An agent can connect on its own if it already holds VERA_TOKEN.Remote endpoint behind a static API key or header. The registry never sees the value; the agent fills the placeholder.
Check a durable pack-build job. Poll only while active=true. When stopped, use readiness_summary and present available_actions honestly; a usable budget pause offers use now or a separately approved finite continuation. Never restart merely because the AI client's execution window ended.
get_pack_coverageread-only
Inspect readiness, source coverage and freshness before high-stakes use. Disclose incomplete or stale coverage. query_ready means usable, minimum_coverage_ready means every measured section has a rule, and fully_strengthened means every measured section is satisfied. fully_ready is legacy-compatible and is not a comprehensiveness claim.
get_verification_statusread-only
Poll a run using poll_after_ms until terminal=true. Only call it clean when verdict=clean, coverage_complete=true, and result_consistent=true; otherwise follow next_action.
list_packsread-only
List owned and public packs. Select from available_packs and require readiness.query_ready=true. If none fits, do not guess a pack_id: propose a finite pack plan, ask the user to approve a credit ceiling, then use start_pack_build if approved.
query_pack
Retrieve the best matching locked rules and exact evidence from a query-ready Vera pack. This costs credits. Preserve each verified quote and citation, distinguish them from your inference, and treat coverage=none as no answer.
start_pack_build
Start a paid asynchronous pack build after the user explicitly approves max_credits. Supply exactly one of pack_id (an owned AI-buildable pack) or new_pack. The response returns immediately with job_id; poll get_pack_build_status only while active=true. max_credits is a hard ceiling, not a promised final charge. Reuse idempotency_key only for an exact retry.
verify_document
Start a paid, asynchronous check against a query-ready pack. Use one unique idempotency_key and reuse it only for an exact retry. Omit mode to use the pack's mode. Poll get_verification_status until terminal=true.