For developers and coding agents
One API to run external AI capabilities—with durable jobs, receipts, and BYOK.
Hydracept is a public API for software teams and coding agents: discover capabilities, submit work, track durable jobs, and keep a receipt for every run.
BYOK: 0% Hydracept fee · Managed: provider cost + 6%
Quick start
Run a capability in four steps
Four steps: install the client, run init (Step 2 opens GitHub or Google sign-in to connect a workspace and issue an API key), run a capability, then inspect the receipt and artifact from the output below.
# 1. Install
pip install hydracept
# 2. Connect workspace (opens sign-in)
python -m hydracept init --apply --yes --wait
# 3. Run a capability
python -m hydracept run image.generate.v1 --prompt "transparent potion icon" --out potion.png
# 4. Inspect receipt + artifact (representative output below)Representative output (step 4):
status=succeeded
Customer charged: US$0.00 (one-time US$0.50 managed trial allowance; eligible image generation/editing and sound-effect capabilities)
Status: Covered by Hydracept
artifact=potion.pngPricing
BYOK: 0% Hydracept fee · Managed: provider cost + 6%
Subscription plans set Hydracept platform limits; execution uses provider cost (BYOK at 0% Hydracept fee, or managed at provider cost + 6% service fee). See the pricing page for plan tiers and the billing docs for charge examples.
Why Hydracept
Every job leaves a receipt.
See the model, inputs, and artifacts for a run — then ship the asset, not a screenshot of a chat window.
Game asset workflows
Generate and refine game assets.
Create concepts, iterate with image editing, select artifacts, and continue your pipeline without wiring art tools directly to a provider SDK.