/octagon-api-smoke-test

name: octagon-api-smoke-test
description: Validate Octagon plugin configuration and run a lightweight smoke test across the main Octagon MCP workflows. Use when checking whether the plugin is configured correctly, debugging auth, or verifying tool availability.

Octagon API Smoke Test

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

Smoke test sequence

1. Run a simple `octagon-agent` request 2. Run a simple `octagon-deep-research-agent` request 3. If a Kalshi URL is available, run `octagon-prediction-markets-agent` 4. If an event ticker is available, run `prediction_markets_history`

MCP calls

General agent:

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

Deep research:

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

Failure triage

• Missing auth or invalid key: check plugin `api_key`
• Unexpected environment or staging issue: check `api_base_url`
• Prediction market failures mentioning Kalshi URL: supply a valid Kalshi market URL
• Credit or entitlement failures: report the exact error and stop

Success criteria

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