Know when an Astrotechne account connection is required

Guest users can calculate and render ephemeral charts. Connecting an account is required to use the connected calculation path, save or recall charts, persist rendering defaults, or render with saved defaults. Calculation never saves automatically.

Request and response shapes

Input shape

{ guest: NaturalChartRequest } | { authenticated: { scopes: string[]; chartId?: string } }

Output shape

{ auth: AuthState; normalizedChart?: NormalizedChart }

Examples

Request example

{
  "dateTimeUtc": "2026-07-09T18:00:00Z",
  "latitude": 39.7392,
  "longitude": -104.9903
}

Response example

{
  "auth": {
    "status": "anonymous",
    "quota": {
      "status": "available"
    }
  }
}

Common validation errors

A browser session cookie is not an MCP credential.

Know when an Astrotechne account connection is required

Request and response shapes

Input shape

{ guest: NaturalChartRequest } | { authenticated: { scopes: string[]; chartId?: string } }

Output shape

{ auth: AuthState; normalizedChart?: NormalizedChart }

Examples

Request example

{
  "dateTimeUtc": "2026-07-09T18:00:00Z",
  "latitude": 39.7392,
  "longitude": -104.9903
}

Response example

{
  "auth": {
    "status": "anonymous",
    "quota": {
      "status": "available"
    }
  }
}

Common validation errors

A browser session cookie is not an MCP credential.

Know when an Astrotechne account connection is required

Request and response shapes

Input shape

Output shape

Examples

Request example

Response example

Common validation errors

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Know when an Astrotechne account connection is required

Request and response shapes

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Output shape

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Response example

Common validation errors

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