Octagon API Smoke Test

Octagon API Smoke Test

Use this skill to confirm that the Claude plugin and hosted Octagon connector are configured correctly.

Run this smoke test only against the plugin-managed server octagon-claude-plugin.

If another Octagon server such as octagon-local is available in the client, do not use it as a substitute for the plugin connector. Report the plugin as unhealthy until the plugin server itself is working.

Smoke test sequence

1. Check whether Octagon tools for server octagon-claude-plugin are visible
2. Run a simple octagon-agent request
3. Run a simple octagon-deep-research-agent request
4. If a Kalshi URL is available, run octagon-prediction-markets-agent
5. If an event ticker is available, run prediction_markets_history

MCP calls

General agent:

{
  "server": "octagon-claude-plugin",
  "toolName": "octagon-agent",
  "arguments": {
    "prompt": "Give me a one-sentence summary of Apple's latest quarter."
  }
}

Deep research:

{
  "server": "octagon-claude-plugin",
  "toolName": "octagon-deep-research-agent",
  "arguments": {
    "prompt": "Research the current AI infrastructure spending cycle in one short paragraph."
  }
}

Status matrix

Classify failures before suggesting next steps:

• No Octagon tools are visible at all: the Octagon connector is not connected in Claude yet
• Auth flow is requested or connector auth appears missing: route the user to octagon-setup
• 401 or 403 style failures after tools appear: the connector exists but needs reconnect
• Credit, entitlement, or plan restriction failures: report the exact error and stop
• Network, timeout, or service failures: classify as service-side or connectivity issues
• Successful text response from at least one tool: the connector is healthy enough to use

Failure triage

• No tools visible: open Plugins -> Octagon -> Connectors, connect Octagon AI, then rerun the smoke test
• Auth or reconnect needed: use octagon-setup
• Prediction market failures mentioning Kalshi URL: supply a valid Kalshi market URL
• Credit or entitlement failures: report the exact error and stop
• Advanced/manual API-key fallback questions: explain that API-key mode is no longer the default plugin path and should only be used for standalone or local runtime workflows

Success criteria

• At least one Octagon tool returns usable text
• Tool failures, if any, are classified clearly as connection, auth, entitlement, input, or service issues