Fetches the complete, current Manic language authoring guide (the same system prompt Manic's own AI uses). Call this ONCE before writing any .manic source and follow it exactly — Manic is a precise DSL and the guide is the source of truth for its verbs, blocks, and rules. No authentication needed.

Validates .manic source against the Manic platform's checker and returns diagnostics. Always check before rendering: rendering spends the user's export credits, checking is cheap. Fix every error diagnostic and re-check until clean. Requires MANIC_API_KEY (scope: check).

Submits validated .manic source to the Manic hosted renderer. Returns a job id immediately — rendering is asynchronous and can take minutes; poll with manic_render_status. Rendering spends the user's export credits, so validate with manic_check first and render only when the user wants output. Requires MANIC_API_KEY (scopes: render:create, jobs:read).

Reads the durable status of a render job. When succeeded, returns the video/image artifact URL. Poll no more than every 10 seconds. Requires MANIC_API_KEY (scope: jobs:read).

Saves .manic source as a document in the user's default Manic project, so it appears in Manic Create and Manic Workbench. Saving to an existing path creates a new revision. Requires MANIC_API_KEY (scopes: projects:read, projects:write).