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New docs page with copy-paste curl recipes for the most common API tasks: health check, create, list, complete, archive, and delete. It complements the API reference with short, task-oriented examples.

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The page is linked from the API reference in a follow-up once the wording is settled.

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    • Added terminal curl examples for checking API health and creating, listing, completing, archiving, viewing archived, and deleting todos.
    • Examples use a backend running at http://localhost:8000.

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Adds a cookbook page with copy-ready curl examples for checking API health and creating, listing, completing, archiving, and deleting todos. The page documents the expected health response, notes that archived todos are excluded from the default list, and describes the successful delete response. The examples use http://localhost:8000 as the backend URL.


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Several copy-paste recipes may fail or return the wrong results. Correct the documented commands before merging.

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  • observed — Modified behavior in docs/api-cookbook.md: Added cookbook documentation with curl examples for GET /health, creating todos with POST /api/todos, listing open todos with GET /api/todos?completed=false, updating completion with PUT /api/todo/1, archiving with POST /api/todos/1/archive, listing archived todos with GET /api/todos?archived=true, and deleting with DELETE /api/todos/1. It identifies the expected health response, says archive hides todos from the default list, and documents the successful delete response.

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A rabbit checks the server’s pulse,
Then adds a todo to the list.
It marks one done and tucks one away,
Finds archived tasks without delay.
A final curl makes one thing cease,
And leaves an empty body’s peace.

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Review comments at @docs/api-cookbook.md:
- Line 50: Update the archived-todos curl example in the API cookbook to use the
`include_archived` query parameter, matching the parameter name used by the
todos route and tests.
- Line 34: Update the curl command in the API cookbook recipe to use the
implemented `PATCH /api/todos/1` route instead of `PUT /api/todo/1`, matching
the route exercised by `test_todos.py`.
- Around line 8-11: Update the health-check curl command in the cookbook to use
the registered GET /api/health endpoint so it returns the documented healthy
response.

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Comment thread docs/api-cookbook.md
Comment on lines +8 to +11
curl http://localhost:8000/health
```

You should see `{"status":"healthy"}`.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use the registered health endpoint.

The cookbook calls GET /health, but the backend registers GET /api/health. Copying the command returns a route-not-found response instead of {"status":"healthy"}.

Suggested fix
--- "a/docs/api-cookbook.md"
+++ "b/docs/api-cookbook.md"
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ## Check that the API is up
 
 ```bash
-curl http://localhost:8000/health
+curl http://localhost:8000/api/health
 ```
 
 You should see `{"status":"healthy"}`.
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Review comment at @docs/api-cookbook.md around lines 8 - 11:
Update the health-check curl command in the cookbook to use the registered GET
/api/health endpoint so it returns the documented healthy response.

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Comment thread docs/api-cookbook.md
Replace `1` with the `id` of the todo you want to update.

```bash
curl -X PUT http://localhost:8000/api/todo/1 \

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use the implemented update route.

backend/tests/test_todos.py exercises PATCH /api/todos/{todo_id}, but this recipe sends PUT /api/todo/1. Copying this command will fail instead of updating the todo. Use PATCH /api/todos/1.

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Review comment at @docs/api-cookbook.md at line 34:
Update the curl command in the API cookbook recipe to use the implemented `PATCH
/api/todos/1` route instead of `PUT /api/todo/1`, matching the route exercised
by `test_todos.py`.

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Comment thread docs/api-cookbook.md
## List archived todos too

```bash
curl "http://localhost:8000/api/todos?archived=true"

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use the archived-list query parameter.

backend/app/routes/todos.py names the parameter include_archived, and backend/tests/test_todos.py uses include_archived=true. This command does not request archived todos. Change it to ?include_archived=true.

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Review comment at @docs/api-cookbook.md at line 50:
Update the archived-todos curl example in the API cookbook to use the
`include_archived` query parameter, matching the parameter name used by the
todos route and tests.

After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
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