Capabilities - Point docs

Summary

Point ships built-in capabilities — std modules you import with one word:

use http
use json
use time

Each shorthand resolves to use std.<name>. Run point capabilities to list them.

Frontend is not a capability. Views, pages, layouts, and navigation are native App blocks — you write them directly in .point, not via capabilities. Capabilities cover host I/O and std batteries (HTTP, SQL, crypto, AI, files, etc.).

Syntax

Form	Meaning
`capabilities http json`	One-line import for multiple built-ins
`use http`	Single built-in HTTP capability (`std/http.point`)
`use std.http`	Explicit std import (same module)
`use Billing from "./billing.point"`	Local file import

Use lowercase names for built-ins. PascalCase names without from are package modules (for example lockfile packages added with point add).

Discover

point capabilities
point capabilities --json

JSON output uses schema point.capabilities.v1 for agent scripts.

Catalog

Capability	Summary
`text`	Text parse, format, and pad helpers
`json`	JSON parse and stringify
`http`	HTTP fetch and route test assertions
`time`	Instant, duration, and timezone formatting
`fs`	Filesystem read and write actions
`env`	Environment variable access
`path`	Path join and basename helpers
`process`	Spawn and run host processes
`pty`	Pseudo-terminal subprocess spawn and line streaming
`crypto`	Hashing, HMAC, and JWT helpers
`auth`	Bearer tokens, JWT auth checks, unauthorized responses
`yaml`	YAML parse and stringify
`stream`	Stream route helpers
`sql`	SQLite query actions and schema helpers
`ai`	OpenAI and Anthropic complete/stream actions
`money`	Cents-based money formatting

Example

module CapabilitiesDemo

use http
use json

calculation pass through
  input value: Text
  output result: Text
  result is value

action fetch snapshot
  input url: Text
  output body: Text or Error
  touches network
  return await httpGetResponse(url)

See examples/capabilities-demo.point in the repository.

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