.vm0.ai/api/v1/chat-threads/<threadId>/messages"
# Paginate โ messages after a specific message ID
skills/zero-use/zero-curl "https://api.vm0.ai/api/v1/chat-threads/<threadId>/messages?sinceId=<messageId>&limit=20"
Query parameters:
| Param | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer (1โ100) | 50 | Max number of messages to return |
sinceId | string (UUID) | โ | Return only messages after this message ID |
Response: 200 OK โ array of messages
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 401 | Missing or invalid API key |
| 403 | Valid key but access denied to this resource |
| 404 | Thread or message not found |
| 400 | Bad request โ check your request body |
Start a conversation and capture the thread ID:
RESPONSE=$(skills/zero-use/zero-curl -s -X POST https://api.vm0.ai/api/v1/chat-threads/messages \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"prompt": "Hello"}')
THREAD_ID=$(echo $RESPONSE | jq -r '.threadId')
Poll for new messages using sinceId:
skills/zero-use/zero-curl -s "https://api.vm0.ai/api/v1/chat-threads/<thread-id>/messages?sinceId=<last-id>" | jq '.messages'