AI Integration

AI agents are first-class citizens at Iteration Layer. Whether you’re using AI to ship faster or building an agent that processes documents and images, everything is designed to work for both humans and agents.

The Simple Version

Tell your AI assistant:

Read https://iterationlayer.com/SKILL.md and follow the instructions to integrate Iteration Layer

That’s it. The skill file contains everything your AI needs: API endpoints, SDK patterns, credit costs, and ready-made recipes. No documentation rabbit holes.

Or connect your AI tool directly via MCP:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "iterationlayer": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://api.iterationlayer.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

For Humans

One-Prompt Integration

Copy this prompt into any AI coding assistant — Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, or any tool that can fetch URLs:

Read https://iterationlayer.com/SKILL.md and follow the instructions to integrate Iteration Layer

The SKILL.md file is a markdown document optimized for AI consumption. It covers all four APIs, authentication, SDK installation, credit costs, and links to task-specific recipe skills.

Setup by Tool

Claude Code — Install skills directly from the marketplace for the best experience:

/plugin marketplace add iterationlayer/skills
/plugin install iterationlayer@iterationlayer-skills

This gives Claude Code the full integration guide as a built-in skill. You can also install task-specific skill packs:

/plugin install document-extraction@iterationlayer-skills
/plugin install image-editing@iterationlayer-skills
/plugin install image-design@iterationlayer-skills
/plugin install document-creation@iterationlayer-skills

Alternatively, add the SKILL.md URL to your project’s CLAUDE.md file:

## Iteration Layer
When working with Iteration Layer APIs, read https://iterationlayer.com/SKILL.md for the integration guide.

Cursor / Windsurf — Paste the prompt into chat or add the SKILL.md URL to your project’s AI context. Both tools support fetching external URLs.

MCP (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf) — Add the MCP server configuration above to your tool’s settings. MCP uses OAuth 2.1 — a browser window opens for authorization on first use. Once connected, your AI can call extract_document, transform_image, generate_image, and generate_document directly as tools.

What Your AI Can Build

With the skill file loaded, your AI assistant can generate:

• Document extraction pipelines — Parse invoices, receipts, contracts, and resumes into structured JSON
• Image processing workflows — Remove backgrounds, smart crop photos, upscale images, and convert formats
• Image generation templates — Social cards, certificates, event tickets, product listings, and YouTube thumbnails
• Document generation — PDF invoices, reports, contracts, shipping labels, and menus from structured data
• Multi-API chains — Extract data from a document, then generate a formatted PDF or image from the results

For Agents

Skill Files

The SKILL.md file follows the agentskills.io standard — YAML frontmatter with name and description, followed by markdown content under 500 lines.

What’s inside:

Section	Contents
Platform Overview	Four APIs, what each does, base URL
Credit System	Cost per API, trial credits, pricing
Authentication	Bearer token format, where to get keys
SDKs	TypeScript, Python, Go installation and initialization
MCP Integration	Server URL, OAuth flow, available tools
Use-Case Skills	Links to task-specific recipe skills
Tips for Agents	Choosing the right API, chaining, cost optimization

Recipe Skills

Each recipe is available as a standalone skill file. Load the one that matches the task at hand.

URL pattern: /recipes/{slug}/SKILL.md

Examples:

Recipe	URL
Extract Invoice Data	/recipes/extract-invoice-data/SKILL.md
Generate Social Card	/recipes/generate-social-card/SKILL.md
Remove Product Background	/recipes/remove-product-background/SKILL.md
Generate PDF Invoice	/recipes/generate-pdf-invoice/SKILL.md

Recipe skills include code examples in four languages (curl, TypeScript, Python, Go) and the expected response format.

Browse all recipes at /recipes or fetch the full list as markdown at /recipes.md.

Skills Marketplace

All skills are published to a Claude Code marketplace for easy installation. The marketplace contains five plugins:

Plugin	What’s inside
iterationlayer	Main integration guide — all four APIs, auth, SDKs, MCP
document-extraction	Document Extraction API reference + 11 extraction recipes
image-editing	Image Transformation API reference + 9 editing recipes
image-design	Image Generation API reference + 10 design recipes
document-creation	Document Generation API reference + 13 generation recipes

Install via Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add iterationlayer/skills
/plugin install iterationlayer@iterationlayer-skills

MCP Server

The Model Context Protocol server exposes all four APIs as tools. Agents with MCP support can call the APIs directly without writing HTTP requests.

• Endpoint: https://api.iterationlayer.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP)
• Authentication: OAuth 2.1 (browser-based, not API keys)
• Tools: extract_document, transform_image, generate_image, generate_document

A2A Agent Card

The Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol by Google enables agent-to-agent discovery. The agent card is published at the standard well-known URL:

https://iterationlayer.com/.well-known/agent-card.json

Markdown Content

Every content page is available as plain-text markdown for feeding into LLM context:

• Append .md to any URL: /docs/image-transformation.md, /recipes/extract-invoice-data.md
• Send Accept: text/markdown header to get markdown from the canonical URL

llms.txt

The llms.txt file provides a structured summary of the entire site with links to all products, docs, recipes, and integration endpoints:

https://iterationlayer.com/llms.txt

OpenAPI

The full OpenAPI 3.1 specification is published as JSON for code generation and IDE autocomplete:

https://api.iterationlayer.com/openapi.json