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# Get directive (Step 2)

POST https://api.forboc.ai/npcs/{npcId}/directive
Content-Type: application/json

SDK sends an observation. API analyzes it against registered rules and returns
memory recall instructions telling the SDK what to query from its local vector DB.


Reference: https://docs.forboc.ai/api-reference/endpoints/forboc-ai-sdk-api/np-cs/get-npc-directive

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Servers

- `https://api.forboc.ai` (ForbocAI API Production, default)
- `http://localhost:8080` (Local Development)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `npcId` (string, required)

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a DirectiveRequest.

- `observation` (string, required) — The game event or observation triggering the protocol
- `npcState` (map from string to any, required) — Current NPC state from the SDK
- `context` (map from string to any, optional, nullable) — Optional additional context
- `rulesetId` (string, optional, nullable)

## Response

### 200

Memory recall instructions

- `memoryRecall` (MemoryRecallInstruction, optional) — Instructions for what the SDK should recall from its local vector DB

## Types

### MemoryRecallInstruction

- `query` (string, optional) — Semantic search query for the SDK's vector DB
- `limit` (integer, optional) — Maximum number of memories to recall
- `threshold` (double, optional) — Minimum similarity threshold

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "observation": "Player has entered the ancient temple and triggered the hidden trap."
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "memoryRecall": {
    "query": "ancient temple traps and player interactions",
    "limit": 5,
    "threshold": 0.75
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.forboc.ai/npcs/npcId/directive"

payload = { "observation": "Player has entered the ancient temple and triggered the hidden trap." }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.forboc.ai/npcs/npcId/directive';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"observation":"Player has entered the ancient temple and triggered the hidden trap."}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.forboc.ai/npcs/npcId/directive"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"observation\": \"Player has entered the ancient temple and triggered the hidden trap.\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.forboc.ai/npcs/npcId/directive")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"observation\": \"Player has entered the ancient temple and triggered the hidden trap.\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.forboc.ai/npcs/npcId/directive")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"observation\": \"Player has entered the ancient temple and triggered the hidden trap.\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.forboc.ai/npcs/npcId/directive', [
  'body' => '{
  "observation": "Player has entered the ancient temple and triggered the hidden trap."
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.forboc.ai/npcs/npcId/directive");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"observation\": \"Player has entered the ancient temple and triggered the hidden trap.\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["observation": "Player has entered the ancient temple and triggered the hidden trap."] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.forboc.ai/npcs/npcId/directive")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```