skald/skald-php

Official PHP SDK for Skald API - Knowledge base management with semantic search, AI chat, and document generation

1.0.2 2025-10-17 18:07 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.1
• ext-curl: *
• ext-json: *

Requires (Dev)

• phpstan/phpstan: ^1.10
• phpunit/phpunit: ^10.0
• squizlabs/php_codesniffer: ^3.7

MIT

• Skald Labs, Inc.

• chat
• API-Client
• ai
• knowledge-base
• document-generation
• semantic-search
• skald

README

Official PHP SDK for Skald API - A knowledge base management system that automatically processes memos (summarizes, chunks, and indexes them) and provides semantic search, AI chat, and document generation capabilities.

Features

• Memo Management: Create and store memos with automatic processing (summarization, chunking, indexing)
• Semantic Search: Search through your knowledge base using vector search or title matching
• AI Chat: Ask questions about your knowledge base with AI-powered responses and inline citations
• Document Generation: Generate documents based on prompts with context from your knowledge base
• Streaming Support: Real-time streaming for chat and document generation operations
• Type-Safe: Fully typed with PHP 8.1+ features including enums and readonly properties

Requirements

• PHP 8.1 or higher
• cURL extension
• JSON extension

Installation

Install via Composer:

composer require skald/skald-php

Quick Start

<?php

require 'vendor/autoload.php';

use Skald\Skald;
use Skald\Types\MemoData;
use Skald\Types\SearchRequest;
use Skald\Types\SearchMethod;
use Skald\Types\ChatRequest;

// Initialize the client
$skald = new Skald('sk_proj_your_api_key');

// Create a memo
$result = $skald->createMemo(new MemoData(
    title: 'Meeting Notes - Q1 Planning',
    content: 'Discussed quarterly goals, hiring plans, and budget allocation...',
    tags: ['meeting', 'planning', 'q1'],
    source: 'notion'
));

// Search for memos
$results = $skald->search(new SearchRequest(
    query: 'quarterly goals',
    searchMethod: SearchMethod::CHUNK_VECTOR_SEARCH,
    limit: 10
));

foreach ($results->results as $result) {
    echo "Title: {$result->title}\n";
    echo "Summary: {$result->summary}\n";
    echo "Relevance: {$result->distance}\n\n";
}

// Ask questions about your knowledge base
$response = $skald->chat(new ChatRequest(
    query: 'What are our main goals for Q1?'
));

echo $response->response; // "The main Q1 goals are... [[1]]"

API Reference

Client Initialization

$skald = new Skald(string $apiKey, ?string $baseUrl = null);

• $apiKey: Your Skald API key (required)
• $baseUrl: Optional custom API base URL (defaults to https://api.useskald.com)

Creating Memos

$response = $skald->createMemo(MemoData $memoData): CreateMemoResponse;

Parameters:

new MemoData(
    title: string,              // Required - memo title (max 255 chars)
    content: string,            // Required - memo content
    metadata: ?array = null,    // Optional - custom JSON metadata
    reference_id: ?string = null, // Optional - external ID mapping
    tags: ?array = null,        // Optional - array of tags
    source: ?string = null      // Optional - source system (e.g., "notion")
);

Example:

$result = $skald->createMemo(new MemoData(
    title: 'Product Requirements',
    content: 'The new mobile app should support offline mode...',
    metadata: ['author' => 'John Doe', 'version' => '1.0'],
    tags: ['product', 'mobile', 'requirements'],
    source: 'confluence'
));

// Returns: CreateMemoResponse { ok: true }

Updating Memos

$response = $skald->updateMemo(
    string $memoId,
    UpdateMemoData $updateData,
    string $idType = 'memo_uuid',
    ?string $projectId = null
): CreateMemoResponse;

Update an existing memo with partial or complete changes. All fields are optional - only include the fields you want to update.

Important: When content is updated, the memo is automatically reprocessed by the API (summary, tags, and chunks are regenerated). Other field updates preserve existing processing results.

Parameters:

• $memoId (string): The memo UUID or client reference ID
• $updateData (UpdateMemoData): The fields to update
• $idType (string, optional): Type of identifier - 'memo_uuid' (default) or 'reference_id'
• $projectId (string|null, optional): Project UUID (required when using Token Authentication)

new UpdateMemoData(
    title: ?string = null,                  // Optional - memo title (max 255 chars)
    content: ?string = null,                // Optional - memo content (triggers reprocessing)
    metadata: ?array = null,                // Optional - custom JSON metadata
    client_reference_id: ?string = null,    // Optional - external ID mapping (max 255 chars)
    source: ?string = null,                 // Optional - source system (max 255 chars)
    expiration_date: ?string = null         // Optional - expiration date (ISO 8601 format)
);

Examples:

use Skald\Types\UpdateMemoData;

// Update by memo UUID (default)
$skald->updateMemo('memo-uuid-here', new UpdateMemoData(
    title: 'Updated Title'
));

// Update by client reference ID
$skald->updateMemo('external-id-123', new UpdateMemoData(
    title: 'Updated via Reference ID'
), 'reference_id');

// Update with project ID (for Token Authentication)
$skald->updateMemo('memo-uuid-here', new UpdateMemoData(
    content: 'New content'
), 'memo_uuid', 'project-uuid-123');

// Update content (triggers automatic reprocessing)
$skald->updateMemo('memo-uuid-here', new UpdateMemoData(
    content: 'New content - this will regenerate summary, tags, and chunks'
));

// Update multiple fields
$skald->updateMemo('memo-uuid-here', new UpdateMemoData(
    title: 'Updated Title',
    metadata: ['updated_at' => time(), 'editor' => 'Jane'],
    source: 'notion',
    expiration_date: '2025-12-31T23:59:59Z'
));

// Update metadata without triggering reprocessing
$skald->updateMemo('memo-uuid-here', new UpdateMemoData(
    metadata: ['last_viewed' => time(), 'view_count' => 42]
));

Deleting Memos

$skald->deleteMemo(
    string $memoId,
    string $idType = 'memo_uuid',
    ?string $projectId = null
): void;

Delete a memo and all its associated data (content, summary, tags, chunks).

Parameters:

• $memoId (string): The memo UUID or client reference ID
• $idType (string, optional): Type of identifier - 'memo_uuid' (default) or 'reference_id'
• $projectId (string|null, optional): Project UUID (required when using Token Authentication)

Examples:

// Delete by memo UUID (default)
$skald->deleteMemo('memo-uuid-here');

// Delete by client reference ID
$skald->deleteMemo('external-id-123', 'reference_id');

// Delete with project ID (for Token Authentication)
$skald->deleteMemo('memo-uuid-here', 'memo_uuid', 'project-uuid-123');

// Delete by reference ID with project ID
$skald->deleteMemo('external-id-456', 'reference_id', 'project-uuid-789');

Searching Memos

$response = $skald->search(SearchRequest $searchParams): SearchResponse;

Search Methods:

• SearchMethod::CHUNK_VECTOR_SEARCH - Semantic search on memo chunks (returns distance scores 0-2)
• SearchMethod::TITLE_CONTAINS - Case-insensitive substring match on titles
• SearchMethod::TITLE_STARTSWITH - Case-insensitive prefix match on titles

Parameters:

new SearchRequest(
    query: string,                  // Required - search query
    searchMethod: SearchMethod,     // Required - search method
    limit: ?int = null,            // Optional - results limit (1-50, default 10)
    filters: ?array = null         // Optional - array of Filter objects
);

Example:

use Skald\Types\Filter;
use Skald\Types\FilterOperator;

// Basic search
$results = $skald->search(new SearchRequest(
    query: 'product requirements',
    searchMethod: SearchMethod::CHUNK_VECTOR_SEARCH,
    limit: 5
));

foreach ($results->results as $result) {
    echo "UUID: {$result->uuid}\n";
    echo "Title: {$result->title}\n";
    echo "Summary: {$result->summary}\n";
    echo "Snippet: {$result->content_snippet}\n";
    echo "Distance: {$result->distance}\n\n"; // Lower = more relevant
}

// Search with filters
$results = $skald->search(new SearchRequest(
    query: 'product requirements',
    searchMethod: SearchMethod::CHUNK_VECTOR_SEARCH,
    limit: 5,
    filters: [
        Filter::nativeField('tags', FilterOperator::IN, ['product', 'requirements']),
        Filter::nativeField('source', FilterOperator::EQ, 'confluence')
    ]
));

AI Chat (Non-Streaming)

$response = $skald->chat(ChatRequest $chatParams): ChatResponse;

Parameters:

new ChatRequest(
    query: string,              // Required - question to ask
);

Example:

$response = $skald->chat(new ChatRequest(
    query: 'What are the key features of our mobile app?'
));

echo $response->response;
// Output: "The mobile app has several key features: 1. Offline mode [[1]]
//          2. Push notifications [[2]] 3. Biometric authentication [[1]]"

// Citations [[1]], [[2]], etc. reference source memos

AI Chat (Streaming)

$stream = $skald->streamedChat(ChatRequest $chatParams): Generator<ChatStreamEvent>;

Example:

$stream = $skald->streamedChat(new ChatRequest(
    query: 'Summarize our product roadmap'
));

foreach ($stream as $event) {
    if ($event->isToken()) {
        echo $event->content; // Print each token as it arrives
    } elseif ($event->isDone()) {
        echo "\nDone!\n";
        break;
    }
}

Document Generation (Non-Streaming)

$response = $skald->generateDoc(GenerateDocRequest $generateParams): GenerateDocResponse;

Parameters:

new GenerateDocRequest(
    prompt: string,             // Required - document generation prompt
    rules: ?string = null,      // Optional - style/format rules
);

Example:

$response = $skald->generateDoc(new GenerateDocRequest(
    prompt: 'Create a product requirements document for the mobile app',
    rules: 'Use formal business language. Include sections: Overview, Requirements, Timeline'
));

echo $response->response;
// Outputs a full document with inline citations

Document Generation (Streaming)

$stream = $skald->streamedGenerateDoc(GenerateDocRequest $generateParams): Generator<GenerateDocStreamEvent>;

Example:

$stream = $skald->streamedGenerateDoc(new GenerateDocRequest(
    prompt: 'Write a technical specification for our API',
    rules: 'Include Architecture, Endpoints, and Security sections'
));

foreach ($stream as $event) {
    if ($event->isToken()) {
        echo $event->content;
    } elseif ($event->isDone()) {
        echo "\n[Generation complete]\n";
        break;
    }
}

Error Handling

All API errors throw Skald\Exceptions\SkaldException:

use Skald\Exceptions\SkaldException;

try {
    $result = $skald->createMemo(new MemoData(
        title: 'Test',
        content: 'Content'
    ));
} catch (SkaldException $e) {
    // Error format: "Skald API error (STATUS_CODE): ERROR_MESSAGE"
    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
    echo "HTTP Status: " . $e->getCode();
}

Type Reference

Enums

SearchMethod

enum SearchMethod: string
{
    case CHUNK_VECTOR_SEARCH = 'chunk_vector_search';
    case TITLE_CONTAINS = 'title_contains';
    case TITLE_STARTSWITH = 'title_startswith';
}

Request Types

MemoData

• title: string - Memo title (max 255 characters)
• content: string - Memo content
• metadata: ?array - Custom metadata
• reference_id: ?string - External reference ID
• tags: ?array - Array of tag strings
• source: ?string - Source system identifier

UpdateMemoData

• title: ?string - Memo title (max 255 characters)
• content: ?string - Memo content (triggers reprocessing when updated)
• metadata: ?array - Custom metadata
• client_reference_id: ?string - External reference ID (max 255 characters)
• source: ?string - Source system identifier (max 255 characters)
• expiration_date: ?string - Expiration date in ISO 8601 format

SearchRequest

• query: string - Search query
• searchMethod: SearchMethod - Search method to use
• limit: ?int - Results limit (1-50, default 10)
• filters: ?array - Array of Filter objects to narrow results

ChatRequest

• query: string - Question to ask

GenerateDocRequest

• prompt: string - Document generation prompt
• rules: ?string - Style/format guidelines

Response Types

CreateMemoResponse

• ok: bool - Success status

SearchResponse

• results: SearchResult[] - Array of search results

SearchResult

• uuid: string - Memo unique identifier
• title: string - Memo title
• summary: string - Auto-generated summary
• content_snippet: string - Content snippet
• distance: ?float - Relevance score (0-2 for vector search, null for title searches)

ChatResponse

• ok: bool - Success status
• response: string - AI response with inline citations
• intermediate_steps: array - Debug information

GenerateDocResponse

• ok: bool - Success status
• response: string - Generated document with citations
• intermediate_steps: array - Debug information

Stream Event Types

ChatStreamEvent & GenerateDocStreamEvent

• type: string - Event type ('token' or 'done')
• content: ?string - Token content (only for 'token' events)
• isToken(): bool - Check if event is a token
• isDone(): bool - Check if event signals completion

Examples

See the examples/ directory for complete working examples:

• create_memo.php - Creating memos with various options
• update_memo.php - Updating existing memos (including by reference ID)
• delete_memo.php - Deleting memos (by UUID or reference ID)
• search.php - All search methods with examples
• chat.php - Non-streaming chat
• chat_streaming.php - Streaming chat with real-time output
• generate_doc.php - Document generation
• generate_doc_streaming.php - Streaming document generation

Testing

Run the test suite:

# Install dependencies
composer install

# Run unit tests
composer test

# Run with coverage
vendor/bin/phpunit --coverage-html coverage

# Run static analysis
composer phpstan

# Check code style
composer cs-check

# Fix code style
composer cs-fix

Integration Tests

Integration tests require a valid Skald API key:

export SKALD_API_KEY=sk_proj_your_api_key
composer test

Development

Code Quality Tools

This library uses:

• PHPUnit for testing
• PHPStan (level 8) for static analysis
• PHP_CodeSniffer for PSR-12 compliance

Run all checks:

composer test      # Run tests
composer phpstan   # Static analysis
composer cs-check  # Code style check

License

MIT License - Copyright (c) 2025 Skald Labs, Inc.

See LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

If you've spotted a bug or want a new feature, feel free to submit a PR.