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title: BaseCite API documentation
description: BaseCite API docs, OpenAPI contract, MCP server, authentication, and versioned integration resources.
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# BaseCite API documentation

BaseCite API documentation describes the versioned tenant-scoped API for evidence intake, processing status, bounded AI-readable context, and withdrawal.

## Developer resources

- [BaseCite developer guide](https://basecite.com/docs/developers.md)
- [BaseCite OpenAPI contract](https://api.basecite.com/api/v1/ai/openapi.json)
- [BaseCite API capabilities](https://api.basecite.com/api/v1/ai/capabilities)
- [BaseCite MCP server metadata](https://mcp.basecite.com/.well-known/mcp.json)
- [BaseCite MCP server card](https://basecite.com/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json)
- [Authentication](https://basecite.com/auth.md)
- [Versioning and deprecation policy](https://basecite.com/docs/deprecation.md)
- [Agent instructions](https://basecite.com/llms.txt)

## Integration boundary

Credentials remain server-side. Authenticated operations name one organization and one upload where applicable. The API does not expose raw customer files, unbounded exports, or record enumeration.