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list_capabilities

Traverse the capability spine (books · guides · KSAO elements · jobs)

A tool of guide.babyname/guide-registry

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Traverse the capability spine joining books, guides (capability packages), KSAO-grade elements and jobs. Use min_guides=2 for the cross-cutting capabilities that span many guides, role=<role> for what a job requires, capability_detail=<slug> for one package with its elements and books hydrated. ksao_type/canon_component_id are null by design where unresolved — treat null as 'not yet joined', never as 'no link'.

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
min_guidesnumbernoOnly elements taught by >= N capabilities. 2 gives the cross-cutting spine.
has_jobbooleannoOnly elements that some job requires (via a career guide).
rolestringnoElements required by this job role, e.g. compensation-analyst.
capabilitystringnoElements taught by this capability (guide slug).
conflictingbooleannoOnly elements where 2+ non-career guides define the same label differently — these need a ruling.
ksao_typestringnoknowledge | skill | ability | other — from a panel validated at 95.1% on gold O*NET labels. 'other' is UNVALIDATED (no gold labels existed for it).
construct_classstringnoperson-attribute (knowledge/skill/ability — what a JOB requires and a learner develops) | condition-or-outcome (what a capability PRODUCES, e.g. 'Retention & Workforce Stability'). Only ~30% of elements are person attributes — filter to these for 'what does this role need'.
has_canon_identitybooleannotrue = only elements resolved to a JobFrame canon component (an IDENTITY, panel-adjudicated). false = only unresolved.
canon_promotion_candidatebooleannotrue = only elements the JobFrame canon has NO component for. This is a real answer, not a failed lookup — these are the constructs to PROMOTE into the canon.
qstringnoSubstring match on the element label.
limitnumbernoCap the rows returned (default 200). `total` always reports the true count.
capability_detailstringnoReturn ONE capability with its elements and books hydrated, instead of querying elements.
Raw JSON schema
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "min_guides": {
      "description": "Only elements taught by >= N capabilities. 2 gives the cross-cutting spine.",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "has_job": {
      "description": "Only elements that some job requires (via a career guide).",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "role": {
      "description": "Elements required by this job role, e.g. compensation-analyst.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "capability": {
      "description": "Elements taught by this capability (guide slug).",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "conflicting": {
      "description": "Only elements where 2+ non-career guides define the same label differently — these need a ruling.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "ksao_type": {
      "description": "knowledge | skill | ability | other — from a panel validated at 95.1% on gold O*NET labels. 'other' is UNVALIDATED (no gold labels existed for it).",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "construct_class": {
      "description": "person-attribute (knowledge/skill/ability — what a JOB requires and a learner develops) | condition-or-outcome (what a capability PRODUCES, e.g. 'Retention & Workforce Stability'). Only ~30% of elements are person attributes — filter to these for 'what does this role need'.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "has_canon_identity": {
      "description": "true = only elements resolved to a JobFrame canon component (an IDENTITY, panel-adjudicated). false = only unresolved.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "canon_promotion_candidate": {
      "description": "true = only elements the JobFrame canon has NO component for. This is a real answer, not a failed lookup — these are the constructs to PROMOTE into the canon.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "q": {
      "description": "Substring match on the element label.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "limit": {
      "description": "Cap the rows returned (default 200). `total` always reports the true count.",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "capability_detail": {
      "description": "Return ONE capability with its elements and books hydrated, instead of querying elements.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

First seen 2026-09-15 · last seen 2026-09-15