Swytchcode is a CLI execution layer that sits between your AI agent and production APIs like DigitalNZ—handling authentication, retries, idempotency, and policy control so your agent can call real APIs safely instead of failing silently.

How do I get started with Swytchcode?

Run "npx swytchcode" to install the CLI. Your first 2 live commands don't need an account; after that, run "swytchcode login". Dry runs, --explain, and demos don't count. Then run "swytchcode get digitalnz" to pull the DigitalNZ manifest and you're ready to call it from your agent.

How does an AI agent actually call the DigitalNZ API through Swytchcode?

Your agent runs "swytchcode exec digitalnz. " with arguments. Swytchcode validates the call against the DigitalNZ manifest schema, attaches your stored credentials, executes the request, and returns structured JSON your agent can act on—no auth or HTTP handling lives in your agent's code.

What happens if a DigitalNZ call fails, times out, or hits a rate limit?

Swytchcode assigns every DigitalNZ call an idempotency key and retries it automatically on transient failures or rate limits. If your agent re-runs the same action, Swytchcode recognizes the retry and prevents duplicate writes—a raw HTTP call wouldn't give you that safety net.

Can I restrict which DigitalNZ actions my agent is allowed to run?

Yes. Allow and deny rules, available on every plan, can limit which DigitalNZ actions run. Approval workflows, available on Business and above, hold a matching command until someone approves or denies it in that workspace's Slack or Telegram channel. If nobody responds within 48 hours, the command doesn't run.

Where does Swytchcode store my DigitalNZ credentials?

You authenticate once, and Swytchcode stores and refreshes your DigitalNZ credentials server-side. Your agent—and the LLM behind it—only ever sees action names and results, never raw API keys or tokens.

Do I need to write a custom DigitalNZ SDK integration for my agent?

No. "swytchcode get digitalnz" pulls a pre-built, versioned manifest describing every available DigitalNZ action and its parameters, so your agent calls actions by name instead of you writing and maintaining request/response glue code.

How is calling DigitalNZ through Swytchcode different from calling its API directly?

A direct call means you handle token refresh, retries, error parsing, and schema drift yourself, with no guardrails on what the agent can execute. Swytchcode does all of that and checks each call against your policy rules first, so an agent can't do something with DigitalNZ you didn't explicitly approve.

Do I need a specific framework to call DigitalNZ?

No. Swytchcode runs as a CLI or MCP server, so any agent, IDE assistant, or script can call it. Use the LLM and framework your team prefers.

Does Swytchcode log what my agent does with DigitalNZ?

Yes. Every DigitalNZ call—action, arguments, result, and timestamp—is written to a full audit trail, so you can debug unexpected agent behavior or review exactly what ran in production.

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Government & Public Sector

API Integration

DigitalNZ API for AI Agents

Connect the DigitalNZ API to your AI agent through Swytchcode. Call the DigitalNZ API from the agent stack you already run. Swytchcode supplies the manifest, then handles authentication, retries, idempotency, and validation on every call.

Copy paste to your AI agent

Provider: DigitalNZ
Category: Government & Public Sector
License: Proprietary
Manifest: digitalnz
Official site: Not published
API docs: Not published

Use cases

What can you build with the DigitalNZ API?

Copy a prompt for the kind of DigitalNZ assistant you want. Each one includes the skills.md setup.

Catch-up assistant

Lookup assistant

Failure watcher

Status writer

Record assistant

Access advisor

Setup guide

How to connect the DigitalNZ API to an AI agent

Four steps, no SDK, no boilerplate. Every DigitalNZ call routed through Swytchcode is idempotency-keyed and safe to retry.

1
Install the CLI
Run "npx swytchcode" to install the Swytchcode CLI—no account required to start.
2
Pull the manifest
Run "swytchcode get digitalnz" to pull the DigitalNZ API manifest, including its schema and available actions.
3
Authenticate once
Provide your DigitalNZ API credentials a single time. Swytchcode stores and refreshes them so your agent never handles raw secrets.
4
Call it from your agent
Run "swytchcode exec digitalnz.<action> --key value" from any agent or script. No SDK, no framework lock-in.

swytchcode get digitalnz
swytchcode exec digitalnz.<action> --key value

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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Build me a DigitalNZ AI assistant

Copy the prompt into your agent. It will load Swytchcode and wire up DigitalNZ.

DigitalNZ API for AI Agents

What can you build with the DigitalNZ API?

How to connect the DigitalNZ API to an AI agent

Frequently asked questions

What is Swytchcode?

How do I get started with Swytchcode?

How does an AI agent actually call the DigitalNZ API through Swytchcode?

What happens if a DigitalNZ call fails, times out, or hits a rate limit?

Can I restrict which DigitalNZ actions my agent is allowed to run?

Where does Swytchcode store my DigitalNZ credentials?

Do I need to write a custom DigitalNZ SDK integration for my agent?

How is calling DigitalNZ through Swytchcode different from calling its API directly?

Do I need a specific framework to call DigitalNZ?

Does Swytchcode log what my agent does with DigitalNZ?

Other Government & Public Sector integrations

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